The records of the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) document the earliest years of the California Medical Assistance Program (Medi-Cal), which was established in 1965. This record group contains 20.5 cubic feet of textual records and 12 audio reels. The records are organized into three subgroups, contain a total of fifteen record series, and cover the period from 1966 to 1973.

Chapter 2037 (Statutes 1961) established the Health and Welfare Agency, which was responsible for the oversight of the Departments of Social Welfare, Public Health, and Mental Hygiene. Chapter 1747 (Statutes 1963) added the Department of Rehabilitation, the Citizens Advisory Committee on Aging, and the Office of Atomic Energy Development and Radiation Protection to the Health and Welfare Agency.

20.5 cubic feet of textual records and 12 audio reels

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