Effective July 1, 2023, claims for health care services rendered to DJJ youth should be directed to the county where the patient is located. Juvenile offenders are no longer committed to DJJ. Claims for services rendered on or prior to June 30, 2023, will continue to be the responsibility of CDCR.

Psychiatric hospitals must call the nearest Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) facility to advise a youth is going to the emergency room or to report details of an escape.

Northern California DJJ: 209-944-6406 Southern California DJJ: 805-485-7951