{"code":"HSC","codeName":"Health and Safety Code","section":"103840","citation":"Health & Saf. Code, § 103840","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 102. VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS [102100. - 103925.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-102"},{"name":"PART 2. POPULATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE [103825. - 103925.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-102/part-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Birth Defects Monitoring Program [103825. - 103855.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-102/part-2/chapter-1"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4.   Effective January 1, 1996.","effective":"1996-01-01","html":"<p>The director shall use the information collected pursuant to Section <a href=\"/hsc/103830\">103830</a> and information available from other reporting systems and health providers to conduct studies to investigate the causes of birth defects, stillbirths, and miscarriages and to determine and evaluate measures designed to prevent their occurrence. The department’s investigation of poor reproductive outcomes shall not be limited to geographic, temporal, or occupational associations, but may include investigation of past exposures.</p>","text":"The director shall use the information collected pursuant to Section 103830 and information available from other reporting systems and health providers to conduct studies to investigate the causes of birth defects, stillbirths, and miscarriages and to determine and evaluate measures designed to prevent their occurrence. The department’s investigation of poor reproductive outcomes shall not be limited to geographic, temporal, or occupational associations, but may include investigation of past exposures.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/birth-defects-monitoring-program-103840","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}