ARTICLE 3. Community-Based Perinatal System
Article 3 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8.
§§ 123475–123525 · 15 sections
- § 123475 The Legislature finds that a community-based system of comprehensive perinatal care, including prenatal care, delivery service, postpartum care, and neonatal…
- § 123480 It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this article to maintain, to the extent resources are available, a permanent statewide community-based…
- § 123485 The following definitions shall govern the construction of this article: (a) “Community-based comprehensive perinatal care” means a range of prenatal,…
- § 123490 (a) The department shall develop and maintain a statewide comprehensive community-based perinatal services program and enter into contracts, grants, or…
- § 123491 (a) There is hereby established a voluntary nurse home visiting grant program for expectant first-time mothers, their children, and their families, to be…
- § 123492 The department shall develop a grant application and award grants on a competitive basis to counties for the startup, continuation, and expansion of the…
- § 123493 (a) The department may accept voluntary contributions, in cash or in-kind, to pay for the costs in the implementation of the program under Section 123492.…
- § 123495 (a) The department shall seek any federal waiver or waivers that may be necessary to maximize funds from the federal government including, but not limited to,…
- § 123500 The department shall monitor the delivery of services under contracts, grants, and agreements provided for in this article through a uniform health data…
- § 123505 The goals of the community-based comprehensive perinatal health care system shall be: (a) To decrease and maintain the decreased level of perinatal, maternal,…
- § 123510 The program objectives of the community-based comprehensive perinatal health care system shall be the following: (a) To ensure continuing availability and…
- § 123515 In processing and awarding contracts, grants, or agreements pursuant to this article, the department shall evaluate the ability of applicants to meet, to the…
- § 123516 (a) The department, in consultation with the program administrators, may contract with one or more qualified organizations to assist the department in ensuring…
- § 123520 (a) In developing a comprehensive system, health care providers funded under this article may perform the following activities to ensure that a full range of…
- § 123525 The provisions contained in this article shall be subject to the normal Budget Act process and shall be operative to the extent funds are appropriated for this…