PART 2. MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH [123225. - 124250.]
Part 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8.
§§ 123225–124270.2 · 262 sections
CHAPTER 1. General Provisions §§ 123225–123371 · 40 sections
ARTICLE 1. Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health §§ 123225–123260 · 10 sections
- § 123225 The department shall maintain a program of maternal and child health.
- § 123230 The department may investigate, and disseminate educational information relating to, conditions affecting the health of the children of this state.
- § 123232 (a) The department shall develop or obtain a brochure to educate pregnant women and new parents about the important role in maintaining a healthy lifestyle and…
- § 123235 The program may include the provision of educational, preventative, diagnostic and treatment services, including medical care, hospitalization and other…
- § 123240 (a) The Maternal and Child Health Branch of the department shall conduct a pilot project to assess the effectiveness of daily ambulatory uterine monitoring…
- § 123245 The Maternal and Child Health Program Act (Section 27) does not give the power to force compulsory medical or physical examination of children.
- § 123250 Upon request the department shall advise all public officers, organizations, and agencies interested in the health and welfare of mothers and children in the…
- § 123255 (a) The department may maintain a maternal and child health program in each county. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department may…
- § 123259 (a) The Legislature finds and declares that there continues to be a statewide gap between mortality rates for Black infants and those for other population…
- § 123260 (a) Subject to an appropriation in the annual Budget Act for this purpose, the State Department of Public Health shall establish the California Perinatal…
ARTICLE 2. Women, Infants, and Children’s Nutrition §§ 123275–123355 · 23 sections
- § 123275 The Legislature finds that medical, educational and psychological evidence increasingly points to adequate nutrition as a determinant not only of good physical…
- § 123279 (a) It is the intent of the Legislature in adding this section to authorize the establishment of a program designed to implement the federal WIC Farmers’…
- § 123279.1 (a) For the purposes of this article, a “certified mobile farmers’ market” has the same meaning as defined in Section 113743, subject to paragraph (2) of…
- § 123280 (a) The department may conduct a statewide program for providing nutritional food supplements to low-income pregnant women, low-income postpartum and lactating…
- § 123285 As used in this article, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Health professional” means a physician and surgeon, registered nurse, nutritionist,…
- § 123290 The department, under any program established pursuant to this article, shall do all of the following: (a) Establish guidelines to determine resource…
- § 123295 Nutrition coupons in an amount sufficient to meet the nutritional needs of a recipient for one month shall be granted to a recipient by facilities and persons…
- § 123300 The department may, under any program established pursuant to this article, investigate the feasibility of contracting with one or more banks in the area…
- § 123302 (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, the department may design, implement, and fund an electronic benefits transfer (EBT) system for the California Special…
- § 123305 The department, under any program established pursuant to this article, may collect data to determine the need for and the continuation of a supplemental…
- § 123310 The department, under any program established pursuant to this article, shall authorize retail food vendors, by written agreement, to accept nutrition coupons…
- § 123312 (a) The department shall specify the criteria the department shall use and the actions the department shall take when initiating a moratorium on new WIC…
- § 123315 (a) The department, under any program established pursuant to this article, shall ensure that, at a minimum, the authorized vendor shall do all of the…
- § 123320 (a) The department shall inform the retail food vendors of, and include in the written agreement with the vendors, guidelines consistent with Section 123315,…
- § 123322 (a) In order to effectively manage and administer the federal and state requirements for the vendors in the WIC Program, and remain in compliance with the…
- § 123325 A retail food vendor or any other person who knowingly redeems coupons in excess of the price charged other customers for identical foods, or who provides…
- § 123327 (a) The department shall provide written notice to a retail food vendor if the department determines that the vendor has committed an initial violation for…
- § 123330 Any person or persons who have embezzled, willfully misapplied, stolen, or fraudulently obtained funds or benefits pursuant to this article shall be subject to…
- § 123335 Any officer, employee, or agent of the department may enter the place of business of any vendor transacting nutrition coupons to verify food prices, to witness…
- § 123340 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), if any amount is due and payable and unpaid as a result of an overpayment to a vendor or local agency established…
- § 123345 An abstract of judgment obtained pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 123340 or a copy thereof may be recorded with the county recorder of any…
- § 123350 The department shall arrange for the conduct of periodic audits of participating local agencies.
- § 123355 The department shall provide a hearing procedure whereby any food vendor or local agency may appeal any adverse action taken by the department affecting the…
ARTICLE 3. Breast Feeding §§ 123360–123367 · 5 sections
- § 123360 (a) The State Department of Public Health shall include in its public service campaign the promotion of mothers breast-feeding their infants. (b) The…
- § 123361 To the extent that non-United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) federal funds and private grants or donations are made available for this purpose, the…
- § 123365 (a) All general acute care hospitals, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 1250, and all special hospitals providing maternity care, as defined in…
- § 123366 (a) This section shall be known, and may be cited, as the Hospital Infant Feeding Act. (b) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall…
- § 123367 (a) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative” means the program sponsored by the World…
ARTICLE 4. Cord Blood Banking Education §§ 123370–123371 · 2 sections
- § 123370 The department shall conduct the Umbilical Cord Blood Community Awareness Campaign to do all of the following: (a) Provide awareness, assistance, and…
- § 123371 (a) (1) The State Department of Public Health shall develop standardized, objective information about umbilical cord blood donation that is sufficient to allow…
CHAPTER 2. Maternal Health §§ 123375–123643 · 74 sections
ARTICLE 1. Determination of Pregnancy §§ 123375–123418 · 4 sections
- § 123375 (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), no person shall sell, offer for sale, give away, distribute, or otherwise furnish materials intended to…
- § 123380 Local public health agencies shall make pregnancy testing services available free or at cost to the person using the services. The results of any pregnancy…
- § 123385 It is the intent of the Legislature that the program authorized pursuant to this article be entirely self-supporting, and for this purpose the state department…
- § 123418 Subject to all other provisions of this article, all residency programs in obstetrics and gynecology shall comply with the program requirements for residency…
ARTICLE 2. Abortion §§ 123420–123445 · 6 sections
- § 123420 (a) No employer or other person shall require a physician, a registered nurse, a licensed vocational nurse, or any other person employed or with staff…
- § 123425 The refusal of any person to submit to an abortion or surgical sterilization or to give consent therefor shall not be grounds for loss of any privileges or…
- § 123430 (a) (1) To ensure people have accurate and comprehensive information when accessing abortion services in California, on or before July 1, 2023, the California…
- § 123435 The rights to medical treatment of an infant prematurely born alive in the course of an abortion shall be the same as the rights of an infant of similar…
- § 123440 (a) It is unlawful for any person to use any aborted product of human conception, other than fetal remains, for any type of scientific or laboratory research…
- § 123445 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), at the conclusion of any scientific or laboratory research or any other kind of experimentation or study upon fetal…
ARTICLE 2.3. Abortion Practical Support Fund §§ 123451–123453 · 4 sections
- § 123451 (a) As used in this article, the following definitions apply: (1) “Abortion” has the same meaning as defined in Section 123464. (2) “Department” means the…
- § 123452 (a) The department, or its contracted vendor, shall use moneys in the fund to administer grants to nonprofit organizations in California that are exempt from…
- § 123452.5 The department shall conduct an evaluation of the grant program implemented pursuant to Section 123452 and shall report its findings to the Legislature no…
- § 123453 This article shall be construed to effectuate its legislative intent to support access to abortion in California and build upon its commitment to be a…
ARTICLE 2.5. Reproductive Privacy Act §§ 123460–123469 · 9 sections
- § 123460 This article shall be known and may be cited as the Reproductive Privacy Act.
- § 123462 The Legislature finds and declares that every individual possesses a fundamental right of privacy with respect to personal reproductive decisions, which…
- § 123464 The following definitions shall apply for purposes of this chapter: (a) “Abortion” means any medical treatment intended to induce the termination of a…
- § 123466 (a) The state shall not deny or interfere with a woman’s or pregnant person’s right to choose or obtain an abortion prior to viability of the fetus, or when…
- § 123467 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a person shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability or penalty, or otherwise deprived of their rights under this…
- § 123467.5 (a) A law of another state that authorizes a person to bring a civil action against a person or entity that does any of the following is contrary to the public…
- § 123468 The performance of an abortion is unauthorized if performed by someone other than the pregnant person and if either of the following is true: (a) The person…
- § 123468.5 (a) (1) California law governs in any action in this state, whether civil, administrative, or criminal, against any person who provides, receives, aids or…
- § 123469 (a) A party whose reproductive rights are protected by this article and whose reproductive rights are interfered with by conduct or by a statute, ordinance, or…
ARTICLE 2.7. Reproductive FACT Act §§ 123470–123473 · 4 sections
- § 123470 This article shall be known and may be cited as the Reproductive FACT (Freedom, Accountability, Comprehensive Care, and Transparency) Act or Reproductive FACT…
- § 123471 (a) For purposes of this article, and except as provided in subdivision (c), “licensed covered facility” means a facility licensed under Section 1204 or an…
- § 123472 (a) A licensed covered facility shall disseminate to clients on site the following notice in English and in the primary threshold languages for Medi-Cal…
- § 123473 (a) Covered facilities that fail to comply with the requirements of this article are liable for a civil penalty of five hundred dollars ($500) for a first…
ARTICLE 3. Community-Based Perinatal System §§ 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…
ARTICLE 4. Perinatal Health Care §§ 123550–123610 · 10 sections
- § 123550 The Legislature finds and declares that prenatal care, delivery service, postpartum care and neonatal and infant care are essential services necessary to…
- § 123555 The department shall develop and implement a uniform sliding fee schedule, based on family size and income, for women provided perinatal care through the…
- § 123560 Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this section govern the construction of this article: (a) “Perinatal health system” means all of the…
- § 123565 The department shall maintain a program that addresses the special needs of high-risk pregnant women and infants. The program shall include the following: (a)…
- § 123570 (a) In assisting in the development of the regionalized perinatal health systems, the department shall consult with the office, the State Department of…
- § 123575 It is the intent of the Legislature that the program created by Sections 123550 to 123570, inclusive, be funded through the normal budgetary process beginning…
- § 123576 (a) Subject to an appropriation of funds by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act or another statute for this purpose, the State Department of Public…
- § 123600 By July 1, 1991, the Health and Welfare Agency shall develop and disseminate a model needs assessment protocol for pregnant and postpartum substance abusing…
- § 123605 (a) Each county shall establish protocols between county health departments, county welfare departments, and all public and private hospitals in the county,…
- § 123610 It is the intent of the Legislature that funding for Sections 123600 and 123605 be provided in the annual Budget Act.
ARTICLE 4.2. Maternal Mental Health §§ 123615–123617 · 5 sections
- § 123615 This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the Maternal Mental Health Conditions Education, Early Diagnosis, and Treatment Act.
- § 123615.5 The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) Maternal depression is a common complication of pregnancy. Maternal mental health disorders…
- § 123616 For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Maternal mental health condition” means a mental health condition that…
- § 123616.5 A general acute care hospital or special hospital, as defined in subdivisions (a) and (f) of Section 1250, that has a perinatal unit, in collaboration with…
- § 123617 The program developed pursuant to this article shall include all of the following: (a) Education and information for postpartum women and families about…
ARTICLE 4.5. Fetal Ultrasound §§ 123620–123622 · 3 sections
- § 123620 A person or facility that offers fetal ultrasound, or a similar procedure, for keepsake or entertainment purposes, shall disclose to a client prior to…
- § 123621 (a) An ultrasound, or a similar medical imaging device or procedure used for a medical, counseling, or diagnostic service or purpose, shall only be offered in…
- § 123622 (a) Any person or entity that fails to comply with the requirements of Section 123621 is liable for a civil penalty of two thousand five hundred dollars…
ARTICLE 4.6. California Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act §§ 123630–123630.7 · 8 sections
- § 123630 This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act.
- § 123630.1 The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) Every person should be entitled to dignity and respect during and after pregnancy and…
- § 123630.2 For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Pregnancy-related death” is the death of a person while pregnant or…
- § 123630.3 (a) A hospital as defined in subdivision (a) or (f) of Section 1250 that provides perinatal care, and an alternative birth center or primary care clinic…
- § 123630.4 (a) The State Department of Public Health shall track data on severe maternal morbidity, including, but not limited to, all of the following health conditions:…
- § 123630.5 (a) A hospital, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 1250, shall implement an evidence-based implicit bias program, as described in subdivision (b) of…
- § 123630.6 The Attorney General may publish a report outlining compliance data related to this article on a biennial basis. The report may be posted on the Attorney…
- § 123630.7 If any provision of the California Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act, or the application of any such provision to any person or circumstances, shall be…
ARTICLE 4.7. California Pregnancy-Associated Review Committee §§ 123635–123637 · 3 sections
- § 123635 For the purposes of this section, the following terms apply: (a) “Maternal mortality” or “maternal death” means the death of a person during pregnancy or…
- § 123636 (a) The California Pregnancy-Associated Review Committee is hereby established under the State Department of Public Health to continuously engage in the…
- § 123637 This article is operative on August 1, 2022.
ARTICLE 6. Maternal Mental Health § 123640 · 1 section
- § 123640 (a) A licensed health care practitioner who provides prenatal, postpartum, or interpregnancy care for a patient shall ensure that the mother is offered…
ARTICLE 7. Los Angeles County Abortion Access Safe Haven Pilot Program § 123641 · 1 section
- § 123641 (a) (1) Of the amounts appropriated in Schedule (3) of Item 4260-101-0001 of the Budget Act of 2022 for this purpose, twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) is…
ARTICLE 8. San Diego County Pelvic Floor and Core Conditioning Pilot Program § 123643 · 1 section
- § 123643 (a) (1) Commencing January 1, 2026, until January 1, 2029, San Diego County may establish a pilot program for pelvic floor and core conditioning group classes.…
CHAPTER 3. Child Health §§ 123650–124174.6 · 123 sections
ARTICLE 1. Infant Mortality and Morbidity Prevention §§ 123650–123660 · 3 sections
- § 123650 (a) The department shall develop a plan to identify causes of infant mortality and morbidity in California and to study recommendations on the reduction of…
- § 123655 The study plan shall incorporate in its design the findings of MCH Title V Research Contract DHS 8689088, the “Maternal Neonatal and Fetal Mortality Study.”…
- § 123660 (a) The Legislature finds that the Fetal and Infant Mortality Review process is used to identify and take action to prevent a wide range of local social,…
ARTICLE 2.5. Infant Botulism Treatment and Prevention Program §§ 123700–123709 · 6 sections
- § 123700 (a) Infant botulism is an acute, life-threatening paralytic disease of babies caused by a potent bacterial neurotoxin. (b) Half of all cases of infant botulism…
- § 123702 (a) The State Department of Health Services shall establish an Infant Botulism Treatment and Prevention Unit. This unit shall have responsibility for ensuring…
- § 123704 The Infant Botulism Treatment and Prevention Unit shall provide all the following services: (a) Produce, or cause to have produced, and maintain, a supply of…
- § 123705 It is the intent of the Legislature that the program carried out pursuant to this article shall be fully supported from the fees collected for providing BIG to…
- § 123707 (a) The State Department of Health Services may manufacture, test, distribute, and maintain licensure of the product Botulism Immune Globulin Intravenous…
- § 123709 The Infant Botulism Treatment and Prevention Fund is hereby established as a special fund in the State Treasury. All moneys collected by the state department…
ARTICLE 3. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome §§ 123725–123745 · 5 sections
- § 123725 (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “SIDS” means sudden infant death syndrome. (2) “SIDS Advisory Council” or…
- § 123730 The department shall keep each county health officer advised of the most current knowledge relating to the nature and causes of sudden infant death syndrome.
- § 123735 (a) As used in this section, “SIDS” means sudden infant death syndrome. (b) The department shall contract with a person to provide regular and ongoing SIDS…
- § 123740 (a) For purposes of this section the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Appropriately trained public health professional” means a public health nurse or a…
- § 123745 The department shall monitor, or contract with a person to monitor, whether the county health officer or his or her designated agent is performing the duties…
ARTICLE 4. Infant Medical Dispatch Centers §§ 123750–123775 · 7 sections
- § 123750 The Legislature finds that intensive care nurseries for at-risk infants are often at capacity. It further finds that serious delays can occur in placing…
- § 123753 The department shall establish two dispatch centers, each to be located at a hospital containing an intensive care nursery that has been approved by the…
- § 123755 One of the centers established pursuant to Section 123750 shall be located to serve the region of the state north of the Tehachapi Mountains, and one of the…
- § 123760 The centers shall locate bedspace for critically ill newborn infants nearest their homes, locate and dispatch transport for the infants and for appropriate…
- § 123765 Funds appropriated to carry out the purposes of this article shall be used for leasing or purchasing communication equipment or time; and for hiring, training,…
- § 123770 Public and private nonprofit health facilities, organizations, and educational institutions are eligible to receive center funds under this article.
- § 123775 Each infant medical dispatch center established pursuant to this article shall annually report on the progress of the project, the status of the data base…
ARTICLE 5. California Children’s Services §§ 123800–123995 · 45 sections
- § 123800 This article shall be known and may be cited as the Robert W. Crown California Children’s Services Act.
- § 123805 The department shall establish and administer a program of services for physically defective or handicapped persons under the age of 21 years, in cooperation…
- § 123810 The department succeeds to and is vested with the duties, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction heretofore exercised by the State Department of Benefit…
- § 123815 The department shall have possession and control of all records, papers, equipment, and supplies held for the benefit or use of the Director of Benefit…
- § 123820 All officers and employees of the Director of Benefit Payments who on July 1, 1978, are serving in the state civil service, other than as temporary employees,…
- § 123822 All claims for services provided under this article shall be submitted to the state fiscal intermediary for payment no later than January 1, 1999. The State…
- § 123825 It is the intent of the Legislature through this article to provide, to the extent practicable, for the necessary medical services required by physically…
- § 123830 “Handicapped child,” as used in this article, means a physically defective or handicapped person under the age of 21 years who is in need of services. The…
- § 123835 (a) The department shall keep the California Children’s Services (CCS) program abreast of advances in medical science, leading to the inclusion of other…
- § 123840 “Services,” as used in this article, means any or all of the following: (a) Expert diagnosis. (b) Medical treatment. (c) Surgical treatment. (d) Hospital care.…
- § 123845 “California Children’s Services Program,” as used in this article, means the program of services established and operated pursuant to this article.
- § 123850 (a) (1) The board of supervisors of each county shall designate the county department of public health or the county department of social welfare as the…
- § 123853 (a) The department may enter into contracts with one or more manufacturers on a negotiated or bid basis as the purchaser, but not the dispenser or distributor,…
- § 123855 The department or designated county agency shall cooperate with, or arrange through, local public or private agencies and providers of medical care to seek out…
- § 123860 In accordance with applicable regulations of the United States Children’s Bureau, the department and designated county agencies shall provide a diagnosis for…
- § 123865 If the parents or estate of a handicapped child is wholly or partly unable to furnish for the child necessary services, the parents or guardian may apply to…
- § 123870 (a) The department shall establish standards of financial eligibility for treatment services under the California Children’s Services Program (CCS program).…
- § 123872 In addition to the other eligibility requirements set forth in this article, prior to being determined financially eligible for services under this article,…
- § 123875 If the California Children’s Service medical therapy unit conference team, based on a medical referral recommending medically necessary occupational or…
- § 123880 The department and designated agencies shall not deny eligibility or aid under the California Children’s Services Program because an otherwise eligible person…
- § 123885 Panel members as set forth in Section 123880 shall be board-certified and have expertise in the care of children.
- § 123890 (a) The state department shall not deny a hospital’s request to provide treatment to burn victims who are eligible under the California Children’s Services…
- § 123895 The designated agency shall determine the financial eligibility of the family according to standards established by the department. The agency will also…
- § 123900 (a) Beginning September 1, 1991, in addition to any other standards of eligibility pursuant to this article, each family with a child otherwise eligible to…
- § 123905 A county of under 200,000 population, administering its county program jointly with the department, shall forward to the department a statement certifying the…
- § 123910 The department may, without the possession of a county certification, pay the expenses for services required by any physically handicapped child out of any…
- § 123915 When the department provides, or arranges for the provision of, services to physically handicapped children directly, as in the case of nonresident physically…
- § 123920 Upon the request of another state or of a federal agency, the department may pay the expenses of services required by any physically handicapped child who is…
- § 123925 The department and designated agencies shall maintain surveillance and supervision over the services provided handicapped children under authorization by the…
- § 123929 (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section and Section 14133.05 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, California Children’s Services Program services…
- § 123930 This article does not authorize any treatment service without the written consent of a parent or guardian except as a person under 18 years of age is an…
- § 123935 A handicapped child shall not be denied services pursuant to this article because he or she has an intellectual disability.
- § 123940 (a) (1) Annually, the board of supervisors shall appropriate a sum of money for services for handicapped children of the county, including diagnosis,…
- § 123945 For those counties with a total appropriation of county funds not exceeding one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($125,000), and upon the expenditure of…
- § 123950 The designated county agency shall administer the medical-therapy program in local public schools for physically handicapped children. As provided in Section…
- § 123955 (a) The state and the counties shall share in the cost of administration of the California Children’s Services program at the local level. (b) (1) The director…
- § 123960 The department shall require of participating local governments the provision of program data including, but not limited to, the number of children treated,…
- § 123965 A handicapped child placed for adoption, determined to be financially eligible for care at the time of placement, shall not be denied services pursuant to this…
- § 123970 The department and the placing adoption agency at the time of placement shall notify all prospective adopting parents in writing, that funds received under the…
- § 123975 (a) The department, in consultation with selected representatives of participating neonatal intensive care units, shall establish a system to screen all…
- § 123980 If the recipient of services provided by the California Children’s Services Program, his or her guardian, conservator, personal representative, estate, or…
- § 123982 Except as otherwise provided by law, the amount of any judgment, award, or settlement relating to a medical condition for which treatment services have been…
- § 123985 (a) A bone marrow transplant for the treatment of cancer shall be reimbursable under this article, when all of the following conditions are met: (1) The bone…
- § 123990 The department shall adopt regulations to implement the amendments of this article in 1991. The adoption of the regulations shall be deemed to be an emergency,…
- § 123995 (a) The department shall require all applicants to the program who may be eligible for cash grant assistance or for Medi-Cal benefits to apply for Medi-Cal.…
ARTICLE 5.5. Assistance To Children At Home Demonstration Project §§ 124010–124015 · 6 sections
- § 124010 (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to establish demonstration projects to assist medically fragile infants, children, and adolescents. (b) It is further…
- § 124011 There is hereby established demonstration projects to provide a medical home and coordination of care model in order to reduce avoidable health problems of…
- § 124012 The department shall award funding appropriated for purposes of this article, on a competitive basis, to any nonprofit children’s hospitals, as defined in…
- § 124013 The demonstration projects shall provide care management services to children enrolled in the demonstration projects pursuant to proposals accepted by the…
- § 124014 In order to most effectively assist children enrolled in the demonstration project, the demonstration project may employ the use of clinic visits, home visits,…
- § 124015 (a) The hospital receiving funding under this article shall submit a report to the department that evaluates the demonstration project and includes measures of…
ARTICLE 6. Child Health And Disability Prevention Program §§ 124024–124110.5 · 21 sections
- § 124024 (a) Before July 1, 2024, the department shall take the following steps: (1) Conduct a stakeholder engagement process to inform the department in the…
- § 124025 The Legislature finds and declares that many physical and mental disabilities can be prevented, or their impact on an individual lessened, when they are…
- § 124030 As used in this article and Section 120475: (a) “State board” means the State Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health Board. (b) “Department” means the…
- § 124033 (a) Commencing July 1, 2003, all applications for services under the Child Health and Disability Prevention program shall be filed electronically in accordance…
- § 124035 The department shall administer this article and Section 120475 and shall adopt minimum standards for the approval of community child health and disability…
- § 124040 (a) The governing body of each county or counties shall establish a community child health and disability prevention program for the purpose of providing early…
- § 124045 A city that operates an independent health agency may elect to provide the services described in this article with the approval of the department. In this…
- § 124050 Each community child health and disability program shall have a director meeting qualification standards by the department, appointed by the governing body,…
- § 124055 Any community child health and disability prevention program may contract to furnish services to any other county if the contract is approved by the director.
- § 124060 (a) On or before September 15 of each year, each county program director shall submit a budget update for the subsequent fiscal year that provides the…
- § 124065 Counties shall be reimbursed for the amount required by the county to carry out its community child health and disability prevention program in accordance with…
- § 124070 Counties shall be reimbursed for the amount required by the county to carry out its community child health and disability prevention program in accordance with…
- § 124075 (a) In order to ensure the maximum utilization of the California Medical Assistance Program and other potential reimbursement sources, the department shall…
- § 124080 The department may contract with a private entity for the performance of processing claims for state reimbursement, so long as the cost of the contract is no…
- § 124085 On and after July 1, 1976, each child eligible for services under this article shall, within 90 days after entrance into the first grade, provide a certificate…
- § 124090 Any child between birth and 90 days after entrance into the first grade and all persons under 21 years of age who are eligible for the California Medical…
- § 124095 Each community child health and disability prevention program shall provide the child or his or her parent or guardian with a copy of the results of the health…
- § 124100 (a) In cooperation with the county child health and disability prevention program, the governing body of every school district or private school that has…
- § 124105 (a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Hughes Children’s Health Enforcement Act.” (b) The Legislature recognizes the importance of health to…
- § 124110 All information and results of the health screening and evaluation of each child shall be confidential and shall not be released without the informed consent…
- § 124110.5 This article shall become inoperative on July 1, 2024, or on the date certified by the department pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 124024, whichever date…
ARTICLE 6.4. Newborn Eye Pathology Screening §§ 124111–124112 · 2 sections
- § 124111 (a) The Newborn Eye Pathology Screening Task Force is established and shall advise the State Department of Health Services on the newborn eye pathology…
- § 124112 (a) On or before June 30, 2002, the department shall adopt the protocol developed by the American Academy of Pediatrics to optimally detect the presence of…
ARTICLE 6.5. Newborn and Infant Hearing Screening, Tracking, and Intervention Program §§ 124115–124120.5 · 11 sections
- § 124115 This article shall be known, and may be cited as, the Newborn and Infant Hearing Screening, Tracking and Intervention Act.
- § 124115.5 (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) Hearing loss occurs in newborns more frequently than any other health condition for which…
- § 124116 As used in this article: (a) “Birth admission” means the time after birth that the newborn remains in the hospital nursery prior to discharge. (b) “CCS” means…
- § 124116.5 (a) (1) Every general acute care hospital with licensed perinatal services in this state shall administer to every newborn, upon birth admission, a hearing…
- § 124117 The department or its designee shall approve hospitals for participation as newborn hearing screening providers. These facilities shall then receive payment…
- § 124118 The department or its designee shall provide every general acute care hospital that has licensed perinatal services, or neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), as…
- § 124118.5 (a) The department shall establish a system of early hearing detection and intervention centers that shall provide technical assistance and consultation to…
- § 124119 (a) The department shall develop and implement a reporting and tracking system for newborns and infants tested for hearing loss. (b) The system shall provide…
- § 124119.5 Parents of all newborns and infants diagnosed with a hearing loss shall be provided written information on the availability of community resources and services…
- § 124120 The department may conduct a community outreach and awareness campaign to inform medical providers, pregnant women, and the families of newborns and infants on…
- § 124120.5 A newborn hearing screening test shall not be performed without the written consent of the parent.
ARTICLE 6.6. Newborn Critical Congenital Heart Disease Screening Program §§ 124121–124122 · 2 sections
ARTICLE 7. Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act §§ 124125–124165 · 7 sections
- § 124125 (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that childhood lead exposure represents the most significant childhood environmental health problem in the state…
- § 124130 (a) A laboratory that performs a blood lead analysis on a specimen of human blood drawn in California shall report the information specified in this section to…
- § 124150 The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the activities conducted by the department pursuant to Section 124130 have confirmed and supported the findings…
- § 124151 The department shall use an electronic database consistent with the goals outlined in Section 124125 to support electronic laboratory reporting of blood lead…
- § 124155 (a) The department shall design and implement a screening program for lead exposure of children not older than seven years old in migrant labor camps where…
- § 124160 The department shall continue to direct the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program to implement a program to identify and conduct medical followup of…
- § 124165 After January 1, 1993, the department, through the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, shall continue to take steps that it determines are necessary…
ARTICLE 8. Female Genital Mutilation Prevention § 124170 · 1 section
- § 124170 The State Department of Health Services, in consultation with the State Department of Social Services and the appropriate federal agency or department, shall…
ARTICLE 9. Mercury-containing Vaccines § 124172 · 1 section
- § 124172 (a) Except for an influenza vaccine described in subdivision (b), on and after July 1, 2006, a person who is knowingly pregnant or who is under three years of…
ARTICLE 10. Public School Health Center Support Program §§ 124174–124174.6 · 6 sections
- § 124174 The following definitions shall govern the construction of this article, unless the context requires otherwise: (a) “Program” means a Public School Health…
- § 124174.2 (a) The department, in cooperation with the State Department of Education, shall establish a Public School Health Center Support Program. (b) The program, in…
- § 124174.3 (a) The department shall establish standardized data collection procedures and collect data specified in subdivisions (c) and (d) from school health centers on…
- § 124174.4 The State Department of Education, in collaboration with the department, shall perform the following functions: (a) Coordination of programs within the State…
- § 124174.5 The program, in collaboration with the State Department of Education, shall act as a liaison for school-based health centers.
- § 124174.6 The department shall establish a grant program within the Public School Health Center Support Program to provide technical assistance, and funding for the…
CHAPTER 4. Adolescent Health §§ 124175–124270.2 · 25 sections
ARTICLE 1. California Adolescent Family Life Act of 1988 §§ 124175–124200 · 6 sections
- § 124175 The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: (a) Adolescent pregnancy and parenthood is a problem with significant social, medical, educational, and…
- § 124180 (a) The department may conduct the Adolescent Family Life Program to assure that pregnant adolescents receive comprehensive continuous prenatal care in order…
- § 124185 (a) The department, through its program of maternal and child health, shall award contract augmentations to four Adolescent Family Life Programs that meet the…
- § 124190 A comprehensive coordinated substance abuse prevention, intervention, and counseling program, as used in Section 124185, shall include, but not be limited to,…
- § 124195 The department shall require reports to be prepared by all programs funded pursuant to this article.
- § 124200 Funding for the purpose of this article shall be provided through funds appropriated to the department through the annual Budget Act.
ARTICLE 2. Child and Adolescent Resource Program §§ 124225–124230 · 2 sections
- § 124225 (a) The Legislature finds that recent responsibilities for assessing and treating the mental disorders of children and adolescents have been required of county…
- § 124230 It is the purpose of the Legislature, in enacting this article, to encourage the Regents of the University of California to augment the academic child and…
ARTICLE 2.5. Youth Sports Concussion and Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Protocols §§ 124235–124236 · 2 sections
- § 124235 (a) A youth sports organization that elects to offer an athletic program shall comply with all of the following: (1) (A) An athlete who is suspected of…
- § 124236 (a) A youth sports organization, as defined in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 124235, that elects to offer an athletic program shall annually give…
ARTICLE 2.6. Nevaeh Youth Sports Safety Act §§ 124238–124238.5 · 2 sections
- § 124238 For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Coach” means a person appointed by the youth sports organization to supervise or instruct a…
- § 124238.5 (a) Commencing January 1, 2028, a youth sports organization that elects to offer an athletic program shall ensure that its athletes have access to an automated…
ARTICLE 2.7. California Youth Football Act §§ 124240–124243 · 4 sections
- § 124240 (a) This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Youth Football Act. (b) As used in this article: (1) “Coach” means a person appointed by a…
- § 124241 On and after January 1, 2021, a youth sports organization that conducts a tackle football program shall comply with all of the following requirements: (a) A…
- § 124242 On and after January 1, 2021, a youth tackle football league shall comply with both of the following: (a) Establish youth tackle football participant divisions…
- § 124243 Nothing in this article shall prohibit any youth sports organization or youth tackle football league from adopting and enforcing rules intended to provide a…
ARTICLE 2.8. Youth Sports for All Act §§ 124250–124256 · 5 sections
- § 124250 This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the Youth Sports for All Act.
- § 124251 For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Centralized entity” means a department, commission, board, council, or their equivalent.…
- § 124252 (a) (1) The State Public Health Officer shall, on or before July 1, 2026, or six months after implementation of this article commences pursuant to subdivision…
- § 124254 (a) The commission shall conduct a study of issues in youth sports that includes all of the following: (1) An assessment of the need and potential for a…
- § 124256 (a) The implementation of this article is contingent upon either of the following: (1) An appropriation for its purposes in the annual Budget Act or another…
ARTICLE 3. Mental Health Services for Minors § 124260 · 1 section
- § 124260 (a) As used in this section: (1) “Mental health treatment or counseling services” means the provision of outpatient mental health treatment or counseling by a…
ARTICLE 4. Impacts of Social Media on Mental Health §§ 124270–124270.2 · 3 sections
- § 124270 As used in this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Children and youth” means individuals up to 26 years of age. (b) “Department” means the State…
- § 124270.1 (a) The department, in consultation with the Behavioral Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission, shall report to the Senate and Assembly…
- § 124270.2 This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed.