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CHAPTER 1. General Provisions

Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8.

§§ 123225–123371 · 40 sections

  1. 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…
  2. 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…
  3. 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…
  4. 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…