Title HSC — California Health & Safety Code

(a) There is hereby established a voluntary nurse home visiting grant program for expectant first-time mothers, their children, and their families, to be administered by the department pursuant to Section 123492. The program may be cited as the Nurse-Family Partnership program. (…

The department shall develop a grant application and award grants on a competitive basis to counties for the startup, continuation, and expansion of the program established pursuant to Section 123491. To be eligible to receive a grant for purposes of that section, a county shall …

(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. These private donations shall be deposited into the California Families and Children Account, which is hereby created in the …

(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, funds provided under Title 19 of the Social Security Act to provide funds for a full range of preventive perinatal servic…

The department shall monitor the delivery of services under contracts, grants, and agreements provided for in this article through a uniform health data collection system that utilizes epidemiologic methodology. The department may collect data from providers receiving funds throu…

The goals of the community-based comprehensive perinatal health care system shall be: (a) To decrease and maintain the decreased level of perinatal, maternal, and infant mortality and morbidity in the State of California. (b) To support methods of providing comprehensive prenatal…

The program objectives of the community-based comprehensive perinatal health care system shall be the following: (a) To ensure continuing availability and accessibility to early prenatal care within the areas presently served and to develop a community-based comprehensive perinat…

In processing and awarding contracts, grants, or agreements pursuant to this article, the department shall evaluate the ability of applicants to meet, to the maximum extent possible, the following criteria: (a) The applicant’s prior experience in providing community-based, compre…

(a) The department, in consultation with the program administrators, may contract with one or more qualified organizations to assist the department in ensuring that grantees implement the program as established under Section 123491 and to conduct an annual evaluation of the imple…

(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 program components of a comprehensive, community-based health care system are available, accessible, and utilized by pregn…

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 purpose.

The Legislature finds and declares that prenatal care, delivery service, postpartum care and neonatal and infant care are essential services necessary to assure maternal and infant health. These services are not currently distributed so as to meet the minimum maternal and infant …

The department shall develop and implement a uniform sliding fee schedule, based on family size and income, for women provided perinatal care through the Perinatal Care Services Program. The department shall not implement any schedule developed pursuant to this section sooner tha…

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this section govern the construction of this article: (a) “Perinatal health system” means all of the prenatal care, delivery care, postpartum care, and neonatal and infant care services available to a region identified by …

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) Identification of high-risk geographical areas and populations. (b) Identification and evaluation of deficiencies in peri…

(a) In assisting in the development of the regionalized perinatal health systems, the department shall consult with the office, the State Department of Developmental Services, county health officials, health systems agencies, health professionals and health facilities expected to…

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 in the 1980–81 fiscal year.

(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 Health, in consultation with subject matter experts, shall do all of the following: (1) Review available literature on adverse …

By July 1, 1991, the Health and Welfare Agency shall develop and disseminate a model needs assessment protocol for pregnant and postpartum substance abusing women in conjunction with the appropriate professional organizations in the areas of hospital administration, substance abu…

(a) Each county shall establish protocols between county health departments, county welfare departments, and all public and private hospitals in the county, regarding the application and use of an assessment of the needs of, and a referral for, a substance exposed infant to a cou…

It is the intent of the Legislature that funding for Sections 123600 and 123605 be provided in the annual Budget Act.

This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the Maternal Mental Health Conditions Education, Early Diagnosis, and Treatment Act.

The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) Maternal depression is a common complication of pregnancy. Maternal mental health disorders encompass a range of mental health conditions, such as depression, anxiety, and postpartum psychosis. (b) Maternal menta…

For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Maternal mental health condition” means a mental health condition that occurs during pregnancy or during the postpartum period and includes, but is not limited to, postpartum depression. (b) “…

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 medical staff, shall, by January 1, 2020, develop and implement a program to provide education and information to appropriat…

The program developed pursuant to this article shall include all of the following: (a) Education and information for postpartum women and families about maternal mental health conditions, posthospital treatment options, and community resources. (b) Education and information for h…

A person or facility that offers fetal ultrasound, or a similar procedure, for keepsake or entertainment purposes, shall disclose to a client prior to performing the procedure, in writing, the following statement: “The federal Food and Drug Administration has determined that the …

(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 the following settings: (1) A licensed clinic, as described in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1200) of Division 2. (2…

(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 ($2,500) for a first offense and five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each subsequent offense. The Attorney General, a district a…

This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act.

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 childbirth. Patients should receive the best care possible regardless of their race, gender, age, class, sexual orientation, g…

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 within 365 days of the end of a pregnancy, irrespective of the duration or site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to,…

(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 subject to Section 1204.3, shall implement an evidence-based implicit bias program for all health care providers involved in th…

(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: (1) Obstetric hemorrhage. (2) Hypertension. (3) Preeclampsia and eclampsia. (4) Venous thromboembolism. (5) Sepsis. (6) …

(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 Section 123630.3, as part of its new graduate training program that hires and trains new nursing program graduates. (b) If th…

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 General’s internet website.

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 held invalid, the remainder of the California Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act, to the extent it can be given effec…

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 within a year from the end of pregnancy, and related to, or aggravated by, the pregnancy or birth, including, but not limited …

(a) The California Pregnancy-Associated Review Committee is hereby established under the State Department of Public Health to continuously engage in the comprehensive, regular, and uniform review and reporting of maternal deaths throughout the state. The department, in collaborat…

This article is operative on August 1, 2022.

(a) A licensed health care practitioner who provides prenatal, postpartum, or interpregnancy care for a patient shall ensure that the mother is offered screening or is appropriately screened for maternal mental health conditions. (b) This section shall not apply to a licensed hea…

(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 available for encumbrance and expenditure until June 30, 2028, to establish the Los Angeles County Abortion Access Safe Ha…

(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. (2) The classes shall be a combination of yoga and pilates exercises that strengthen the pelvic floor muscles. The class…

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Clinics are valuable partners in the state’s efforts to improve access to health services. (b) Clinics have an established record of providing quality health services to medically uninsured persons at a reasonable cost.…

As used in this chapter, “clinic” means a primary care clinic as defined in Section 1200.

(a) The department shall prepare and transmit to the Legislature a report of the department’s activities relating to the utilization of clinics to provide comprehensive health services pursuant to the following programs: (1) Health of seasonal agricultural and migratory workers a…

The Clinic Revolving Fund of the department is hereby established for the purpose of expediting preliminary advance payments as authorized pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 124525) and to reimburse clinics that are grantees or contractors for services rendered under …

(a) Notwithstanding Section 16400 of the Government Code or any other provision of law, the department may, to the extent local assistance appropriations are made by the Legislature for programs set forth in this part, without at the time furnishing vouchers or itemized statement…

In lieu of actually withdrawing revolving fund moneys from the State Treasury, the Controller, upon the request of the department, shall apply and credit the amount of the Clinic Revolving Fund, or any portion thereof, as repayment and return of any existing funds in the revolvin…

The department shall remain fully accountable for the Clinic Revolving Fund. All disbursements shall be substantiated by vouchers filed with the Controller. Disbursements may be reported, substantiated by vouchers, from time to time to the Controller in connection with claims for…