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CA Health & Safety Code § 123490 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT)|PART 2 - MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH|CHAPTER 2 - Maternal Health|ARTICLE 3 - Community-Based Perinatal System|Section 123490.

123490.  (a)  The department shall develop and maintain a statewide comprehensive community-based perinatal services program and enter into contracts, grants, or agreements with health care providers to deliver these services in a coordinated effort to the extent permitted under federal law and regulation. These contracts, grants, or agreements shall be made in medically underserved areas or areas with demonstrated need. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent reallocation of resources or use of new moneys for the development of new community-based comprehensive perinatal systems in underserved areas or areas with demonstrated need, and supplementation of systems already in existence. (b)  As a condition of receiving funds from the Maternal and Child Health program, contractors shall bill the Medi-Cal program for services provided to Medi-Cal recipients. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 123491 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT)|PART 2 - MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH|CHAPTER 2 - Maternal Health|ARTICLE 3 - Community-Based Perinatal System|Section 123491.

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 administered by the department pursuant to Section 123492. The program may be cited as the Nurse-Family Partnership program.(b) The goals and objectives of the program shall be the same as, but shall not be limited to, those in the community-based comprehensive perinatal health care system as set forth in Section 123505.(c) The department shall adopt regulations for the implementation of this section in accordance with Section 123516.(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 878, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 123493 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT)|PART 2 - MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH|CHAPTER 2 - Maternal Health|ARTICLE 3 - Community-Based Perinatal System|Section 123493.

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. These private donations shall be deposited into the California Families and Children Account, which is hereby created in the State Treasury, in which, notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, is hereby continuously appropriated to the department for purposes of implementing Section 123492. No state funds shall be used in implementing Section 123492.(b) The department shall only distribute grants established under Section 123492 if the Director of Finance determines, in writing, that there are sufficient funds from private donations available in the account for expenditure for the purposes of the program.(c) The department’s administration costs shall not exceed 5 percent of the moneys in the account created under subdivision (a). Any costs to the department incurred prior to the account receiving funds shall be reimbursed to the department from funds in the account.(d) The department shall not apply for grants or solicit private funds.(e) If, as of January 1, 2009, the Director of Finance determines pursuant to subdivision (a) that there are insufficient funds on deposit in the account to implement the voluntary nurse home visiting grant program, the account shall cease to exist.(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 878, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 123495 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT)|PART 2 - MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH|CHAPTER 2 - Maternal Health|ARTICLE 3 - Community-Based Perinatal System|Section 123495.

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, funds provided under Title 19 of the Social Security Act to provide funds for a full range of preventive perinatal services. (b)  The department shall, in preparing its budget for submission each year, coordinate all funding sources intended primarily for perinatal care made available through the Budget Act to maximize the delivery of perinatal care services and to avoid duplication of programs and funding. (c)  The department shall develop and implement a uniform sliding fee schedule for women provided perinatal care through the perinatal services program. The fee schedule shall be based on family size and income, but in no case shall the fee exceed the actual cost of the services provided. The department shall not implement any schedule developed pursuant to this section sooner than 30 days after the department has provided the chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the chairperson of the fiscal committee of each house with the developed schedule. All free clinics, as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 1204 shall be exempt from this subdivision.All organizations funded under the Public Health Service Act, Sections 254b and 254c of Title 42 of the United States Code, shall be permitted to utilize those sliding fee scales mandated by federal law or regulation in lieu of the sliding fee scale adopted by the department.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 123500 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT)|PART 2 - MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH|CHAPTER 2 - Maternal Health|ARTICLE 3 - Community-Based Perinatal System|Section 123500.

123500.  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 through this program as necessary to evaluate program effectiveness.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 123505 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT)|PART 2 - MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH|CHAPTER 2 - Maternal Health|ARTICLE 3 - Community-Based Perinatal System|Section 123505.

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, and infant mortality and morbidity in the State of California. (b)  To support methods of providing comprehensive prenatal care that prevent prematurity and the incidence of low birth weight infants. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 123510 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT)|PART 2 - MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH|CHAPTER 2 - Maternal Health|ARTICLE 3 - Community-Based Perinatal System|Section 123510.

123510.  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 perinatal system in other areas of the state that are medically underserved or have demonstrated need. (b)  To assure the appropriate level of maternal, newborn and pediatric care services necessary to provide the healthiest outcome for mother and infant. (c)  To ensure postpartum, family planning, and followup care through the first year of life, and referral to an ongoing primary health care provider. (d)  To include support and ancillary services such as nutrition, health education, public health nursing, and social work that have been demonstrated to decrease maternal, perinatal, and infant mortality and morbidity, as components of comprehensive perinatal care. (e)  To ensure that care shall be available regardless of the patient’s financial situation. (f)  To ensure, to the extent possible, that the same quality of care shall be available to all pregnant women. (g)  To promote program flexibility by recognizing the needs within an area and providing for unique programs to meet those needs. (h)  To emphasize preventive health care as a major component of any perinatal program, and to support outreach programs directed at low-income pregnant women that will encourage early entry into, and appropriate utilization of, the perinatal health care system. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 123516 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT)|PART 2 - MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH|CHAPTER 2 - Maternal Health|ARTICLE 3 - Community-Based Perinatal System|Section 123516.

123516.  (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 implementation of the grant program on a statewide basis. The first evaluation shall be due 12 months after the award of grants pursuant to Section 123492.(b) (1) In conducting its monitoring and evaluation activities, the department shall be guided by program performance standards developed by the department in consultation with the Nurse-Family Partnership program.(2) The annual evaluation shall contain, but not be limited to, the extent to which each grantee participating in the program has done each of the following:(A) Recruited a population of low-income, first-time mothers.(B) Enrolled families early in pregnancy and followed them through the second birthday of the child.(C) Conducted visits that are of comparable frequency, duration, and content as those delivered in the randomized clinical trials of the program.(D) Assessed the health and well-being of the mothers and children enrolled in the program according to common indicators of maternal, child, and family health.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 728, Sec. 109. (SB 71) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 123520 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT)|PART 2 - MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH|CHAPTER 2 - Maternal Health|ARTICLE 3 - Community-Based Perinatal System|Section 123520.

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 program components of a comprehensive, community-based health care system are available, accessible, and utilized by pregnant women and infants: (1)  Coordinate specific linkages with one another. (2)  Subcontract the services specified in this article. (3)  Provide additional services not specifically listed in this article. These additional services shall include, but shall not be limited to the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) food supplement program, services offered by local health departments, and public and private social welfare agencies. Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to prohibit a subcontractor from being reimbursed pursuant to a fee for service, capitation, or other payment mechanism. (b)  All services and educational materials shall be provided in the primary languages of the clients served, provided that there are at least 5 percent or 100 persons, whichever is less, of the total beneficiary population served annually by each facility, who share language other than English and who are limited-English speaking. “Limited-English speaking” means a person who uses a language other than English in order to communicate effectively. (c)  Health care providers applying for a contract, grant, or agreement under this article shall indicate the manner in which their service elements will be coordinated with existing community resources and services and with hospitals of all levels in the area to ensure each client receives the appropriate level or care at the appropriate time. The department may require written agreements between contractors and hospital or hospitals in the area regarding delivery services, and protocols for referral and transfer when special treatment services are required. The department may, when requested by the grantee or contractor, assist in achieving coordination and written agreements pertaining to the delivery of these services. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 123525 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT)|PART 2 - MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH|CHAPTER 2 - Maternal Health|ARTICLE 3 - Community-Based Perinatal System|Section 123525.

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 purpose.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 123550 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT)|PART 2 - MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH|CHAPTER 2 - Maternal Health|ARTICLE 4 - Perinatal Health Care|Section 123550.

123550.  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 health needs of many Californians. A regionalized perinatal health system can provide these essential services; however, many underserved areas lack the staff or expertise to develop these systems.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 123555 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT)|PART 2 - MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH|CHAPTER 2 - Maternal Health|ARTICLE 4 - Perinatal Health Care|Section 123555.

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 Perinatal Care Services Program. The department shall not implement any schedule developed pursuant to this section sooner than 30 days after the department has provided the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the chairperson of the fiscal committee of each house with the developed schedule.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 123560 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT)|PART 2 - MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH|CHAPTER 2 - Maternal Health|ARTICLE 4 - Perinatal Health Care|Section 123560.

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 prenatal care, delivery care, postpartum care, and neonatal and infant care services available to a region identified by the department pursuant to this article. (b)  “Regionalized perinatal health system” means coordinated measures intended to ensure that a perinatal health system provides at least minimum services necessary to meet the maternal and infant health needs of the region and intended to ensure that it does so as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible. (c)  “High-risk pregnant woman” means a woman considered highly likely for any reason to suffer personal mortality or morbidity from her pregnancy, or to deliver a defective, disabled, high-risk, or stillborn infant. (d)  “High-risk infant” means a newborn considered highly likely for any reason to suffer personal mortality or morbidity or to suffer long-lasting defect or disability. (e)  “High-risk geographic area” means a region in this state in which the proportion of high-risk pregnant women or high-risk infants exceeds the average for the population of California as a whole. (f)  “High-risk population” means a demographic group in which the proportion of high-risk women or high-risk infants exceeds the average for the population of California as a whole. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 123565 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT)|PART 2 - MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH|CHAPTER 2 - Maternal Health|ARTICLE 4 - Perinatal Health Care|Section 123565.

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)  Identification of high-risk geographical areas and populations. (b)  Identification and evaluation of deficiencies in perinatal health systems. (c)  Assistance in the development of regionalized perinatal health systems, particularly in underserved areas, to meet unmet needs. (d)  Assistance in implementing regionalized perinatal health systems. (e)  Collection and analyses of data on perinatal health systems and needs. (f)  Monitoring of results. (g)  Assist in implementing and maintaining a high-risk infant follow-up program. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 123570 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT)|PART 2 - MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH|CHAPTER 2 - Maternal Health|ARTICLE 4 - Perinatal Health Care|Section 123570.

123570.  (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 participate in the systems, and community groups. (b)  In carrying out this article, the department shall coordinate the regionalized perinatal health systems with all other maternal and infant health programs conducted by or for the department, the office, the State Department of Developmental Services, and all other state agencies, to ensure full regional coordination. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 123575 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT)|PART 2 - MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH|CHAPTER 2 - Maternal Health|ARTICLE 4 - Perinatal Health Care|Section 123575.

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 in the 1980–81 fiscal year.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 123600 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT)|PART 2 - MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH|CHAPTER 2 - Maternal Health|ARTICLE 4 - Perinatal Health Care|Section 123600.

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 women in conjunction with the appropriate professional organizations in the areas of hospital administration, substance abuse prevention and treatment, social services, public health, and appropriate state agencies, including the State Department of Social Services, the department, the State Department of Developmental Services, and the State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs. This model may be utilized by hospitals and counties pursuant to Section 123605.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 123605 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT)|PART 2 - MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH|CHAPTER 2 - Maternal Health|ARTICLE 4 - Perinatal Health Care|Section 123605.

123605.  (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 county welfare department pursuant to Section 11165.13 of the Penal Code. (b)  The assessment of the needs shall be performed by a health practitioner, as defined in Section 11165.8 of the Penal Code, or a medical social worker. The needs assessment shall be performed before the infant is released from the hospital. (c)  The purpose of the assessment of the needs is to do all of the following: (1)  Identify needed services for the mother, child, or family, including, where applicable, services to assist the mother caring for her child and services to assist maintaining children in their homes. (2)  Determine the level of risk to the newborn upon release to the home and the corresponding level of services and intervention, if any, necessary to protect the newborn’s health and safety, including a referral to the county welfare department for child welfare services. (3)  Gather data for information and planning purposes. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 123610 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT)|PART 2 - MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH|CHAPTER 2 - Maternal Health|ARTICLE 4 - Perinatal Health Care|Section 123610.

123610.  It is the intent of the Legislature that funding for Sections 123600 and 123605 be provided in the annual Budget Act.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 123611 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT)|PART 2 - MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH|CHAPTER 2 - Maternal Health|ARTICLE 4 - Perinatal Health Care|Section 123611.

123611.  (a) The State Department of Public Health shall investigate and apply for federal funding opportunities, including, but not limited to, the grant available pursuant to Section 10005 of the federal 21st Century Cures Act (Public Law 114-146), to support maternal mental health, to the extent that programs are financed, in whole, by federal funds.(b) The department shall notify the Legislature on or before January 1, 2020, on the department’s efforts to secure and utilize the federal funding it receives from the requirement specified in subdivision (a).(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2023, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2023, deletes or extends that date.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 140, Sec. 1. (AB 1893) Effective January 1, 2019. Repealed as of January 1, 2023, by its own provisions.)