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CA Health & Safety Code § 124118.5 (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 3 - Child Health|ARTICLE 6.5 - Newborn and Infant Hearing Screening, Tracking, and Intervention Program|Section 124118.5.

124118.5.  (a) The department shall establish a system of early hearing detection and intervention centers that shall provide technical assistance and consultation to hospitals in the startup and ongoing implementation of a facility hearing screening program and followup system.(b) The early hearing detection and intervention centers shall be chosen by the department according to standards and criteria developed by the California Children’s Services (CCS) program. Each center shall be responsible for a separate geographic catchment area as determined by the program.(c) Each center shall be required to develop a system that shall provide outreach and education to hospitals in its catchment area, approve hospitals on behalf of the department for participation as newborn hearing screening providers, maintain a database of all newborns and infants screened in the catchment area, ensure appropriate followup for newborns and infants with an abnormal hearing screening, including diagnostic evaluation and referral to intervention services programs if the newborn or infant is found to have a hearing loss, and provide coordination with the CCS and local early intervention programs as defined in Title 14 (commencing with Section 95000) of the Government Code.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 335, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative January 1, 2008, by Sec. 5 of Ch. 335.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 124119 (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 3 - Child Health|ARTICLE 6.5 - Newborn and Infant Hearing Screening, Tracking, and Intervention Program|Section 124119.

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 the department with information and data to effectively plan, establish, monitor, and evaluate the Newborn and Infant Hearing Screening, Tracking and Intervention Program, including the screening and followup components, as well as the comprehensive system of services for newborns and infants who are deaf or hard-of-hearing and their families.(c) Every general acute care hospital with licensed perinatal services, or NICU in this state shall report to the department or the department’s designee information as specified by the department to be included in the department’s reporting and tracking system.(d) All providers of audiological followup and diagnostic services provided under this article shall report to the department or the department’s designee information as specified by the department to be included in the department’s reporting and tracking system.(e) The information compiled and maintained in the tracking system shall be kept confidential in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 10850) of Part 1 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, the Information Practices Act of 1977 (Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1798) of Title 1.8 of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code), and the applicable requirements and provisions of Part C of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1475 et seq.).(f) Data collected by the tracking system obtained directly from the medical records of the newborn or infant shall be for the confidential use of the department and for the persons or public or private entities that the department determines are necessary to carry out the intent of the reporting and tracking system.(g) A health facility, clinical laboratory, audiologist, physician, registered nurse, or any other officer or employee of a health facility or laboratory or employee of an audiologist or physician, shall not be criminally or civilly liable for furnishing information to the department or its designee pursuant to the requirements of this section.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 335, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative January 1, 2008, by Sec. 5 of Ch. 335.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 124119.5 (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 3 - Child Health|ARTICLE 6.5 - Newborn and Infant Hearing Screening, Tracking, and Intervention Program|Section 124119.5.

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 for children with hearing loss, including those provided in accordance with the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1400 et seq.), through the reporting and tracking system followup procedures. Information shall include listings of local and statewide nonprofit deaf and hard-of-hearing consumer-based organizations, parent support organizations affiliated with deafness, and programs offered through the State Department of Social Services, Office of Deaf Access, State Department of Developmental Services, and the State Department of Education.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 310, Sec. 23. Effective August 19, 1998.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 124120 (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 3 - Child Health|ARTICLE 6.5 - Newborn and Infant Hearing Screening, Tracking, and Intervention Program|Section 124120.

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 the availability of the newborn hearing screening program and the value of early hearing testing. The outreach and awareness campaign shall be conducted by an independent contractor.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1161, Sec. 14. Effective September 30, 2002.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 124120.5 (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 3 - Child Health|ARTICLE 6.5 - Newborn and Infant Hearing Screening, Tracking, and Intervention Program|Section 124120.5.

124120.5.  A newborn hearing screening test shall not be performed without the written consent of the parent.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 310, Sec. 23. Effective August 19, 1998.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 124121 (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 3 - Child Health|ARTICLE 6.6 - Newborn Critical Congenital Heart Disease Screening Program|Section 124121.

124121.  For purposes of this article, “CCHD” means critical congenital heart disease.(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 336, Sec. 2. (AB 1731) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 124122 (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 3 - Child Health|ARTICLE 6.6 - Newborn Critical Congenital Heart Disease Screening Program|Section 124122.

124122.  (a) (1) Beginning July 1, 2013, a general acute care hospital that has a licensed perinatal service shall offer to parents of a newborn, prior to discharge, a pulse oximetry test for the identification of CCHD.(2) The State Department of Health Care Services shall issue guidance stating that hospitals perform this test in a manner consistent with the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for CCHD screening.(3) A hospital described in paragraph (1) shall be responsible for developing a screening program that provides competent CCHD screening, utilizes appropriate staff and equipment for administering the testing, completes the testing prior to the newborn’s discharge from a newborn nursery unit, refers infants with abnormal screening results for appropriate care, maintains and reports data as required by the department, and provides physician and family-parent education.(b) A pulse oximetry test provided for pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be performed by a licensed physician, licensed registered nurse, or an appropriately trained individual who is supervised in the performance of the test by a licensed health care professional.(c) This section shall not apply to a newborn whose parent or guardian objects to the test on the grounds that the test is in violation of his or her beliefs.(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 336, Sec. 2. (AB 1731) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 124150 (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 3 - Child Health|ARTICLE 7 - Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act|Section 124150.

124150.  The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the activities conducted by the department pursuant to Section 124130 have confirmed and supported the findings specified in Section 124125 and, in addition, have resulted in the following findings:(a) Very few children are currently tested for elevated blood lead levels in California. The lead registry established pursuant to Section 124130 has been effective at identifying incidents of occupational lead poisoning; however, because childhood lead screening is not now required in California, the registry is unable to serve as the exclusive mechanism to identify children with elevated blood lead levels. Additional blood lead screening needs to be done to identify children at high risk of lead poisoning.(b) Based on emerging information about the severe deleterious effects of low levels of lead on children’s health, the lead danger level is expected to continue to be lowered.(c) Lead poisoning poses a serious health threat for significant numbers of California children. Based on lead registry reports and targeted screening results, the department has estimated that tens of thousands of California children may be suffering from blood lead levels greater than the danger level.(d) The implications of lead exposure to children and pregnant women from lead brought home on the clothing of workers are unknown, but may be significant.(e) Levels of lead found in soil and paint around and on housing constitute a health hazard to children living in the housing. No regulations currently exist to limit allowable levels of lead in paint surfaces in California housing.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 507, Sec. 8. (AB 1316) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 124151 (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 3 - Child Health|ARTICLE 7 - Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act|Section 124151.

124151.  The department shall use an electronic database consistent with the goals outlined in Section 124125 to support electronic laboratory reporting of blood lead tests reported pursuant to Section 124130, management of lead-exposed children, and assessment of sources of lead exposures.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 507, Sec. 9. (AB 1316) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 124155 (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 3 - Child Health|ARTICLE 7 - Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act|Section 124155.

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 lead-based paint has been identified pursuant to Section 50710.5. (b)  The department may implement the screening program through the local health departments utilizing the department’s protocols. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department may contract with a nonprofit organization to assist in administration of the program. The contract shall not be subject to competitive bidding requirements. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 124160 (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 3 - Child Health|ARTICLE 7 - Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act|Section 124160.

124160.  The department shall continue to direct the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program to implement a program to identify and conduct medical followup of high-risk children, and to establish procedures for environmental abatement and followup designed to reduce the incidence of excessive childhood lead exposures in California. In implementing this program, the department shall utilize its own studies, as well as relevant information from the scientific literature and childhood lead poisoning programs from outside California. The particular activities specified in this section shall be initiated by January 1, 1990, and completed on or before January 1, 1993. The program shall include at least all of the following components:(a) Lead screening. The department shall:(1) Design and implement at least one pilot blood lead screening project targeting children at high risk of elevated blood lead levels. In designing any pilot projects, the department shall give special consideration to conducting screening through the Child Health Disability and Prevention Program.(2) Conduct a pilot screening project to evaluate blood lead levels among children of workers exposed to lead in their occupations.(3) Develop and issue health advisories urging health care providers to conduct routine annual screening of high-risk children between the ages of one and five years of age.(4) Develop a program to assist local health departments in identifying and following up cases of elevated blood lead levels.(5) Develop and conduct programs to educate health care providers regarding the magnitude and severity of, and the necessary responses to, the childhood lead poisoning problem in California.(b) The department, in consultation with the Department of Housing and Community Development, shall adopt regulations governing the abatement of lead paint in and on housing, including, but not limited to, standards for enforcement, testing, abatement, and disposal.(c) The department shall conduct a study to evaluate whether abatement of lead in soil is effective at reducing blood lead levels in children.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 193, Sec. 128. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 124165 (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 3 - Child Health|ARTICLE 7 - Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act|Section 124165.

124165.  After January 1, 1993, the department, through the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, shall continue to take steps that it determines are necessary to reduce the incidence of excessive childhood lead exposure in California.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 124170 (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 3 - Child Health|ARTICLE 8 - Female Genital Mutilation Prevention|Section 124170.

124170.  The State Department of Health Services, in consultation with the State Department of Social Services and the appropriate federal agency or department, shall establish and implement appropriate education, preventative, and outreach activities, focusing on the new immigrant populations that traditionally practice female genital mutilation, for the purpose of informing members of those communities of the health risks and emotional trauma inflicted by this practice and informing those communities and the medical community of the prohibition and ramifications of Section 273.4 of the Penal Code.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 790, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 124172 (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 3 - Child Health|ARTICLE 9 - Mercury-containing Vaccines|Section 124172.

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 age shall not be vaccinated with a mercury-containing vaccine or injected with a mercury-containing product that contains more than 0.5 micrograms of mercury per 0.5 milliliter dose.(b) On and after July 1, 2006, a person who is knowingly pregnant or who is under three years of age shall not be vaccinated with a mercury-containing influenza vaccine that contains more than 1.0 microgram of mercury per 0.5 milliliter dose.(c) The Secretary of the Health and Human Services Agency may exempt the use of a vaccine from this section if the secretary finds, and the Governor concurs, that an actual or potential bioterrorist incident or other actual or potential public health emergency, including an epidemic or shortage of supply of a vaccine that would prevent children under three years of age and knowingly pregnant women from receiving the needed vaccine, makes necessary the administration of a vaccine containing more mercury than the maximum level set forth in subdivision (a), or subdivision (b) in the case of influenza vaccine. The exemption shall meet all of the following conditions:(1) It shall not be issued for more than 12 months.(2) At the end of the effective period of the exemption, the secretary may issue another exemption for up to 12 months for the same incident or public health emergency, if the secretary makes a determination that the exemption is necessary as set forth in this subdivision, the Governor concurs with the exemption, and the secretary notifies the Legislature and interested parties pursuant to paragraphs (3), (4), and (5).(3) Upon issuing an exemption, the secretary and the Governor shall, within 48 hours, notify the Legislature about the exemption and about the secretary’s findings justifying the exemption’s approval.(4) Upon request for an exemption, the secretary shall notify interested parties, who have expressed their interest to the secretary in writing, that an exemption request has been made.(5) Upon issuing an exemption, the secretary shall, within seven days, notify interested parties, who have expressed their interest to the secretary in writing, about the exemption and about the secretary’s findings justifying the exemption’s approval.(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 837, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 124174 (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 3 - Child Health|ARTICLE 10 - Public School Health Center Support Program|Section 124174.

124174.  The following definitions shall govern the construction of this article, unless the context requires otherwise:(a) “Program” means a Public School Health Center Support Program.(b) “School health center” means a center or program, located at or near a local educational agency, that provides age-appropriate health care services at the program site or through referrals. A school health center may conduct routine physical, mental health, and oral health assessments, and provide referrals for any services not offered onsite. A school health center may serve two or more nonadjacent schools or local educational agencies.(c) For purposes of this section, “local educational agency” means a school, school district, charter school, or county office of education if the county office of education serves students in kindergarten, or any grades from 1 to 12, inclusive.(d) “Department” means the State Department of Public Health.(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 381, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 124174.2 (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 3 - Child Health|ARTICLE 10 - Public School Health Center Support Program|Section 124174.2.

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 collaboration with the State Department of Education, shall perform the following program functions:(1) Provide technical assistance to school health centers on effective outreach and enrollment strategies to identify children who are eligible for, but not enrolled in, the Medi-Cal program, the Healthy Families Program, or any other applicable program.(2) Serve as a liaison between organizations within the department, including, but not limited to, prevention services, primary care, and family health.(3) Serve as a liaison between other state entities, as appropriate, including, but not limited to, the State Department of Health Care Services, the Department of Managed Health Care, the Office of Emergency Services, and the Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board.(4) Provide technical assistance to facilitate and encourage the establishment, retention, or expansion of, school health centers. For purposes of this paragraph, technical assistance may include, but is not limited to, identifying available public and private sources of funding, which may include federal Medicaid funds, funds from third-party reimbursements, and available federal or foundation grant moneys.(c) The department shall consult with interested parties and appropriate stakeholders, including the California School Health Centers Association and representatives of youth and parents, in carrying out its responsibilities under this article.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 22, Sec. 71. (AB 75) Effective June 27, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 110 of Ch. 22.)