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2023 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.

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 specified in Section 123975, written information on the current and most effective means available to screen the hearing of newborns and infants, and shall provide technical assistance and consultation to these hospitals in developing a system of screening each newborn and infant receiving care at the facility. The information shall also include the mechanism for referral of newborns and infants with abnormal test results.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 335, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative January 1, 2008, by Sec. 5 of Ch. 335.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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 124174.3.

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 an ongoing basis.
(b) The data collected pursuant to this section shall be submitted in a format determined by the department in accordance with applicable state and federal requirements for confidentiality and protected health information.
(c) Data collected pursuant to this section shall include the following:
(1) The name of the primary contact person, telephone numbers, including facsimile physical address, and the e-mail address, if applicable, for each school health center.
(2) The annual number of schoolage children receiving health services or mental health services from the school health center.
(3) The type and volume of services provided by the school health centers.
(4) The funding mechanisms used by the school health centers.
(5) Information on other programs offered by school health centers with an emphasis on preventative health services that address health issues unique to schoolage children, including, but not limited to, childhood obesity, asthma, immunizations against communicable diseases, and child and adolescent mental health disorders.
(d) To the extent feasible, the department shall collect data on health services provided at a local educational agency outside a school health center.
(e) This section shall be implemented only to the extent funds are appropriated for this purpose in the Budget Act or pursuant to the enactment of legislation subsequent to the addition of this section.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 334, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 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 124174.4.

124174.4. The State Department of Education, in collaboration with the department, shall perform the following functions:
(a) Coordination of programs within the State Department of Education that support school health centers and programs within the State Department of Health Care Services, where appropriate.
(b) The provision of technical assistance to facilitate and encourage the establishment, retention, and expansion of school health centers in public schools. For purposes of this subdivision, “technical assistance” may include the provision of information to local educational agencies and other entities regarding the utilization of facilities, liability insurance, cooperative agreements with community-based providers, and other issues pertinent to school health centers.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 22, Sec. 72. (AB 75) Effective June 27, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 110 of Ch. 22.)
2023 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 124174.5.

124174.5. The program, in collaboration with the State Department of Education, shall act as a liaison for school-based health centers.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 728, Sec. 110. (SB 71) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 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 4 - Adolescent Health › ARTICLE 1 - California Adolescent Family Life Act of 988 › Section 124175.

124175. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that:
(a)  Adolescent pregnancy and parenthood is a problem with significant social, medical, educational, and economic consequences to the teen parent and child, her family, and the State of California.
(b)  In an attempt to address the problems of pregnant and parenting adolescents, the Governor, in 1985, created the Adolescent Family Life Demonstration Program, that was designed to bring pregnant and parenting teenagers into programs that provide services of demonstrated cost benefit and effectiveness by organizing networks of local agencies focused on providing services to adolescents and ensuring the most timely and effective utilization of services.
(c)  Independent evaluations indicate that the program has been successful and effective in achieving its intended goals of providing pregnant adolescents with prenatal care, reducing the incidence of low birthweight babies born to adolescent mothers, keeping or reenrolling pregnant and parenting adolescents in school, and reducing the rate of repeat teen pregnancies.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 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 4 - Adolescent Health › ARTICLE 1 - California Adolescent Family Life Act of 988 › Section 124180.

124180. (a)  The department may conduct the Adolescent Family Life Program to assure that pregnant adolescents receive comprehensive continuous prenatal care in order to deliver healthy babies; to establish networks within regions to provide to pregnant and parenting teens and their children necessary services including medical care, psychological and nutritional counseling, maternity counseling, adoption counseling, academic and vocational programs, and day care; to provide a continuous case manager to each family unit; and to maintain a data base to measure outcomes of adolescent pregnancies. Specific procedures to operate this program will be defined and carried out through standards and guidelines established by the department.
(b)  No grant funds may be used for essential services to pregnant adolescents or schoolage parents unless the services are not available in the county or are insufficient to meet the basic needs of the population to be served; in that case, funds may be used for essential services only as set forth in the approved grant application. No grant funds may be expended for abortions, abortion referrals, or abortion counseling.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 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 4 - Adolescent Health › ARTICLE 1 - California Adolescent Family Life Act of 988 › Section 124185.

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 requirements of this section and develop plans for a comprehensive coordinated substance abuse prevention, intervention, and counseling program, designed specifically to meet the developmental, social, and educational needs of high-risk pregnant or parenting adolescents. The program shall, to the extent practicable, feasible, and appropriate, leverage existing programs and funding rather than creating new, duplicative programs and services.
(b)  The department shall adopt guidelines and criteria setting forth the terms and conditions upon which the department will offer contract augmentations pursuant to this section. The department also shall disseminate information designed to publicize the availability of contract augmentations for a comprehensive coordinated substance abuse prevention, intervention, and counseling program to high-risk pregnant or parenting adolescents.
(c)  The department shall encourage Adolescent Family Life Programs with small caseloads to develop plans and submit applications that reflect sharing of services among two or more programs.
(d)  At least one program that is awarded a contract augmentation shall be located in northern California, at least one program shall be located in central California, and at least one program shall be located in southern California.
(e)  This section shall become operative on July 1, 1994.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 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 4 - Adolescent Health › ARTICLE 1 - California Adolescent Family Life Act of 988 › Section 124190.

124190. A comprehensive coordinated substance abuse prevention, intervention, and counseling program, as used in Section 124185, shall include, but not be limited to, programs that:
(a)  Have demonstrated a capacity for developing interagency cooperative approaches to reduce the incidence of high-risk pregnant or parenting adolescents. This shall include documentation of program development and plans for coordination and collaboration with existing perinatal substance abuse programs in the county, including state pilot projects on perinatal substance abuse established under the direction of the Local Perinatal Substance Abuse Coordinating Council.
(b)  Employ maximum utilization of existing available programs and facilities.
(c)  Have developed goals and objectives for reducing the incidence of high-risk pregnant and parenting adolescents.
(d)  Are culturally and linguistically appropriate to the population being served.
(e)  Include staff development training by substance abuse counselors.
(f)  This section shall become operative on July 1, 1994.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 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 4 - Adolescent Health › ARTICLE 1 - California Adolescent Family Life Act of 988 › Section 124195.

124195. The department shall require reports to be prepared by all programs funded pursuant to this article.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 193, Sec. 129. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 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 4 - Adolescent Health › ARTICLE 1 - California Adolescent Family Life Act of 988 › Section 124200.

124200. Funding for the purpose of this article shall be provided through funds appropriated to the department through the annual Budget Act.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 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 4 - Adolescent Health › ARTICLE 2 - Child and Adolescent Resource Program › Section 124225.

124225. (a)  The Legislature finds that recent responsibilities for assessing and treating the mental disorders of children and adolescents have been required of county mental health programs creating an unmet need for personnel in the field of mental health who have expertise in preventing, diagnosing, and treating the mental and emotional disorders of children.
(b)  Recent attention to child abuse cases has increased the awareness of the special needs of children who are victims of abuse and of those who are then called to the courtroom as witnesses. Mental health personnel with special training are also needed for these children.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
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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 adolescent programs at the medical schools of the University of California. The programs shall include, but not be limited to, one or more of the following elements:
(a)  Clinical or postgraduate educational programs in child and adolescent psychiatry to instruct and train students in recognizing and treating children with mental and emotional problems, both organic and functional.
(b)  Provision of continuing education for specialists in the care and treatment of children and adolescents with mental and emotional problems.
(c)  Research into the causes, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders of children.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 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 4 - Adolescent Health › ARTICLE 2.5 - Youth Sports Concussion and Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Protocols › Section 124236.

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 the Opioid Factsheet for Patients published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to each athlete. The athlete and, if the athlete is 17 years of age or younger, the athlete’s parent or guardian shall sign a document acknowledging receipt of the Opioid Factsheet for Patients and return that document to the youth sports organization before the athlete initiates practice or competition. The Opioid Factsheet for Patients may be sent and returned through an electronic medium, including, but not limited to, fax or email.
(b) This section shall apply to all athletes participating in the activities of a youth sports organization, irrespective of their ages. This section shall not be construed to prohibit a youth sports organization, or any other appropriate entity, from adopting and enforcing rules intended to provide a higher standard of safety for athletes than the standard established under this section.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 693, Sec. 14. (SB 1109) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 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 4 - Adolescent Health › ARTICLE 2.6 - Nevaeh Youth Sports Safety Act › Section 124238.

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 participant in a sport.
(b) “Official practice or match” means a sport session in which live action or one or more drills are conducted, or a match, as scheduled by the youth sports organization, the coach, or other designee of the organization.
(c) “Youth sports organization” has the same meaning as set forth in Section 124235.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 24, Sec. 1. (AB 1467) Effective January 1, 2024.)
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124238.5. (a) Commencing January 1, 2027, a youth sports organization that elects to offer an athletic program shall ensure that its athletes have access to an automated external defibrillator (AED) during any official practice or match, subject to subdivision (b).
(b) For purposes of subdivision (a), if an AED is administered during an applicable medical circumstance, the AED shall be administered by a medical professional, coach, or other person designated by the youth sports organization, who holds AED certification and who complies with any other qualifications required pursuant to federal and state law applicable to the use of an AED.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 24, Sec. 1. (AB 1467) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 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 4 - Adolescent Health › ARTICLE 2.7 - California Youth Football Act › Section 124240.

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 youth sports organization to supervise or instruct a participant in the sport of youth tackle football.
(2) “Full-contact portion” of practice is defined as the period of time in drills or live action that involves contact at game speed.
(3) “Full-contact practice” means a session where one or more drills or live action is conducted that involves contact at game speed, as in an actual tackle football game or scrimmage. This includes simulations or drills that involve any number of players.
(4) “Heat-related illness” includes, but is not necessarily limited to, heat cramps, heat syncope, heat exhaustion, and exertional heat stroke.
(5) “Off-season” means a period extending from the end of the regular season until 30 days before the commencement of the next regular season.
(6) “Play” includes participation in a youth tackle football game, scrimmage, or practice.
(7) “Preseason” means a period of 30 days before the commencement of the regular season.
(8) “Regular season” means the period from the first league football game or scrimmage until the completion of the final football game of that season.
(9) “Safety equipment” includes, but is not necessarily limited to, all of the following:
(A) A helmet and its associated parts, including, but not necessarily limited to, a face mask and mouthguard.
(B) Hip, knee, and shoulder pads.
(C) A jersey.
(D) A tailbone protector.
(E) Pants and thigh guards.
(F) Shoes, including cleats.
(10) “Youth sports organization” means an organization, business, or nonprofit entity that sponsors or conducts amateur sports competition, training, camps, clinics, practices, or clubs.
(11) “Youth tackle football league” means the organization that groups together youth sports organizations that conduct youth tackle football, administers rules, and sets game schedules. It may or may not be associated with a national organization.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. (AB 1) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 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 4 - Adolescent Health › ARTICLE 2.7 - California Youth Football Act › Section 124242.

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 that are organized by relative age or weight or by both age and weight.
(b) Retain information from which the names of individuals shall not be identified for the tracking of youth sports injuries. This information shall include the type of injury, the medical treatment received by the youth tackle football participant, and return to play protocols followed by the participant pursuant to subdivision (l) of Section 124241.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. (AB 1) Effective January 1, 2020.)
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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 higher standard of safety for youth tackle football participants than the requirements established under this article.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. (AB 1) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT) › PART 3 - FAMILY PLANNING › Section 124300.

124300. Within any county where 10 percent or more of the population, as determined by the Demographic Research Unit of the Department of Finance, speaks any one language other than English as its native language, every local health department shall make copies of circulars and pamphlets relating to family planning that are made available to the public also available in the other language.
The State Department of Health Care Services, upon request, shall make a translation available in other than English those family planning informational materials normally distributed to the general public.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 29, Sec. 122. (SB 82) Effective June 27, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT) › PART 4 - PRIMARY HEALTH CARE › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 124400.

124400. (a)  The Legislature makes the following findings and declarations:
(1)  There is a maldistribution of health services in California resulting in underserved rural and urban areas and underserved population groups.
(2)  Most rural areas of the state do not have adequate health services because there are insufficient personnel and facilities to provide the services. The lack of adequate services has a negative impact on the health and safety of the public.
(3)  In many urban areas of the state there are inadequate health services for low-income populations. Financial barriers create access problems. These barriers to health services have a negative impact on the health and safety of these groups and the public.
(4)  Population groups, such as American Indians and seasonal agricultural and migratory workers, lack access to adequate and appropriate health services. The lack of adequate services has a negative impact on the health and safety of these groups and the public.
(5)  State assistance will be needed to assure financial stability of primary care resources for these specified population groups.
(b)  It is therefore the intent of the Legislature that the state develop an overall strategy to ensure the maintenance of adequate primary health care resources for special population groups.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT) › PART 4 - PRIMARY HEALTH CARE › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 124405.

124405. (a)  The department shall develop a statewide plan for health services for special population groups identified pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 124425 by January 1, 1985, and shall evaluate and update the plan every two years. The plan shall include, but not be limited to, an assessment of resources, an assessment of unmet needs, an evaluation of prior years program goals and objectives, and a two-year action plan for at least the following program areas:
(1)  Health of seasonal agricultural and migratory workers and their families.
(2)  American Indian health services.
(3)  Rural health services.
(4)  California health services corps.
(5)  Grants-in-aid to clinics.
(b)  The plan shall describe the types, locations, and effectiveness of the programs specified in paragraphs (1) to (5), inclusive, and contain an assessment of resources needed to maintain the plan consistent with the Primary Care Services Act (Section 27).
(c)  The plan may be a consolidation of individual program reports due to the Legislature during the year the plan is updated. The plan may also be integrated with other plans the department is required to develop concerning maternal and child health programs and services for special population groups.
(d)  The statewide plan shall be initially developed in consultation with the Primary Care Clinics Advisory Committee and the California Conference of Local Health Officers and biannually updated as provided in this section in consultation with individuals and groups representing special populations and areas, with local governments, and with the office.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)