California Health and Safety Code

§ 11757.51

HSC § 11757.51 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 10.5 · Part 1 · Ch. 2

Statute text

The Legislature finds and declares the following:

(a)Many infants affected by alcohol or other drugs require neonatal intensive care because of low birth weight, prematurity, withdrawal symptoms, serious birth defects, and other medical problems. Alcohol or other drug affected infants are increasingly being placed in neonatal intensive care units and this care is very expensive.

(b)Alcohol and other drug affected infants result in increased need for resources and additional costs for the foster care system, regional centers, the public and private health care systems, and the public school system.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 3. (AB 2995) Effective January 1, 2025.