California Health and Safety Code

§ 123260

HSC § 123260 Effective Jan 1, 2024Div. 106 · Part 2 · Ch. 1 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)Subject to an appropriation in the annual Budget Act for this purpose, the State Department of Public Health shall establish the California Perinatal Equity Initiative to expand the scope of interventions provided under the Black Infant Health Program. The initiative shall foster Community Centers of Excellence in perinatal health and promote the use of interventions designed to fill gaps in current programming offered through the Black Infant Health Program.

(b)(1) As part of the initiative described in subdivision (a), the department shall develop a process to allocate funds to up to 15 local health jurisdictions and to work collaboratively with state and local Black Infant Health programs for the purpose of improving Black infant birth outcomes and reducing infant mortality.

(2)Participation in the initiative described in subdivision (a) is optional and local health jurisdictions that participate in the program shall agree to the terms of this article.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 174, Sec. 2. (AB 1701) Effective January 1, 2024.