California Health and Safety Code

§ 123492

HSC § 123492 Effective Jan 1, 2007Div. 106 · Part 2 · Ch. 2 · Art. 3

Statute text

The department shall develop a grant application and award grants on a competitive basis to counties for the startup, continuation, and expansion of the program established pursuant to Section 123491. To be eligible to receive a grant for purposes of that section, a county shall agree to all of the following:

(a)Serve through the program only pregnant, low-income women who have had no previous live births. Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 123485, women who are juvenile offenders or who are clients of the juvenile system shall be deemed eligible for services under the program.

(b)Enroll women in the program while they are still pregnant, before the 28th week of gestation, and preferably before the 16th week of gestation, and continue those women in the program through the first two years of the child’s life.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 878, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2007.