California Health and Safety Code

§ 123635

HSC § 123635 Effective Jan 1, 2022Div. 106 · Part 2 · Ch. 2 · Art. 4.7

Statute text

For the purposes of this section, the following terms apply:

(a)“Maternal mortality” or “maternal death” means the death of a person during pregnancy or within a year from the end of pregnancy, and related to, or aggravated by, the pregnancy or birth, including, but not limited to, death by suicide.

(b)“Pregnancy-associated death” means a death of a person while pregnant or within one year of the end of a pregnancy, regardless of the cause.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 449, Sec. 3. (SB 65) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative August 1, 2022, pursuant to Section 123637.