California Military and Veterans Code

§ 399

MVC § 399 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 2 · Part 1 · Ch. 7

Statute text

(a)(1) The Secretary of the California Department of Veterans Affairs, or their designees, shall assist any eligible member or veteran who returns or has returned to this state in obtaining a best practice health screening test for exposure to depleted uranium. The screening should consist of a bioassay procedure capable of detecting depleted uranium at low levels and discriminating between different uranium isotopes. State funds shall not be used to pay for the tests or any other federal treatment services.

(2)The eligible member or veteran must return or have returned to this state after service in an area where depleted uranium was used or that was designated as a combat zone by the President of the United States after 1990. The eligible member or veteran shall either be assigned a risk level I, II, or III for depleted uranium exposure by their branch of service, be referred by a military physician, or have reason to believe that they were exposed to depleted uranium during their service.

(b)(1) In order to effectively provide the assistance required by subdivision (a), the Secretary of the California Department of Veterans Affairs, or their designees, shall develop and implement a plan for outreach to eligible members and veterans who have returned from combat areas where depleted uranium was used.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 129, Sec. 41. (SB 1097) Effective January 1, 2025.