California Statutes
§ 124170. — 124170. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 790, Sec. 3.)
California·Code HSC Health and Safety Code - HSC·Div. 106. DIVISION 106. PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT)·Part 2. PART 2. MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH·Ch. 3. CHAPTER 3. Child Health·Art. 8. ARTICLE 8. Female Genital Mutilation Prevention
The State Department of Health Services, in consultation with the State Department of Social Services and the appropriate federal agency or department, shall establish and implement appropriate education, preventative, and outreach activities, focusing on the new immigrant populations that traditionally practice female genital mutilation, for the purpose of informing members of those communities of the health risks and emotional trauma inflicted by this practice and informing those communities and the medical community of the prohibition and ramifications of Section 273.4 of the Penal Code.
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Legislative History
Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 790, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1997.