§ 124180. — 124180. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8.)

California § 124180.

• Jurisdiction: 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. 4.: CHAPTER 4. Adolescent Health
• Art. 1.: ARTICLE 1. California Adolescent Family Life Act of 1988

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(a)
The department may conduct the Adolescent Family Life Program to assure that pregnant adolescents receive comprehensive continuous prenatal care in order to deliver healthy babies; to establish networks within regions to provide to pregnant and parenting teens and their children necessary services including medical care, psychological and nutritional counseling, maternity counseling, adoption counseling, academic and vocational programs, and day care; to provide a continuous case manager to each family unit; and to maintain a data base to measure outcomes of adolescent pregnancies. Specific procedures to operate this program will be defined and carried out through standards and guidelines established by the department.
(b)
No grant funds may be used for essential services to pregnant adolescents or schoolage parents unless the services are not available in the county or are insufficient to meet the basic needs of the population to be served; in that case, funds may be used for essential services only as set forth in the approved grant application. No grant funds may be expended for abortions, abortion referrals, or abortion counseling.

Legislative History

Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.