California Health and Safety Code

§ 11757.59

HSC § 11757.59 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 10.5 · Part 1 · Ch. 2

Statute text

(a)Funds distributed under this chapter shall be used by counties to fund residential and nonresidential alcohol and other drug treatment programs for pregnant women, postpartum women, and their children and to fund other support services directed at bringing pregnant and postpartum women into treatment and caring for alcohol and other drug exposed infants. Funds may also be used to provide case management services to women using alcohol and other drugs and their children and special recruitment, training, and support services for foster care parents of substance exposed infants.

(b)In carrying out its responsibilities under this chapter, the office may include in its guidelines the special needs of pregnant women and postpartum women who are chemically dependent and who are in need of treatment services. These special needs include, but are not limited to, the following:

(1)Provision for medical services, which may include, but are not limited to, the following:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 6. (AB 2995) Effective January 1, 2025.