California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 14148.9

WIC § 14148.9 Effective Jan 1, 2007Div. 9 · Part 3 · Ch. 7 · Art. 4.8

Statute text

(a)The Legislature finds and declares that there is a strong statistical relationship between early entry into prenatal care and healthy birth outcomes. An investment in early intervention is highly cost-effective and prevents untold suffering.

(b)It is the intent of the Legislature that the goals of the program established pursuant to this article, in combination with other programs for pregnant women and children, shall be as follows:

(1)To improve access to and quality of prenatal care by making existing programs serving poor women more accessible through outreach, coordination, and removal of barriers to care.

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Legislative history

Amended (as added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 278) by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 706. Effective January 1, 2007.