California Health and Safety Code CHAPTER 2 - Alcohol and Drug Affected Mothers and Infants

• Section 11757.50.
  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Alcohol and Drug Affected Mothers and Infants Act of 1990.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch....
• Section 11757.51.
  The Legislature finds and declares the following:(a) Many infants affected by alcohol or other drugs require neonatal intensive care because of low birth weight, prematurity, withdrawal...
• Section 11757.53.
  (a)  The Office of Perinatal Substance Abuse is hereby established within the State Department of Health Care Services. For purposes of this chapter, “office” means...
• Section 11757.57.
  (a) The office may provide or contract for training regarding alcohol and other drug dependency to providers of health, social, educational, and support services to women...
• Section 11757.59.
  (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...
• Section 11757.61.
  (a) Any county that receives funds distributed under this chapter may establish a perinatal coordinating council that consists of persons who are experts in the areas...

Last modified: October 22, 2018