California Health and Safety Code ARTICLE 4 - Infant Medical Dispatch Centers

• Section 123750.
  The Legislature finds that intensive care nurseries for at-risk infants are often at capacity. It further finds that serious delays can occur in placing critically...
• Section 123753.
  The department shall establish two dispatch centers, each to be located at a hospital containing an intensive care nursery that has been approved by the...
• Section 123755.
  One of the centers established pursuant to Section 123750 shall be located to serve the region of the state north of the Tehachapi Mountains, and...
• Section 123760.
  The centers shall locate bedspace for critically ill newborn infants nearest their homes, locate and dispatch transport for the infants and for appropriate medical personnel,...
• Section 123765.
  Funds appropriated to carry out the purposes of this article shall be used for leasing or purchasing communication equipment or time; and for hiring, training,...
• Section 123770.
  Public and private nonprofit health facilities, organizations, and educational institutions are eligible to receive center funds under this article.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec....
• Section 123775.
  Each infant medical dispatch center established pursuant to this article shall annually report on the progress of the project, the status of the data base...

Last modified: October 22, 2018