SECTIONS 123650-123655 - California Statutes

HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE

SECTION 123650-123655

123650. (a) The department shall develop a plan to identify causes
of infant mortality and morbidity in California and to study
recommendations on the reduction of infant mortality and morbidity in
California.
(b) The study plan shall be completed on or before July 1, 1988,
and shall be developed in conjunction with, and reviewed by, each of
the following organizations:
(1) The California Medical Association.
(2) The California Nurses Association.
(3) The California Hospital Association.
(4) The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists.
(5) The American College of Nurse Midwives.
(6) The California Academy of Family Physicians.
(7) The American Academy of Pediatrics.
(8) The California Association of Freestanding Birth Centers.
(9) The American Public Health Association.
(10) The Medical Board of California.
(11) The Board of Registered Nurses.
(12) The Department of Consumer Affairs.
(13) The office.
(14) The California Association of Midwives.

123655. The study plan shall incorporate in its design the findings
of MCH Title V Research Contract DHS 8689088, the "Maternal Neonatal
and Fetal Mortality Study."
The department shall issue a report to the Legislature on or
before July 1, 1989, concerning causal factors in infant mortality
and morbidity.