SECTIONS 124170 - California Statutes

HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE

SECTION 124170

124170. The State Department of Health Services, in consultation
with the State Department of Social Services and the appropriate
federal agency or department, shall establish and implement
appropriate education, preventative, and outreach activities,
focusing on the new immigrant populations that traditionally practice
female genital mutilation, for the purpose of informing members of
those communities of the health risks and emotional trauma inflicted
by this practice and informing those communities and the medical
community of the prohibition and ramifications of Section 273.4 of
the Penal Code.