SECTIONS 15500-15504 - California Statutes

WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE

SECTION 15500-15504

15500. Unless the context otherwise requires the definitions set
forth in this article govern the construction of this chapter.

15501. "Supplemental food" means commodities specifically made
available by the United States Department of Agriculture for persons
in low-income groups vulnerable to malnutrition.

15502. "Groups vulnerable to malnutrition" means women during and
for 12 months after pregnancy, infants through 12 months, and
preschool children 1 year through 5 years.

15503. Persons from low-income groups include the following:
(a) Persons receiving medical assistance under Chapter 7
(commencing with Section 14000) of this part.
(b) Persons qualified to receive free health care or health care
that is substantially free provided by the Office of Economic
Opportunity's Neighborhood Health Center Program or state, county, or
local public health services.
(c) Persons eligible for treatment, correction of defects, or
aftercare in the children and youth projects of the Department of
Health, Education, and Welfare.
(d) Indians receiving free medical and health care from the
Division of Indian Health, United States Public Health Service.

15504. Public social services as defined in Section 10051 also
includes the supplemental food program provided in this chapter.