2011 California Code
Welfare and Institutions Code
DIVISION 9. PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES [10000 - 18996]
CHAPTER 8.5. Family Planning
Section 14501

The Office of Family Planning has all of the following functions, powers, and duties:

(a) To make available to citizens of the state of childbearing age comprehensive medical knowledge, assistance, and services relating to the planning of families.

(b) To consult with state and local agencies that provide or administer family planning services and to participate in the formulation of regulations and other policy decisions governing the provision or administration of family planning services pursuant to state law or regulation.

(c) To establish goals and priorities for all state agencies providing or administering family planning services.

(d) To coordinate all family planning services and related programs conducted or administered by state agencies with the federal government so as to maximize the availability of these services by utilizing all available federal funds.

(e) To conduct a survey of all of the existing facilities within the state having to do with family planning and infertility and the rendering of advice and assistance on birth control techniques and information.

(f) To evaluate all existing programs and to establish in each county a viable program for the dispensation of family planning, infertility, and birth control information and techniques.

(g) To develop and administer scientific investigation into problems of infertility and existing and new family planning and birth control techniques.

(h) To survey, evaluate, and establish programs of professional education and training for physicians, nurses, medical and nursing students, and other health care practitioners in rendering advice on family planning, infertility, and birth control techniques and information.

(i) To enter into agreements with, and award grants to, individuals, colleges, universities, associations, corporations, municipalities, and other units of government as may be deemed necessary and advisable to carry out the general intent and purposes of this article, which may provide for payment by the state within the limit of funds available for material, equipment, and services.

(j) To submit a biennial report to the Legislature including, but not limited to, the subjects specified above.

(k) To annually update and analyze family planning data. The data shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(1) Client number.

(2) Ethnicity.

(3) Family size.

(4) Method.

(5) Family income.

(6) Service type.

(7) Birthdate.

(8) Total billing amount.

(9) Pay source.

(10) Date of visit.

(11) Site number.

(12) County of residence.

(13) Updated estimates of women in need of subsidized family planning services from the federal government, when available, for all Office of Family Planning clinical service grantees by county of service, as well as statewide totals.

(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 641, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)