Section 1179.6 Of Part 5. Office Of Rural Health From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 1. >> Part 5.
1179.6
. (a) (1) In order to provide improved delivery of services
to the families of agricultural workers, the State Department of
Health Services shall review and survey the extent to which
agricultural workers and their families utilize those public health
programs for which they are eligible. In conducting the survey, the
department shall ensure the full participation of entities that
provide services to agricultural workers, including clinics,
community-based agencies, public health departments, and
organizations and associations involved with agricultural worker
health and well-being. Programs considered in the survey shall
include, but shall not be limited to, all of the following:
(A) The Medi-Cal program.
(B) The Healthy Families program.
(C) The Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment
Program (EPSDT).
(D) The Child Health and Disability Prevention Program (CHDP).
(E) Health clinics.
(F) Public health prevention programs.
(G) Immunization programs.
(H) Community mental health programs.
(I) Programs funded under the California Children and Families
Program.
(J) Parenting programs.
(K) Teen pregnancy prevention and case management programs.
(L) Domestic violence and child abuse prevention programs.
(M) Any other relevant programs available in communities of
agricultural workers.
(2) The department shall use the results of the survey to prepare
an implementation plan that maximizes access and streamlines service
delivery, in order to make comprehensive family wellness programs
readily available to agricultural workers and their families. In
developing the implementation plan, the department shall ensure the
full participation of entities contributing to the survey of
available services. The implementation plan shall be based on the
principles set forth in subdivision (g) of Section 50517.5, including
all of the following:
(A) Involvement of agricultural workers and their families in
program design and delivery.
(B) Community collaboration on the local level among available
public and private agencies.
(C) Coordination with the provision of adequate housing.
(b) (1) The survey shall address the extent to which outreach
programs are directed to, and succeed in, reaching agricultural
workers and their families, and shall identify any geographical,
cultural, linguistic, or other barriers that may prevent full
utilization of available services.
(2) The survey shall place significant emphasis on actual
experiences of agricultural workers and their families.
(c) The department shall report the results of the survey required
by this section to the Legislature on or before March 1, 2001, and
shall present the Legislature with the implementation plan required
by paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) on or before December 31, 2001.