Section 124025 Of Article 6. Child Health And Disability Prevention Program From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 106. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 6.
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. The Legislature finds and declares that many physical and
mental disabilities can be prevented, or their impact on an
individual lessened, when they are identified and treated before they
become chronic and irreversible damage occurs. The Legislature finds
and declares that a community-based program of early identification
and referral for treatment of potential handicapping conditions will
be effective in reducing the incidence of the conditions and will
benefit the health and welfare of the citizens of this state.
It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this article and
Section 120475 to establish child health and disability prevention
programs, that shall be financed and have standards established at
the state level and that shall be operated at the local level, for
the purpose of providing early and periodic assessments of the health
status of children. It is further intended that child health and
disability prevention programs shall make maximum use of existing
health care resources and shall utilize, as the first source of
screening, the child's usual source of health care so that health
screening programs are fully integrated with existing health
services, that health care professionals be appropriately represented
and utilized in these programs, that outreach programs be developed
to stimulate the use of preventive health services, and that services
offered pursuant to this article be efficiently provided and be of
the highest quality.