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Cal. Health & Safety Code § 123616 — Maternal Mental Health

Cal. Health & Safety Code § 123616

Type: Statute
Source: California Health and Safety Code
Jurisdiction: California
Date: 2019-01-01
Current through: Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings:

Citator

Cal. Health & Safety Code § 123616 — Maternal Mental Health is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings:

(a) “Maternal mental health condition” means a mental health condition that occurs during pregnancy or during the postpartum period and includes, but is not limited to, postpartum depression.

(b) “Perinatal unit” is a maternity and newborn service of a hospital for the provision of care during pregnancy, labor, delivery, and postpartum and neonatal periods with appropriate staff, space, equipment, and supplies.