There is hereby established a three-year Hepatitis C Linkage to Care demonstration pilot project to allow for innovative, evidence-based approaches to provide outreach, hepatitis C screening, and linkage to, and retention in, quality health care for the most vulnerable and underserved individuals living with, or at high risk for, hepatitis C viral infection (HCV). This demonstration pilot project is authorized for fiscal years 2015–16, 2016–17, and 2017–18.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 18, Sec. 19. (SB 75) Effective June 24, 2015.)