(a) There is hereby established a voluntary nurse home visiting grant program for expectant first-time mothers, their children, and their families, to be administered by the department pursuant to Section 123492. The program may be cited as the Nurse-Family Partnership program.
(b) The goals and objectives of the program shall be the same as, but shall not be limited to, those in the community-based comprehensive perinatal health care system as set forth in Section 123505.
(c) The department shall adopt regulations for the implementation of this section in accordance with Section 123516.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 878, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2007.)