Services Funded by Program

1. Law
2. Georgia Code
3. Health
4. Department of Public Health
5. Positive Alternatives for Pregnancy and Parenting Grant Program
6. Services Funded by Program

The services which shall be funded by the program include:

1. Medical care and information, including but not limited to pregnancy tests, sexually transmitted infection tests, other health screenings, ultrasound service, prenatal care, and birth classes and planning;
2. Nutritional services and education;
3. Housing, education, and employment assistance during pregnancy and up to one year following a birth;
4. Adoption education, planning, and services;
5. Child care assistance if necessary for the client to receive pregnancy support services;
6. Parenting education and support services for up to one year following a birth;
7. Material items which are supportive of pregnancy and childbirth, including but not limited to cribs, car seats, clothing, formula, or other safety devices; and
8. Information regarding health care benefits, including but not limited to available Medicaid coverage for the client for pregnancy care that provides health coverage for the client's child upon his or her birth.

(Code 1981, §31-2A-34, enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 214, § 2/SB 308; Ga. L. 2017, p. 774, § 31/HB 323.)

The 2017 amendment, effective May 9, 2017, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, revised language and punctuation throughout this Code section.

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