- Stage
- Failed
- Started in
- Assembly
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- Feb 3, 2020
What it does
Existing law establishes the State Department of Health Care Services, and requires the department to administer various health programs, including the Genetically Handicapped Persons Program, under which medical care is provided to persons with genetically handicapping conditions, including sickle cell disease. Existing law authorizes the State Department of Public Health to make grants or contracts for demonstration projects to determine the feasibility of alternate methods of testing for sickle cell disease, to provide counseling services, to evaluate the social consequences of the identification of sickle cell trait carriers, to provide training in genetic counseling, and to conduct…
Where it stands
This bill failed and is no longer moving.
Failed
This bill failed and is no longer moving.
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Once a bill is decided, the questions are about what is done with it in California.