Public health: California Epilepsy Program
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill creates the California Epilepsy Program within the State Department of Public Health. The program will focus on gathering data about the incidence and prevalence of epilepsy and seizures throughout California. It will establish an advisory panel to guide the program’s implementation and authorize the department to seek and spend funds, contract with relevant entities, and publish data and service listings on its website.
Key provisions
- Establishes the California Epilepsy Program within the Department of Public Health.
- Requires epidemiological assessments of epilepsy and seizure incidence and prevalence.
- Authorizes the department to convene an advisory panel for program guidance.
- Permits the department to seek and spend funds from various sources.
- Allows the department to contract with entities for data collection.
- Mandates the publication of data reports on the department’s website.
- Requires the publication of a list of agencies offering services to individuals with epilepsy on the department’s website.
- Defines ‘epilepsy’ for the purposes of the program.
Who is affected
- Individuals with epilepsy
- Healthcare providers
- Researchers
- Advocacy groups for epilepsy patients
- The State Department of Public Health
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