(a) Family planning services shall be offered to all former, current, or potential recipients of childbearing age (as provided by Public Law 92-603) and provided to all eligible individuals who voluntarily request the services. The services shall be offered and provided without regard to marital status, age, or parenthood. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the furnishing of these family planning services shall not require the consent of anyone other than the person who is to receive them. Within the meaning of this section, the term “former, current, or potential recipient” means all persons eligible for Medi-Cal benefits under Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000) and all persons eligible for public social services for which federal reimbursement is available under the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 301 et seq.), except that the term “potential recipients” includes all persons in a family where current social, economic, and health conditions of the family indicate that the family would likely become a recipient of financial assistance within the next five years.

(b) Family planning services shall include, but not be limited to:

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(1) Medical treatment and procedures defined as family planning services under the published Medi-Cal scope of benefits.

(2) Medical contraceptive services such as diagnosis, treatment, supplies, and followup.

(3) Informational and educational services.

(4) Facilitating services such as transportation and child care services needed to attend clinic or other appointments.

(5) Screening for chlamydia.

(c) To the extent the services under this section are not available under the Medi-Cal program, they shall be provided by a grantee pursuant to a grant awarded by the Office of Family Planning. These grants shall include to the maximum extent possible, cooperative funding and other financial arrangements that permit maximum use of available federal funds. All grants awarded by the Office of Family Planning shall be exempt from Division 2 (commencing with Section 1100) of the Public Contract Code. Information and referral services only shall be available to all other families and children.

(d) As the single state agency responsible for the state plan under Title XX of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 1397 et seq.), the State Department of Social Services may provide family planning services pursuant to a purchase of services agreement with the department from funds appropriated for those services. The agreement shall authorize the Office of Family Planning to implement a sliding fee schedule for family planning services provided to clients pursuant to Title XX of the federal Social Security Act in accordance with Section 14501.5.

(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 641, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)