Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:973 – Adolescent pregnancy and pregnancy prevention program
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:973
- Department: means the Department of Children and Family Services or the Louisiana Department of Health. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:1
The office of public health, Louisiana Department of Health, shall provide a special program of preventive, health, and medical care and health education services for adolescents that concentrates on adolescent pregnancy and pregnancy prevention. The program required by this Section shall include services necessary to prevent or reduce the occurrence of maternal, fetal, and infant deaths, low birth-weight infants, handicapping conditions, unplanned adolescent pregnancies, and births without appropriate intrapartum care.
Acts 1990, No. 731, §1.