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HomeHealth and Safety CodeDiv. 102Pt. 1Ch. 6Art. 5§ 102900 American Indian Vital Data

§ 102900 American Indian Vital Data

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§ 102900 American Indian Vital Data

This law says California knows that death records for American Indian babies often have mistakes, that the death numbers look way too low, and that because of the bad data the state loses important federal health money.

Key Takeaways

  • •Death certificates for American Indian infants have a lot of errors.
  • •California’s death numbers for American Indians look unrealistically low.
  • •Bad data means the state loses federal health‑care funding for tribal communities.

Example

A tribal health clinic wants federal money to run a vaccination program, but the state’s death statistics for American Indians are wrong, so the clinic gets less funding than it should.

Because the death data is inaccurate, the federal formula that decides how much money to give the clinic thinks fewer people need help, so the clinic gets less cash.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 102900 American Indian Vital Data

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a)  Birth and death certificate-linking studies done by the department in 1974 and repeated in 1984, show unacceptably high rates of error in the completion of death certificate information recording ethnicity for American Indian infants. (b)  Official vital data on deaths for American Indians in the State of California indicate an implausible death rate equal to one-half of the United States rate for all races and one-quarter of the rate for American Indians in all states. (c)  Good demographic data on the American Indian people within the state does not exist and the data that does exist is fragmented and difficult to access and compile. (d)  The lack of accurate vital data on American Indians in California results in a significant loss of federal funds for the provision of health care and promotion services to American Indian people residing in 37 rural counties within the state. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

Key Terms

American Indian infantsdeath certificatevital datafederal funds37 rural counties

Related Statutes

  • § 101875 Public Records Enforcement Actions
  • § 102905 American Indian Death Rate Study
  • § 102910 Tribal Health Study Contracts
  • § 102915 American Indian Mortality Study
  • § 102925 Funding Implementation Requirement

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 102900.
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