Overview

This Web page comprises links to the legislation outlining the history of Maternal and Child Health (MCH) as well as links to current data and programmatic information. It provides access to the legislative history of Title V and an appropriations history of the program from 1935 to 1995. It also provides electronic access to related laws that have affected MCH over the past 60 years.

This page is designed as a ready reference in the administration of State Title V programs and of project grant programs administered under Title V at the Federal level.

This page draws from the following sources:

• Mandel CR and Hutchins VL. n.d. Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Legislative History, Volume 1. Arlington, VA: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health.
• Richards JT. Forthcoming State MCH-Medicaid Coordination: A Review of Title V and Title XIX Interagency Agreements. 2nd Ed. Vienna, VA: HRSA Information Center.
• U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau. 1996. Legislative Base: Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant: Title V of the Social Security Act. Arlington, VA: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health.

Maternal and Child Health Legislation

• The Social Security Act, as amended (sections relating to MCH):
  • Title IV: Grants to States for Aid and Services to Needy Families with Children and for Child-Welfare Services
  • Title V: Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant
  • Title XI: General Provisions and Peer Review
    Sections 1115, 1124, 1128, 1128A, 1156
  • Title XIX: Grants to States for Medical Assistance Programs
  • Title XXI: State Children's Health Insurance Program
• United States Code, Section 42: The Public Health and Welfare
  • Chapter 5: Maternity and Infancy Welfare and Hygiene
  • Chapter 6: The Children's Bureau
  • Chapter 6A: Public Health Service
  • Chapter 13: School Lunch Programs
  • Chapter 13A: Child Nutrition
  • Chapter 29: Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Offenses Control
  • Chapter 43: Department of Health and Human Services
  • Chapter 63: Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention
  • Chapter 63A: Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction
  • Chapter 67: Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform
  • Chapter 110: Family Violence Prevention and Services
  • Chapter 121: International Child Abduction Remedies
  • Chapter 123: Drug Abuse Education and Prevention
  • Chapter 127: Coordinated Services for Children, Youth, and Families
  • Chapter 132: Victims of Child Abuse
• Civil Rights Act, related sections
  Sections 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606
• Rules and Regulations for Title V of the Social Security Act
  Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR; available online via the e-CFR) treats topics of public health. The following sections relate to MCH:
  • 42 CFR §51a: Project Grants for Maternal and Child Health
  • 45 CFR §92: Public Welfare: Cooperative Agreements to State, Local, and Tribal Governments
  • 45 CFR §96: Public Welfare: Block Grants
  • 45 CFR §98: Public Welfare: Child Care and Development Fund
  • 45 CFR §99: Public Welfare: Procedure for Hearings for the Child Care and Development Fund
• Program Guidance for Title V of the Social Security Act
  • MCH Block Grant to States Application Guidance (Word document)