Action Alert!

June 24, 2009

AB 513 will be heard in Senate Health on Wed. July 8. Your letters and calls of support are really key to the success of this bill. Please fax your letters to Senator Alquist, Chair of Senate Health Committee, or your Senator if they sit on Senate Health Committee, by Wed. July 1.

• Template support letter and Senate Health Committee member names, and phone and fax numbers are on the CWA website.
• To find your Senator go to this link.

AB 513 seeks improved support for breastfeeding by requiring health care service plans and health insurers to include coverage for:

• lactation consultation by an Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC)
• the rental of quality breast pumps, as part of their health care service plans or insurance policies that provide maternity coverage.

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Thank you for your help!

Questions?
Contact Karen Farley 916-448-2280, kfarley@calwic.org