Title HSC, California Health & Safety Code

This article shall be known and may be cited as the Reproductive Privacy Act. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 385, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2003.)

The Legislature finds and declares that every individual possesses a fundamental right of privacy with respect to personal reproductive decisions, which entails the right to make and effectuate decisions about all matters relating to pregnancy, including prenatal care, childbirth…

The following definitions shall apply for purposes of this chapter: (a) “Abortion” means any medical treatment intended to induce the termination of a pregnancy except for the purpose of producing a live birth. (b) “Pregnancy” means the human reproductive process, beginning with …

(a) The state shall not deny or interfere with a woman’s or pregnant person’s right to choose or obtain an abortion prior to viability of the fetus, or when the abortion is necessary to protect the life or health of the woman or pregnant person. (b) A person shall not be compelle…

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a person shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability or penalty, or otherwise deprived of their rights under this article, based on their actions or omissions with respect to their pregnancy or actual, potential, or alleged pregnancy out…

(a) A law of another state that authorizes a person to bring a civil action against a person or entity that does any of the following is contrary to the public policy of this state: (1) Receives or seeks an abortion. (2) Performs, provides, or induces an abortion. (3) Knowingly e…

The performance of an abortion is unauthorized if performed by someone other than the pregnant person and if either of the following is true: (a) The person performing the abortion is not a health care provider authorized to perform an abortion pursuant to Section 2253 of the Bus…

(a) (1) California law governs in any action in this state, whether civil, administrative, or criminal, against any person who provides, receives, aids or abets in providing or receiving, or attempts to provide or receive, by any means, including telehealth, the health care servi…

(a) A party whose reproductive rights are protected by this article and whose reproductive rights are interfered with by conduct or by a statute, ordinance, or other state or local rule, regulation, or enactment in violation of this article may bring a civil action against an off…

Members of the committee shall serve without compensation, but shall receive the current per diem, subsistence, and travel reimbursement paid to state managers, supervisors, and confidential employees for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. (Repealed and added b…

The committee shall meet on call of the director but no less than one time per year. (Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1351, Sec. 2.)

This article shall be known and may be cited as the Reproductive FACT (Freedom, Accountability, Comprehensive Care, and Transparency) Act or Reproductive FACT Act. (Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 700, Sec. 3. (AB 775) Effective January 1, 2016.)

(a) For purposes of this article, and except as provided in subdivision (c), “licensed covered facility” means a facility licensed under Section 1204 or an intermittent clinic operating under a primary care clinic pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1206, whose primary purpose…

(a) A licensed covered facility shall disseminate to clients on site the following notice in English and in the primary threshold languages for Medi-Cal beneficiaries as determined by the State Department of Health Care Services for the county in which the facility is located. (1…

(a) Covered facilities that fail to comply with the requirements of this article are liable for a civil penalty of five hundred dollars ($500) for a first offense and one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each subsequent offense. The Attorney General, city attorney, or county counsel…

For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Advisory committee” or “HAI-AC” means the Healthcare Associated Infection Advisory Committee established pursuant to Section 1288.5. (b) “Health-care-associated infection,” “health facility acquired infecti…

(a) By July 1, 2007, the department shall appoint a Healthcare Associated Infection Advisory Committee (HAI-AC) that shall make recommendations related to methods of reporting cases of hospital acquired infections occurring in general acute care hospitals, and shall make recommen…

(a) (1) Each health facility, as defined in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 1255.8, shall quarterly report all cases of health-care-associated MRSA bloodstream infection, health-care-associated clostridium difficile infection, and health-care-associated Vancomycin-res…

(a) (1) Each general acute care hospital, in collaboration with infection prevention and control professionals, and with the participation of senior health care facility leadership shall, as a component of its strategic plan, at least once every three years, prepare a written rep…

By July 1, 2007, the department shall require that each general acute care hospital, in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control guidelines, take all of the following actions: (a) Annually offer onsite influenza vaccinations, if available, to all hospital employees at no c…

(a) By January 1, 2008, the department shall take all of the following actions to protect against HAI in general acute care hospitals statewide: (1) Implement an HAI surveillance and prevention program designed to assess the department’s resource needs, educate health facility ev…

Each general acute care hospital, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 1250, shall do all of the following by July 1, 2015: (a) Adopt and implement an antimicrobial stewardship policy in accordance with guidelines established by the federal government and professional organiz…

By January 1, 2009, the department shall do all of the following: (a) Require each general acute care hospital to develop, implement, and periodically evaluate compliance with policies and procedures to prevent secondary surgical site infections (SSI). The results of this evaluat…

(a) No later than January 1, 2010, a physician designated as a hospital epidemiologist or infection surveillance, prevention, and control committee chairperson shall participate in a continuing medical education (CME) training program offered by the federal Centers for Disease Co…

This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the Maternal Mental Health Conditions Education, Early Diagnosis, and Treatment Act. (Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 773, Sec. 1. (AB 3032) Effective January 1, 2019.)

The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) Maternal depression is a common complication of pregnancy. Maternal mental health disorders encompass a range of mental health conditions, such as depression, anxiety, and postpartum psychosis. (b) Maternal menta…

For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Maternal mental health condition” means a mental health condition that occurs during pregnancy or during the postpartum period and includes, but is not limited to, postpartum depression. (b) “…

A general acute care hospital or special hospital, as defined in subdivisions (a) and (f) of Section 1250, that has a perinatal unit, in collaboration with medical staff, shall, by January 1, 2020, develop and implement a program to provide education and information to appropriat…

The program developed pursuant to this article shall include all of the following: (a) Education and information for postpartum women and families about maternal mental health conditions, posthospital treatment options, and community resources. (b) Education and information for h…

A person or facility that offers fetal ultrasound, or a similar procedure, for keepsake or entertainment purposes, shall disclose to a client prior to performing the procedure, in writing, the following statement: “The federal Food and Drug Administration has determined that the …

(a) An ultrasound, or a similar medical imaging device or procedure used for a medical, counseling, or diagnostic service or purpose, shall only be offered in the following settings: (1) A licensed clinic, as described in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1200) of Division 2. (2…

(a) Any person or entity that fails to comply with the requirements of Section 123621 is liable for a civil penalty of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for a first offense and five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each subsequent offense. The Attorney General, a district a…

This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act. (Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 533, Sec. 3. (SB 464) Effective January 1, 2020.)

The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) Every person should be entitled to dignity and respect during and after pregnancy and childbirth. Patients should receive the best care possible regardless of their race, gender, age, class, sexual orientation, g…

For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Pregnancy-related death” is the death of a person while pregnant or within 365 days of the end of a pregnancy, irrespective of the duration or site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to,…

(a) A hospital as defined in subdivision (a) or (f) of Section 1250 that provides perinatal care, and an alternative birth center or primary care clinic subject to Section 1204.3, shall implement an evidence-based implicit bias program for all health care providers involved in th…

(a) The State Department of Public Health shall track data on severe maternal morbidity, including, but not limited to, all of the following health conditions: (1) Obstetric hemorrhage. (2) Hypertension. (3) Preeclampsia and eclampsia. (4) Venous thromboembolism. (5) Sepsis. (6) …

(a) A hospital, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 1250, shall implement an evidence-based implicit bias program, as described in subdivision (b) of Section 123630.3, as part of its new graduate training program that hires and trains new nursing program graduates. (b) If th…

The Attorney General may publish a report outlining compliance data related to this article on a biennial basis. The report may be posted on the Attorney General’s internet website. (Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 621, Sec. 4. (AB 2319) Effective January 1, 2025.)

If any provision of the California Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act, or the application of any such provision to any person or circumstances, shall be held invalid, the remainder of the California Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act, to the extent it can be given effec…

For the purposes of this section, the following terms apply: (a) “Maternal mortality” or “maternal death” means the death of a person during pregnancy or within a year from the end of pregnancy, and related to, or aggravated by, the pregnancy or birth, including, but not limited …

(a) The California Pregnancy-Associated Review Committee is hereby established under the State Department of Public Health to continuously engage in the comprehensive, regular, and uniform review and reporting of maternal deaths throughout the state. The department, in collaborat…

This article is operative on August 1, 2022. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 449, Sec. 3. (SB 65) Effective January 1, 2022.)

Before a person who is required to register as a sex offender under Section 290 of the Penal Code is released into a long-term health care facility, as defined in Section 1418, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the State Department of State Hospitals, or any other…

For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply: (a) (1) “Gross receipts” means gross receipts paid as compensation for services provided to residents of a designated intermediate care facility. (2) “Gross receipts” does not mean charitable contributions. (3) …

In addition to the rate of payment that an eligible facility would otherwise receive for intermediate care facility services provided to Medi-Cal beneficiaries, an eligible facility shall receive quarterly supplemental Medi-Cal reimbursement, in an amount determined by the depart…