AB 2775, as introduced, Gallagher. Abortion services facilities: pregnancy center notice.
Existing law requires a licensed covered facility, as defined, to disseminate to clients a notice, as specified, stating that California has public programs that provide immediate free or low-cost access to comprehensive family planning services, prenatal care, and abortion for eligible women. Existing law requires an unlicensed covered facility, as defined, to disseminate to clients a notice, as specified, stating that the facility is not licensed as a medical facility by the State of California and has no licensed medical provider. Existing law authorizes the Attorney General, city attorney, or county counsel to bring an action to impose a specified civil penalty against covered facilities that fail to comply with these requirements.
This bill would require a facility that offers abortion services to disseminate a notice to clients, as specified, providing the contact information for a specified organization and stating that pregnancy centers can provide women with services that include counseling, pregnancy tests, sexually transmitted disease or sexually transmitted infection (STD/STI) testing, ultrasound services, support groups, parenting programs, and material assistance.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 123472.5 is added to the Health and
2Safety Code, to read:
(a) A facility that offers abortion services shall
4disseminate to clients onsite the following notice in English and
5in the primary threshold languages for Medi-Cal beneficiaries as
6determined by the State Department of Health Care Services for
7the county in which the facility is located.
8(b) (1) The notice shall state: “If you intend to keep your baby,
9pregnancy centers can provide you with services that include
10counseling, pregnancy tests, sexually transmitted disease or
11sexually transmitted infection (STD/STI) testing, ultrasound
12services, support groups, parenting programs, and material
13assistance. To find a center near you, visit www.care-net.org.”
14(2) The onsite notice shall be a sign at least 8.5 inches by 11
15inches and written in no less than 48-point type, and shall be posted
16conspicuously in the entrance of the facility and at least one
17additional area where clients wait to receive services.
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