Amended in Assembly March 17, 2016

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 2775

Introduced by Assembly Member Gallagher

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(Coauthors: Assembly Members Brough, Chang, Chávez, Mathis, and Patterson)

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(Coauthors: Senators Bates and Nielsen)

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February 19, 2016

An act to add Section 123472.5 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2775, as amended, 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 begin delete contact information end delete begin insert telephone number end insert for a specified organization and stating that pregnancy centers can provide women with services begin insert at no cost end insert that include begin delete counseling, end delete begin insert consultation, end insert 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 1.  

Section 123472.5 is added to the Health and
Safety Code, to read:

123472.5.  

(a) A facility that offers abortion services shall
disseminate to clients onsite 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.

(b) (1) The notice shall state: “If you begin delete intend to keep your baby, end delete
begin insert are considering continuing your pregnancy, nonprofit end insert pregnancy
centers can provide begin delete you with end delete services begin insert at no cost to you, end insert that begin insert may end insert
include begin delete counseling, end delete begin insert consultation, end insert pregnancy begin delete tests, sexually
transmitted disease or sexually transmitted infection (STD/STI) end delete
testing, ultrasound services, support groups, parenting programs,
begin delete and end delete material begin delete assistance. end delete begin insert assistance, and sexually transmitted
disease or sexually transmitted infection (STD/STI) testing. end insert To
find a center near you, begin delete visit www.care-net.org.” end delete begin insert call
1-800-712-HELP.” end insert

(2) The onsite notice shall be a sign at least 8.5 inches by 11
begin delete inches and end delete begin insert inches, end insert written in no less than begin delete 48-point end delete begin insert 36-point end insert type,
and shall be posted conspicuously in the entrance of the facility
and at least one additional area where clients wait to receive
services.