BILL NUMBER: AB 980	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  JULY 10, 2013
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 19, 2013
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 21, 2013

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Pan
    (   Coauthor:   Assembly Member  
Atkins   ) 

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2013

   An act to add Section 18944.18 to the Health and Safety Code,
relating to health care facilities.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 980, as amended, Pan. Primary care clinics: abortion.
   Existing law requires the California Building Standards Commission
to codify all building standards of adopting agencies or state
agencies that propose the building standards and statutes defining
building standards into one California Building Standards Code.
Existing law requires the commission to publish, or cause to be
published, editions of the building standards code in its entirety
once every 3 years.
   This bill would require the commission, in conjunction with the
Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, to adopt
emergency regulations to repeal a specific portion of the 2013
Triennial Edition of the Building Standards Code, and would prohibit
the commission from adopting building code standards that establish
construction requirements for primary care clinics that provide
medication or aspiration abortion services that differ from
construction standards applicable to other specified primary care
clinics. The bill would require the State Department of Public Health
 , no later than July 1, 2014,  to repeal 
specified regulations relating to primary care clinics that provide
abortions   or revise regulations relating to abortion
services in primary care clinics to ensure that any requirements
specific to abortion services are consistent with ap  
plicable law and medical standards of care .
   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 18944.18 is added to the Health and Safety
Code, to read:
   18944.18.  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to preempt, and
to render inoperative, Section 1226.7 of the 2013 Triennial Edition
of the California Building Standards Code.
   (b) Notwithstanding any other law, the California Building
Standards Commission shall not adopt building code standards that
establish construction requirements for primary care clinics that
provide medication or aspiration abortion services that differ from
construction standards applicable to other primary care clinics
described in Section 1226.6 of the 2013 Triennial Edition of the
California Building Standards Code.
  SEC. 2.  (a) The California Building Standards Commission, in
conjunction with the Office of Statewide Health Planning and
Development, shall adopt emergency regulations to delete Section
1226.7 of the 2013 Triennial Edition of the California Building
Standards Code, including all cross-references to that section, as
soon as possible. Notwithstanding the Administrative Procedure Act
(Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3
of Title 2 of the Government Code), the regulations adopted under
this subdivision shall become permanent without further regulatory
action.
   (b) The State Department of Public Health shall, no later than
July 1, 2014, repeal  regulations inconsistent with this act,
including, but not limited to Sections 75042, 75043, and 75044 of
Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations   or
revise regulations relating to abortion services in primary care
clinics, including those contained in Article 5 (commencing with
Section 75040) of Chapter 7 of Division 5 of Title 22 of the
California Code of Regulations, to ensure that any requirements
specific to abortion services, if any are required, are consistent
with applicable law and medical standards of care  .