Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 700, Sec. 3. (AB 775) Effective January 1, 2016.
This article shall be known and may be cited as the Reproductive FACT (Freedom, Accountability, Comprehensive Care, and Transparency) Act or Reproductive FACT Act.
Article 2.7 - Reproductive FACT Act
California Health and Safety Code — §§ 123470-123473
Sections (4)
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 is providing family planning or pregnancy-related services, and that satisfies two or more of the following:
(1)The facility offers obstetric ultrasounds, obstetric sonograms, or prenatal care to pregnant women.
(2)The facility provides, or offers counseling about, contraception or contraceptive methods.
(3)The facility offers pregnancy testing or pregnancy diagnosis.
(4)The facility advertises or solicits patrons with offers to provide prenatal sonography, pregnancy tests, or pregnancy options counseling.
(5)The facility offers abortion services.
(6)The facility has staff or volunteers who collect health information from clients.
(b)For purposes of this article, subject to subdivision (c), “unlicensed covered facility” is a facility that is not licensed by the State of California and does not have a licensed medical provider on staff or under contract who provides or directly supervises the provision of all of the services, whose primary purpose is providing pregnancy-related services, and that satisfies two or more of the
following:
(1)The facility offers obstetric ultrasounds, obstetric sonograms, or prenatal care to pregnant women.
(2)The facility offers pregnancy testing or pregnancy diagnosis.
(3)The facility advertises or solicits patrons with offers to provide prenatal sonography, pregnancy tests, or pregnancy options counseling.
(4)The facility has staff or volunteers who collect health information from clients.
(c)This article shall not apply to either of the following:
(1)A clinic directly conducted, maintained, or operated by the United States or any of its departments, officers, or agencies.
(2)A licensed primary care clinic that is enrolled as a Medi-Cal provider and a provider in the Family Planning, Access, Care, and Treatment Program.
Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 700, Sec. 3. (AB 775) Effective January 1, 2016.
(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)The notice shall state:
“California has public programs that provide immediate free or low-cost access to comprehensive family planning services (including all FDA-approved methods of contraception), prenatal care, and abortion for eligible women. To determine whether you qualify, contact the county social services office at [insert the
telephone number].”
(2)The information shall be disclosed in one of the following ways:
(A)A public notice posted in a conspicuous place where individuals wait that may be easily read by those seeking services from the facility. The notice shall be at least 8.5 inches by 11 inches and written in no less than 22-point type.
(B)A printed notice distributed to all clients in no less than 14-point type.
(C)A digital notice distributed to all clients that can be read at the time of check-in or arrival, in the same point type as other digital disclosures. A printed notice as described in subparagraph (B) shall be available for all clients who cannot or do not wish to receive the information in a digital
format.
(3)The notice may be combined with other mandated disclosures.
(b)An unlicensed covered facility shall disseminate to clients on site and in any print and digital advertising materials including Internet Web sites, 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)The notice shall state: “This facility is not licensed as a medical facility by the State of California and has no licensed medical provider who provides or directly supervises the provision of services.”
(2)The onsite notice shall be a sign at least 8.5 inches by 11 inches and written in no less than 48-point type, and
shall be posted conspicuously in the entrance of the facility and at least one additional area where clients wait to receive services.
(3)The notice in the advertising material shall be clear and conspicuous. “Clear and conspicuous” means in larger point type than the surrounding text, or in contrasting type, font, or color to the surrounding text of the same size, or set off from the surrounding text of the same size by symbols or other marks that call attention to the language.
Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 700, Sec. 3. (AB 775) Effective January 1, 2016.
(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 may bring an action to impose a civil penalty pursuant to this section after doing both of the following:
(1)Providing the covered facility with reasonable notice of noncompliance, which informs the facility that it is subject to a civil penalty if it does not correct the violation within 30 days from the date the notice is sent to the facility.
(2)Verifying
that the violation was not corrected within the 30-day period described in paragraph (1).
(b)The civil penalty shall be deposited into the General Fund if the action is brought by the Attorney General. If the action is brought by a city attorney, the civil penalty shall be paid to the treasurer of the city in which the judgment is entered. If the action is brought by a county counsel, the civil penalty shall be paid to the treasurer of the county in which the judgment is entered.