California Assembly Bill AB2775 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 2775AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 17, 2016 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Gallagher  (   Coauthors:   Assembly Members   Brough,   Chang,   Chvez,   Mathis,   and Patterson   )   (   Coauthors:   Senators   Bates   and Nielsen   )  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  contact information   telephone number  for a specified organization and stating that pregnancy centers can provide women with services  at no cost  that include  counseling,   consultation,  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  intend to keep your baby,   are considering continuing your pregnancy, nonprofit  pregnancy centers can provide  you with  services  at no cost to you,  that  may  include  counseling,  consultation,  pregnancy  tests, sexually transmitted disease or sexually transmitted infection (STD/STI)  testing, ultrasound services, support groups, parenting programs,  and  material  assistance.   assistance, and sexually transmitted disease or sexually transmitted infection (STD/STI) testing.  To find a center near you,  visit www.care-net.org."   call 1-800-712-HELP."  (2) The onsite notice shall be a sign at least 8.5 inches by 11  inches and   inches,  written in no less than  48-point   36-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.