CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1622Introduced by Assembly Member CarrilloFebruary 22, 2019 An act to amend Section 2746.2 of the Business and Professions Code, to amend Section 151001 of the Health and Safety Code, and to amend Section 1308.8 Labor Code, relating to family physicians. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1622, as introduced, Carrillo. Family physicians.(1) Existing law, the Nursing Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of the practice of nursing by the Board of Registered Nursing and authorizes the board to issue a certificate to practice nurse-midwifery to a person who meets educational standards established by the board or the equivalent of those educational standards. Existing law authorizes the board to appoint a committee of qualified physicians and nurses, including obstetricians and nurse-midwives, to develop the necessary standards relating to educational requirements, ratios of nurse-midwives to supervising physicians, and associated matters.This bill would additionally require the committee to include family physicians.(2) Existing law, the Sexual Health Education Accountability Act, requires a sexual health education program to meet specified requirements, including that information be medically accurate, current, and objective. For purposes of this act, medically accurate means, in part, verified or supported by research conducted in compliance with scientific methods and published in peer review journals, and recognized as accurate and objective by professional organizations and agencies with expertise in the relevant field, including the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.This bill would modify the term medically accurate to additionally reference the American Academy of Family Physicians as a professional organization with the requisite experience.(3) Existing law precludes an infant under one month of age to be employed on a motion picture set or location unless a physician and surgeon who is board-certified in pediatrics provides written certification concerning the infant, including that the infant was carried to full term.This bill would additionally authorize the prescribed certification to be made by a physician and surgeon who is board-certified in family medicine.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following:(a) Family physicians are primary care specialists, and they receive specialized training and education in primary care, including extensive training in pediatrics, obstetrics, adult medicine, and behavioral health.(b) Family medicine is the only physician specialty that addresses the entire spectrum of patient needs, providing clinical and supportive services that include acute, chronic and preventive care, behavioral and mental health, oral health, health promotion, and other services for all ages and genders regardless of disease or organ system.(c) Family physicians throughout the state are finding their hospital privileges constrained, particularly as they relate to prenatal, delivery-related, and postpartum health care.(d) Some health systems and payers have restricted the full spectrum practice of family medicine, thereby reducing access to care, increasing health system costs, and restricting patient choice.(e) Family medicine is a broad spectrum primary care specialty, and family physicians uniquely serve patients from birth to death.SEC. 2. Section 2746.2 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:2746.2. Each applicant shall show by evidence satisfactory to the board that he has they have met the educational standards established by the board or has have at least the equivalent thereof. The board is authorized to appoint a committee of qualified physicians and nurses, including, but not limited to, obstetricians obstetricians, family physicians, and nurse-midwives, to develop the necessary standards relating to educational requirements, ratios of nurse-midwives to supervising physicians, and associated matters.SEC. 3. Section 151001 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:151001. For purposes of this division, the following definitions shall apply:(a) Age appropriate means topics, messages, and teaching methods suitable to particular ages or age groups of children and adolescents, based on developing cognitive, emotional, and behavioral capacity typical for the age or age group.(b) A sexual health education program means a program that provides instruction or information to prevent adolescent pregnancy, unintended pregnancy, or sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV, that is conducted, operated, or administered by any state agency, is funded directly or indirectly by the state, or receives any financial assistance from state funds or funds administered by a state agency, but does not include any program offered by a school district, a county superintendent of schools, or a community college district.(c) Medically accurate means verified or supported by research conducted in compliance with scientific methods and published in peer review journals, where when appropriate, and recognized as accurate and objective by professional organizations and agencies with expertise in the relevant field, including, but not limited to, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Public Health Association, the Society for Adolescent Medicine, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.SEC. 4. Section 1308.8 of the Labor Code is amended to read:1308.8. (a) No infant under the age of one month may be employed on any motion picture set or location unless a licensed physician and surgeon who is board-certified in either pediatrics or family medicine provides written certification that the infant is at least 15 days old and, in his or her their medical opinion, the infant was carried to full term, was of normal birth weight, is physically capable of handling the stress of filmmaking, and the infants lungs, eyes, heart, and immune system are sufficiently developed to withstand the potential risks.(b) Any parent, guardian, or employer of a minor, and any officer or agent of an employer of a minor, who directly or indirectly violates subdivision (a), or who causes or suffers a violation of subdivision (a), with respect to that minor, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 60 days, or by both that fine and imprisonment. CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1622Introduced by Assembly Member CarrilloFebruary 22, 2019 An act to amend Section 2746.2 of the Business and Professions Code, to amend Section 151001 of the Health and Safety Code, and to amend Section 1308.8 Labor Code, relating to family physicians. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1622, as introduced, Carrillo. Family physicians.(1) Existing law, the Nursing Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of the practice of nursing by the Board of Registered Nursing and authorizes the board to issue a certificate to practice nurse-midwifery to a person who meets educational standards established by the board or the equivalent of those educational standards. Existing law authorizes the board to appoint a committee of qualified physicians and nurses, including obstetricians and nurse-midwives, to develop the necessary standards relating to educational requirements, ratios of nurse-midwives to supervising physicians, and associated matters.This bill would additionally require the committee to include family physicians.(2) Existing law, the Sexual Health Education Accountability Act, requires a sexual health education program to meet specified requirements, including that information be medically accurate, current, and objective. For purposes of this act, medically accurate means, in part, verified or supported by research conducted in compliance with scientific methods and published in peer review journals, and recognized as accurate and objective by professional organizations and agencies with expertise in the relevant field, including the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.This bill would modify the term medically accurate to additionally reference the American Academy of Family Physicians as a professional organization with the requisite experience.(3) Existing law precludes an infant under one month of age to be employed on a motion picture set or location unless a physician and surgeon who is board-certified in pediatrics provides written certification concerning the infant, including that the infant was carried to full term.This bill would additionally authorize the prescribed certification to be made by a physician and surgeon who is board-certified in family medicine.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1622 Introduced by Assembly Member CarrilloFebruary 22, 2019 Introduced by Assembly Member Carrillo February 22, 2019 An act to amend Section 2746.2 of the Business and Professions Code, to amend Section 151001 of the Health and Safety Code, and to amend Section 1308.8 Labor Code, relating to family physicians. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1622, as introduced, Carrillo. Family physicians. (1) Existing law, the Nursing Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of the practice of nursing by the Board of Registered Nursing and authorizes the board to issue a certificate to practice nurse-midwifery to a person who meets educational standards established by the board or the equivalent of those educational standards. Existing law authorizes the board to appoint a committee of qualified physicians and nurses, including obstetricians and nurse-midwives, to develop the necessary standards relating to educational requirements, ratios of nurse-midwives to supervising physicians, and associated matters.This bill would additionally require the committee to include family physicians.(2) Existing law, the Sexual Health Education Accountability Act, requires a sexual health education program to meet specified requirements, including that information be medically accurate, current, and objective. For purposes of this act, medically accurate means, in part, verified or supported by research conducted in compliance with scientific methods and published in peer review journals, and recognized as accurate and objective by professional organizations and agencies with expertise in the relevant field, including the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.This bill would modify the term medically accurate to additionally reference the American Academy of Family Physicians as a professional organization with the requisite experience.(3) Existing law precludes an infant under one month of age to be employed on a motion picture set or location unless a physician and surgeon who is board-certified in pediatrics provides written certification concerning the infant, including that the infant was carried to full term.This bill would additionally authorize the prescribed certification to be made by a physician and surgeon who is board-certified in family medicine. (1) Existing law, the Nursing Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of the practice of nursing by the Board of Registered Nursing and authorizes the board to issue a certificate to practice nurse-midwifery to a person who meets educational standards established by the board or the equivalent of those educational standards. Existing law authorizes the board to appoint a committee of qualified physicians and nurses, including obstetricians and nurse-midwives, to develop the necessary standards relating to educational requirements, ratios of nurse-midwives to supervising physicians, and associated matters. This bill would additionally require the committee to include family physicians. (2) Existing law, the Sexual Health Education Accountability Act, requires a sexual health education program to meet specified requirements, including that information be medically accurate, current, and objective. For purposes of this act, medically accurate means, in part, verified or supported by research conducted in compliance with scientific methods and published in peer review journals, and recognized as accurate and objective by professional organizations and agencies with expertise in the relevant field, including the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This bill would modify the term medically accurate to additionally reference the American Academy of Family Physicians as a professional organization with the requisite experience. (3) Existing law precludes an infant under one month of age to be employed on a motion picture set or location unless a physician and surgeon who is board-certified in pediatrics provides written certification concerning the infant, including that the infant was carried to full term. This bill would additionally authorize the prescribed certification to be made by a physician and surgeon who is board-certified in family medicine. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following:(a) Family physicians are primary care specialists, and they receive specialized training and education in primary care, including extensive training in pediatrics, obstetrics, adult medicine, and behavioral health.(b) Family medicine is the only physician specialty that addresses the entire spectrum of patient needs, providing clinical and supportive services that include acute, chronic and preventive care, behavioral and mental health, oral health, health promotion, and other services for all ages and genders regardless of disease or organ system.(c) Family physicians throughout the state are finding their hospital privileges constrained, particularly as they relate to prenatal, delivery-related, and postpartum health care.(d) Some health systems and payers have restricted the full spectrum practice of family medicine, thereby reducing access to care, increasing health system costs, and restricting patient choice.(e) Family medicine is a broad spectrum primary care specialty, and family physicians uniquely serve patients from birth to death.SEC. 2. Section 2746.2 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:2746.2. Each applicant shall show by evidence satisfactory to the board that he has they have met the educational standards established by the board or has have at least the equivalent thereof. The board is authorized to appoint a committee of qualified physicians and nurses, including, but not limited to, obstetricians obstetricians, family physicians, and nurse-midwives, to develop the necessary standards relating to educational requirements, ratios of nurse-midwives to supervising physicians, and associated matters.SEC. 3. Section 151001 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:151001. For purposes of this division, the following definitions shall apply:(a) Age appropriate means topics, messages, and teaching methods suitable to particular ages or age groups of children and adolescents, based on developing cognitive, emotional, and behavioral capacity typical for the age or age group.(b) A sexual health education program means a program that provides instruction or information to prevent adolescent pregnancy, unintended pregnancy, or sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV, that is conducted, operated, or administered by any state agency, is funded directly or indirectly by the state, or receives any financial assistance from state funds or funds administered by a state agency, but does not include any program offered by a school district, a county superintendent of schools, or a community college district.(c) Medically accurate means verified or supported by research conducted in compliance with scientific methods and published in peer review journals, where when appropriate, and recognized as accurate and objective by professional organizations and agencies with expertise in the relevant field, including, but not limited to, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Public Health Association, the Society for Adolescent Medicine, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.SEC. 4. Section 1308.8 of the Labor Code is amended to read:1308.8. (a) No infant under the age of one month may be employed on any motion picture set or location unless a licensed physician and surgeon who is board-certified in either pediatrics or family medicine provides written certification that the infant is at least 15 days old and, in his or her their medical opinion, the infant was carried to full term, was of normal birth weight, is physically capable of handling the stress of filmmaking, and the infants lungs, eyes, heart, and immune system are sufficiently developed to withstand the potential risks.(b) Any parent, guardian, or employer of a minor, and any officer or agent of an employer of a minor, who directly or indirectly violates subdivision (a), or who causes or suffers a violation of subdivision (a), with respect to that minor, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 60 days, or by both that fine and imprisonment. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following:(a) Family physicians are primary care specialists, and they receive specialized training and education in primary care, including extensive training in pediatrics, obstetrics, adult medicine, and behavioral health.(b) Family medicine is the only physician specialty that addresses the entire spectrum of patient needs, providing clinical and supportive services that include acute, chronic and preventive care, behavioral and mental health, oral health, health promotion, and other services for all ages and genders regardless of disease or organ system.(c) Family physicians throughout the state are finding their hospital privileges constrained, particularly as they relate to prenatal, delivery-related, and postpartum health care.(d) Some health systems and payers have restricted the full spectrum practice of family medicine, thereby reducing access to care, increasing health system costs, and restricting patient choice.(e) Family medicine is a broad spectrum primary care specialty, and family physicians uniquely serve patients from birth to death. SECTION 1. The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following:(a) Family physicians are primary care specialists, and they receive specialized training and education in primary care, including extensive training in pediatrics, obstetrics, adult medicine, and behavioral health.(b) Family medicine is the only physician specialty that addresses the entire spectrum of patient needs, providing clinical and supportive services that include acute, chronic and preventive care, behavioral and mental health, oral health, health promotion, and other services for all ages and genders regardless of disease or organ system.(c) Family physicians throughout the state are finding their hospital privileges constrained, particularly as they relate to prenatal, delivery-related, and postpartum health care.(d) Some health systems and payers have restricted the full spectrum practice of family medicine, thereby reducing access to care, increasing health system costs, and restricting patient choice.(e) Family medicine is a broad spectrum primary care specialty, and family physicians uniquely serve patients from birth to death. SECTION 1. The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: ### SECTION 1. (a) Family physicians are primary care specialists, and they receive specialized training and education in primary care, including extensive training in pediatrics, obstetrics, adult medicine, and behavioral health. (b) Family medicine is the only physician specialty that addresses the entire spectrum of patient needs, providing clinical and supportive services that include acute, chronic and preventive care, behavioral and mental health, oral health, health promotion, and other services for all ages and genders regardless of disease or organ system. (c) Family physicians throughout the state are finding their hospital privileges constrained, particularly as they relate to prenatal, delivery-related, and postpartum health care. (d) Some health systems and payers have restricted the full spectrum practice of family medicine, thereby reducing access to care, increasing health system costs, and restricting patient choice. (e) Family medicine is a broad spectrum primary care specialty, and family physicians uniquely serve patients from birth to death. SEC. 2. Section 2746.2 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:2746.2. Each applicant shall show by evidence satisfactory to the board that he has they have met the educational standards established by the board or has have at least the equivalent thereof. The board is authorized to appoint a committee of qualified physicians and nurses, including, but not limited to, obstetricians obstetricians, family physicians, and nurse-midwives, to develop the necessary standards relating to educational requirements, ratios of nurse-midwives to supervising physicians, and associated matters. SEC. 2. Section 2746.2 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: ### SEC. 2. 2746.2. Each applicant shall show by evidence satisfactory to the board that he has they have met the educational standards established by the board or has have at least the equivalent thereof. The board is authorized to appoint a committee of qualified physicians and nurses, including, but not limited to, obstetricians obstetricians, family physicians, and nurse-midwives, to develop the necessary standards relating to educational requirements, ratios of nurse-midwives to supervising physicians, and associated matters. 2746.2. Each applicant shall show by evidence satisfactory to the board that he has they have met the educational standards established by the board or has have at least the equivalent thereof. The board is authorized to appoint a committee of qualified physicians and nurses, including, but not limited to, obstetricians obstetricians, family physicians, and nurse-midwives, to develop the necessary standards relating to educational requirements, ratios of nurse-midwives to supervising physicians, and associated matters. 2746.2. Each applicant shall show by evidence satisfactory to the board that he has they have met the educational standards established by the board or has have at least the equivalent thereof. The board is authorized to appoint a committee of qualified physicians and nurses, including, but not limited to, obstetricians obstetricians, family physicians, and nurse-midwives, to develop the necessary standards relating to educational requirements, ratios of nurse-midwives to supervising physicians, and associated matters. 2746.2. Each applicant shall show by evidence satisfactory to the board that he has they have met the educational standards established by the board or has have at least the equivalent thereof. The board is authorized to appoint a committee of qualified physicians and nurses, including, but not limited to, obstetricians obstetricians, family physicians, and nurse-midwives, to develop the necessary standards relating to educational requirements, ratios of nurse-midwives to supervising physicians, and associated matters. SEC. 3. Section 151001 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:151001. For purposes of this division, the following definitions shall apply:(a) Age appropriate means topics, messages, and teaching methods suitable to particular ages or age groups of children and adolescents, based on developing cognitive, emotional, and behavioral capacity typical for the age or age group.(b) A sexual health education program means a program that provides instruction or information to prevent adolescent pregnancy, unintended pregnancy, or sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV, that is conducted, operated, or administered by any state agency, is funded directly or indirectly by the state, or receives any financial assistance from state funds or funds administered by a state agency, but does not include any program offered by a school district, a county superintendent of schools, or a community college district.(c) Medically accurate means verified or supported by research conducted in compliance with scientific methods and published in peer review journals, where when appropriate, and recognized as accurate and objective by professional organizations and agencies with expertise in the relevant field, including, but not limited to, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Public Health Association, the Society for Adolescent Medicine, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. SEC. 3. Section 151001 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read: ### SEC. 3. 151001. For purposes of this division, the following definitions shall apply:(a) Age appropriate means topics, messages, and teaching methods suitable to particular ages or age groups of children and adolescents, based on developing cognitive, emotional, and behavioral capacity typical for the age or age group.(b) A sexual health education program means a program that provides instruction or information to prevent adolescent pregnancy, unintended pregnancy, or sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV, that is conducted, operated, or administered by any state agency, is funded directly or indirectly by the state, or receives any financial assistance from state funds or funds administered by a state agency, but does not include any program offered by a school district, a county superintendent of schools, or a community college district.(c) Medically accurate means verified or supported by research conducted in compliance with scientific methods and published in peer review journals, where when appropriate, and recognized as accurate and objective by professional organizations and agencies with expertise in the relevant field, including, but not limited to, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Public Health Association, the Society for Adolescent Medicine, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. 151001. For purposes of this division, the following definitions shall apply:(a) Age appropriate means topics, messages, and teaching methods suitable to particular ages or age groups of children and adolescents, based on developing cognitive, emotional, and behavioral capacity typical for the age or age group.(b) A sexual health education program means a program that provides instruction or information to prevent adolescent pregnancy, unintended pregnancy, or sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV, that is conducted, operated, or administered by any state agency, is funded directly or indirectly by the state, or receives any financial assistance from state funds or funds administered by a state agency, but does not include any program offered by a school district, a county superintendent of schools, or a community college district.(c) Medically accurate means verified or supported by research conducted in compliance with scientific methods and published in peer review journals, where when appropriate, and recognized as accurate and objective by professional organizations and agencies with expertise in the relevant field, including, but not limited to, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Public Health Association, the Society for Adolescent Medicine, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. 151001. For purposes of this division, the following definitions shall apply:(a) Age appropriate means topics, messages, and teaching methods suitable to particular ages or age groups of children and adolescents, based on developing cognitive, emotional, and behavioral capacity typical for the age or age group.(b) A sexual health education program means a program that provides instruction or information to prevent adolescent pregnancy, unintended pregnancy, or sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV, that is conducted, operated, or administered by any state agency, is funded directly or indirectly by the state, or receives any financial assistance from state funds or funds administered by a state agency, but does not include any program offered by a school district, a county superintendent of schools, or a community college district.(c) Medically accurate means verified or supported by research conducted in compliance with scientific methods and published in peer review journals, where when appropriate, and recognized as accurate and objective by professional organizations and agencies with expertise in the relevant field, including, but not limited to, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Public Health Association, the Society for Adolescent Medicine, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. 151001. For purposes of this division, the following definitions shall apply: (a) Age appropriate means topics, messages, and teaching methods suitable to particular ages or age groups of children and adolescents, based on developing cognitive, emotional, and behavioral capacity typical for the age or age group. (b) A sexual health education program means a program that provides instruction or information to prevent adolescent pregnancy, unintended pregnancy, or sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV, that is conducted, operated, or administered by any state agency, is funded directly or indirectly by the state, or receives any financial assistance from state funds or funds administered by a state agency, but does not include any program offered by a school district, a county superintendent of schools, or a community college district. (c) Medically accurate means verified or supported by research conducted in compliance with scientific methods and published in peer review journals, where when appropriate, and recognized as accurate and objective by professional organizations and agencies with expertise in the relevant field, including, but not limited to, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Public Health Association, the Society for Adolescent Medicine, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. SEC. 4. Section 1308.8 of the Labor Code is amended to read:1308.8. (a) No infant under the age of one month may be employed on any motion picture set or location unless a licensed physician and surgeon who is board-certified in either pediatrics or family medicine provides written certification that the infant is at least 15 days old and, in his or her their medical opinion, the infant was carried to full term, was of normal birth weight, is physically capable of handling the stress of filmmaking, and the infants lungs, eyes, heart, and immune system are sufficiently developed to withstand the potential risks.(b) Any parent, guardian, or employer of a minor, and any officer or agent of an employer of a minor, who directly or indirectly violates subdivision (a), or who causes or suffers a violation of subdivision (a), with respect to that minor, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 60 days, or by both that fine and imprisonment. SEC. 4. Section 1308.8 of the Labor Code is amended to read: ### SEC. 4. 1308.8. (a) No infant under the age of one month may be employed on any motion picture set or location unless a licensed physician and surgeon who is board-certified in either pediatrics or family medicine provides written certification that the infant is at least 15 days old and, in his or her their medical opinion, the infant was carried to full term, was of normal birth weight, is physically capable of handling the stress of filmmaking, and the infants lungs, eyes, heart, and immune system are sufficiently developed to withstand the potential risks.(b) Any parent, guardian, or employer of a minor, and any officer or agent of an employer of a minor, who directly or indirectly violates subdivision (a), or who causes or suffers a violation of subdivision (a), with respect to that minor, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 60 days, or by both that fine and imprisonment. 1308.8. (a) No infant under the age of one month may be employed on any motion picture set or location unless a licensed physician and surgeon who is board-certified in either pediatrics or family medicine provides written certification that the infant is at least 15 days old and, in his or her their medical opinion, the infant was carried to full term, was of normal birth weight, is physically capable of handling the stress of filmmaking, and the infants lungs, eyes, heart, and immune system are sufficiently developed to withstand the potential risks.(b) Any parent, guardian, or employer of a minor, and any officer or agent of an employer of a minor, who directly or indirectly violates subdivision (a), or who causes or suffers a violation of subdivision (a), with respect to that minor, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 60 days, or by both that fine and imprisonment. 1308.8. (a) No infant under the age of one month may be employed on any motion picture set or location unless a licensed physician and surgeon who is board-certified in either pediatrics or family medicine provides written certification that the infant is at least 15 days old and, in his or her their medical opinion, the infant was carried to full term, was of normal birth weight, is physically capable of handling the stress of filmmaking, and the infants lungs, eyes, heart, and immune system are sufficiently developed to withstand the potential risks.(b) Any parent, guardian, or employer of a minor, and any officer or agent of an employer of a minor, who directly or indirectly violates subdivision (a), or who causes or suffers a violation of subdivision (a), with respect to that minor, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 60 days, or by both that fine and imprisonment. 1308.8. (a) No infant under the age of one month may be employed on any motion picture set or location unless a licensed physician and surgeon who is board-certified in either pediatrics or family medicine provides written certification that the infant is at least 15 days old and, in his or her their medical opinion, the infant was carried to full term, was of normal birth weight, is physically capable of handling the stress of filmmaking, and the infants lungs, eyes, heart, and immune system are sufficiently developed to withstand the potential risks. (b) Any parent, guardian, or employer of a minor, and any officer or agent of an employer of a minor, who directly or indirectly violates subdivision (a), or who causes or suffers a violation of subdivision (a), with respect to that minor, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 60 days, or by both that fine and imprisonment.