CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 570Introduced by Senator Becker(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Weber)(Coauthors: Assembly Members Papan and Wicks)February 15, 2023 An act to add Section 125055.1 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 570, as introduced, Becker. Prenatal screening program.Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to administer a statewide program for prenatal testing for genetic disorders and birth defects, including, but not limited to, ultrasound, amniocentesis, chorionic villus sampling, and blood testing. Existing law requires the department to expand prenatal screening to include all tests that meet or exceed the current standard of care as recommended by nationally recognized medical or genetic organizations and to establish any rules, regulations, and standards for prenatal diagnostic testing and the allocation of subsidies, as specified. This bill would prohibit the department, by way of rule, regulation, contract, or any other manner, from interfering with a pregnant individuals ability to secure genetic screening testing as recommended or ordered by the pregnant individuals prenatal care provider, or both.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. Section 125055.1 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:125055.1. The department shall not, by way of rule, regulation, contract, or any other manner, interfere with a pregnant individuals ability to secure genetic screening testing as recommended or ordered by the pregnant individuals prenatal care provider, or both.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 570Introduced by Senator Becker(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Weber)(Coauthors: Assembly Members Papan and Wicks)February 15, 2023 An act to add Section 125055.1 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 570, as introduced, Becker. Prenatal screening program.Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to administer a statewide program for prenatal testing for genetic disorders and birth defects, including, but not limited to, ultrasound, amniocentesis, chorionic villus sampling, and blood testing. Existing law requires the department to expand prenatal screening to include all tests that meet or exceed the current standard of care as recommended by nationally recognized medical or genetic organizations and to establish any rules, regulations, and standards for prenatal diagnostic testing and the allocation of subsidies, as specified. This bill would prohibit the department, by way of rule, regulation, contract, or any other manner, from interfering with a pregnant individuals ability to secure genetic screening testing as recommended or ordered by the pregnant individuals prenatal care provider, or both.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 570
Introduced by Senator Becker(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Weber)(Coauthors: Assembly Members Papan and Wicks)February 15, 2023
Introduced by Senator Becker(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Weber)(Coauthors: Assembly Members Papan and Wicks)
February 15, 2023
An act to add Section 125055.1 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 570, as introduced, Becker. Prenatal screening program.
Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to administer a statewide program for prenatal testing for genetic disorders and birth defects, including, but not limited to, ultrasound, amniocentesis, chorionic villus sampling, and blood testing. Existing law requires the department to expand prenatal screening to include all tests that meet or exceed the current standard of care as recommended by nationally recognized medical or genetic organizations and to establish any rules, regulations, and standards for prenatal diagnostic testing and the allocation of subsidies, as specified. This bill would prohibit the department, by way of rule, regulation, contract, or any other manner, from interfering with a pregnant individuals ability to secure genetic screening testing as recommended or ordered by the pregnant individuals prenatal care provider, or both.
Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to administer a statewide program for prenatal testing for genetic disorders and birth defects, including, but not limited to, ultrasound, amniocentesis, chorionic villus sampling, and blood testing. Existing law requires the department to expand prenatal screening to include all tests that meet or exceed the current standard of care as recommended by nationally recognized medical or genetic organizations and to establish any rules, regulations, and standards for prenatal diagnostic testing and the allocation of subsidies, as specified.
This bill would prohibit the department, by way of rule, regulation, contract, or any other manner, from interfering with a pregnant individuals ability to secure genetic screening testing as recommended or ordered by the pregnant individuals prenatal care provider, or both.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 125055.1 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:125055.1. The department shall not, by way of rule, regulation, contract, or any other manner, interfere with a pregnant individuals ability to secure genetic screening testing as recommended or ordered by the pregnant individuals prenatal care provider, or both.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 125055.1 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:125055.1. The department shall not, by way of rule, regulation, contract, or any other manner, interfere with a pregnant individuals ability to secure genetic screening testing as recommended or ordered by the pregnant individuals prenatal care provider, or both.
SECTION 1. Section 125055.1 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
125055.1. The department shall not, by way of rule, regulation, contract, or any other manner, interfere with a pregnant individuals ability to secure genetic screening testing as recommended or ordered by the pregnant individuals prenatal care provider, or both.
125055.1. The department shall not, by way of rule, regulation, contract, or any other manner, interfere with a pregnant individuals ability to secure genetic screening testing as recommended or ordered by the pregnant individuals prenatal care provider, or both.
125055.1. The department shall not, by way of rule, regulation, contract, or any other manner, interfere with a pregnant individuals ability to secure genetic screening testing as recommended or ordered by the pregnant individuals prenatal care provider, or both.
125055.1. The department shall not, by way of rule, regulation, contract, or any other manner, interfere with a pregnant individuals ability to secure genetic screening testing as recommended or ordered by the pregnant individuals prenatal care provider, or both.