Bill Text: CA AB980 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Primary care clinics: abortion.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2013-10-10 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 663, Statutes of 2013. [AB980 Detail]

Download: California-2013-AB980-Chaptered.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 980	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	CHAPTER  663
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  OCTOBER 9, 2013
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  OCTOBER 9, 2013
	PASSED THE SENATE  SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
	AMENDED IN SENATE  SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
	AMENDED IN SENATE  SEPTEMBER 5, 2013
	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, 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 state the intent of the Legislature that all
primary care clinics, including primary care clinics that provide
abortion services, be subject to the same licensing and building
standards. The bill would require the commission, in conjunction with
the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD), to
repeal a specific provision of the 2013 Triennial Edition of the
Building Standards Code, as soon as possible. The bill would grant
OSHPD emergency regulatory authority to implement these provisions,
and would make these regulations permanent without further regulatory
action. The bill would require the State Department of Public
Health, no later than July 1, 2014, to repeal certain regulations
relating to abortion services in primary care clinics.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that all
primary care clinics, including primary care clinics that provide
abortion services, be subject to the same licensing and building
standards.
   (b) It is the intent of the Legislature to render unenforceable
Section 1226.7 of the 2013 Triennial Edition of the California
Building Standards Code. It is the intent of the Legislature that the
public agencies charged with authority to enforce Section 1226.7 of
the 2013 Triennial Edition of the California Building Standards Code
not enforce that section.
  SEC. 2.  Section 18944.18 is added to the Health and Safety Code,
to read:
   18944.18.  (a) The California Building Standards Commission, in
conjunction with the Office of Statewide Health Planning and
Development, shall repeal 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. The Office of
Statewide Health Planning and Development is granted emergency
regulatory authority to implement this subdivision. 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 the regulations relating to abortion services in
primary care clinics contained in Article 5 (commencing with Section
75040) of Chapter 7 of Division 5 of Title 22 of the California Code
of Regulations.