Bill Text: CA SB464 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: California Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-10-07 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 533, Statutes of 2019. [SB464 Detail]
Download: California-2019-SB464-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Senate
April 11, 2019 |
Amended
IN
Senate
April 01, 2019 |
Senate Bill | No. 464 |
Introduced by Senator Mitchell (Coauthor: Assembly Member Weber) |
February 21, 2019 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YESBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 1262.6 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:1262.6.
(a) Each hospital shall provide each patient, upon admission or as soon thereafter as reasonably practical, written information regarding the patient’s right to the following:(5)Information on how to file a discrimination complaint with the State Department of Public Health’s Center for Health Care Quality and the Department of Fair Employment and Housing as well as the procedure for filing a complaint against a specific provider covered by the Medical Board of California with the Medical Board of California’s Central Complaint Unit if the patient feels they were discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, age, class, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, language proficiency, nationality, immigration status, gender expression, or
religion.
SEC. 2.
Section 102875 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:102875.
The certificate of death shall be divided into two sections.SEC. 3.
Article 4.6 (commencing with Section 123630) is added to Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code, to read:Article 4.6. California Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act
123630.
This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act.123630.1.
The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following:123630.2.
For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings:123630.3.
(a) A hospital as defined in subdivision (a) or (f) of Section 1250 that provides perinatal care, and an alternative birth center or primary care clinic subject to Section 1204.3, shall implement an evidence-based implicit bias program for all health care providers involved in the perinatal care of patients within those facilities.123630.4.
(a) The State Department of Public Health shall track(b)The data on maternal death and severe morbidity published pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be disaggregated by county, facility, and racial and ethnic identity, except where disaggregation would permit the identification of individuals. Data that cannot be completely disaggregated shall be aggregated into categories that facilitate comparisons and identify disparities.