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This bill would prohibit a person from being subject to civil or criminal liability, or otherwise deprived of their rights, based on their actions or omissions with respect to their pregnancy or actual, potential, or alleged pregnancy outcome or based solely on their actions to aid or assist a woman or pregnant person who is exercising their reproductive rights. The bill would clarify that an abortion is unauthorized if performed by a person other than the pregnant person and either the person performing the abortion is not a health care provider that is authorized to perform an abortion or the fetus is viable. The bill would authorize a party whose rights are protected by the Reproductive Privacy Act to bring a civil action against an offending state actor when those rights are interfered with by conduct or by statute, ordinance, or other state or local rule, regulation, or enactment in violation of the act, as specified, and would require a court, upon a motion, to award reasonable attorneys' fees and costs to a prevailing plaintiff. The bill would also authorize a person aggrieved by a violation of the Reproductive Privacy Act to bring a civil action pursuant to the Tom Bane Civil Rights Act. The bill would provide for the indemnification of employees or former employees of public agencies who were acting within the scope of their employment.

This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 123466 of the Health and Safety Code proposed by AB 2091 to be operative only if this bill and AB 2091 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.

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This bill would define "test" for these purposes to apply to both clinical laboratory tests and imaging scans, such as x-rays, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound, or other similar technologies and would also make conforming changes. The bill would remove the requirement that a health care professional review the results before the results are disclosed to the patient by internet posting or other electronic means.

This bill would additionally prohibit the representative of a minor from inspecting the minor's patient records when the records relate to certain services, including medical care related to the prevention or treatment of pregnancy, as specified.

(3) Existing law, the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975, provides for the licensure and regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care and makes a willful violation of the act a crime. Existing law provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing federal regulations require the implementation of specified application programming interfaces (API) for the access to and exchange of health data and plan information.

This bill would require, commencing January 1, 2024, health care service plans and health insurers to establish and maintain API, as described by the federal regulations, for the benefit of enrollees, insureds, and contracted providers. Because a willful violation of these provisions by a health care service plan would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

(4) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.

This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

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This bill would designate the dissemination or promotion of misinformation or disinformation related to the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, or “COVID-19,” by a physician or surgeon as unprofessional conduct, allowing the Medical Board to take action against such physician or surgeon.

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The bill would authorize a school-based health center to provide primary medical care (including immunizations), behavioral health services, or dental care services onsite or through mobile health or telehealth. School-based health centers shall collect and report data to the California Public Health Department. To integrate the school-based health center in the school or local educational agency’s community school model.

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Would merge the three CA Immunization Registry tracking systems to create one statewide system and all vaccines will be required to be entered into the CA Immunization Registry (CAIR). Schools and other entities would have access to all vaccine records, rather than just those of their students/patients or the particular vaccines required for school.

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Allows the members of a legislative body to remove individuals who willfully interrupt their meeting. The measure defines willful interruption as intentionally engaging in behavior that substantially impairs or renders infeasible the orderly conduct of the meeting in accordance with law and applicable rules. It includes, but is not limited to: (1) a failure to comply with reasonable regulations prohibiting force, threats of force, or intimidation; and (2) a threat against another person’s free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to them by the state and federal constitutions or law.

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Will change the California Medical Privacy act to authorize a health care provider or service plan to disclose your child’s medical information to a school-linked services coordinator.

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The bill, no later than January 1, 2025, would require the department to establish the “Viral Surveillance Hub” (VSH) that would be responsible for timely communication with any laboratory that conducts viral surveillance and identifies a potential novel virus or variant.

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Requires schools to continue COVID-19 testing.

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Mandates COVID-19 vaccine to attend in person schooling, removes PBE’s as currently allowed by law for newly added vaccines.

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Would allow children 15+ to consent to vaccines without parental consent or knowledge.

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