Legally protected health care activities.
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Majority
Fiscal committee
No
Appropriation
No
Current location
Enrolled
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
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- Became Law
Overview
This bill aims to protect California residents and healthcare providers involved in legally protected health care activities, particularly those related to reproductive health. It extends existing protections to activities occurring outside of California and prohibits state and local agencies from cooperating with out-of-state law enforcement investigations targeting these activities. Specifically, it requires affidavits of compliance when responding to subpoenas and restricts California entities from complying with out-of-state legal processes related to these activities, unless certain conditions are met.
Key provisions
- Prohibits California law enforcement from arresting or cooperating with arrests related to legally protected health care activities, even if those activities are lawful in another state.
- Extends existing protections to legally protected health care activities occurring outside of California.
- Requires affidavits of perjury to be included when responding to out-of-state subpoenas related to legally protected health care activities.
- Prohibits California corporations from complying with out-of-state subpoenas seeking customer data related to legally protected health care services.
- Mandates notification to the Attorney General within 7 days of receiving an inquiry, investigation, subpoena, or summons regarding legally protected health care activities.
- Authorizes civil action for declaratory relief against entities that fail to comply with the bill's provisions.
- Establishes penalties of $10,000 for a first violation and $15,000 for subsequent violations.
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