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CA SB771

Bill

Status

Engrossed

5/26/2021

Primary Sponsor

Josh Becker

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Origin

Senate

2021-2022 Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits the State Department of Public Health from preventing laboratories with both a CLIA certificate of accreditation and a current state clinical or public health laboratory license from offering noninvasive prenatal tests to pregnant persons with a prenatal care provider's order.

  • Allows laboratories to offer noninvasive prenatal tests to persons who have opted out of the California Prenatal Screening Program or who choose additional testing beyond what the state program offers.

  • Prohibits the department from limiting the number of noninvasive prenatal tests that a qualifying laboratory may provide.

  • Defines "prenatal care provider" as a health care provider licensed under California law who provides prenatal medical care within their scope of practice.

  • Requires inclusion of environmental health information and peer-reviewed materials on reproductive toxins in California Prenatal Screening Program patient educational materials.

Legislative Description

Prenatal screening program.

Last Action

August 11 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

8/11/2022

Committee Referrals

Appropriations6/29/2022
Health4/28/2022
Appropriations5/10/2021
Governance and Finance3/3/2021
Rules2/19/2021

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