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AB 849 (Soria, D-Merced)

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AB 849 (Soria, D-Merced) Details

Signed by the governor on Oct. 7 (Chapter 442, Statutes of 2025).

AB 849 requires, by Jan. 1, 2027, providers as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 127500.2 to notify patients — in writing, verbally, or electronically — that for sensitive examinations involving an ultrasound performed by a sonographer, a trained medical chaperone will be available upon request. Sensitive examination means an ultrasound involving the following...

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