Section 109278 Of Article 1. Intent And Definitions From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 104. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 1.
109278
. (a) The medical care provider primarily responsible for
providing to a patient an annual gynecological examination shall
provide to that patient during the annual examination a standardized
summary in layperson's language and in a language understood by the
patient containing a description of the symptoms and appropriate
methods of diagnoses for gynecological cancers. Use of existing
publications developed by nationally recognized cancer organizations
is not precluded by this section.
(b) For the purposes of this section, "medical care provider"
means a health care professional licensed pursuant to Division 2
(commencing with Section 500) of the Business and Professions Code or
pursuant to an initiative act referred to in that division providing
medical care within his or her lawful scope of practice.