Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 16, § 1379.4 - Notice to Consumers
(a) A licensed midwife shall provide notice
to each client of the fact that the licensee is licensed and regulated by the
board, and the license can be checked and complaints against the licensee can
be made through the board's website or by contacting the board. The notice
shall include a quick response (QR) code that leads to the board's Notice to
Consumer webpage at
https://www.mbc.ca.gov/licensing/Notice-to-Consumers.aspx,
and shall contain the following statement and information:
NOTICE TO CLIENTS
Licensed midwives are licensed and regulated by the Medical Board of California.
To check up on a license or to file a complaint go to
email: licensecheck@mbc.ca.gov,
or call (800) 633-2322.
(b) The notice required by this section shall
be provided by one of the following methods:
(1) Prominently posting the notice in an area
visible to clients on the premises where the licensee provides the licensed
services, in which case the notice shall be in at least 38-point type in Arial
font.
(2) Including the notice and
an acknowledgement of receipt and understanding in a written statement in a
language understood by the client or client representative, signed and dated by
the client or the client representative and retained in that client's medical
records. The notice and acknowledgement of receipt and understanding may be
provided and maintained in an electronic format.
(3) Including the notice in a language
understood by the client or client representative in a statement on letterhead,
client instructions, or other document given to a client or the client
representative, where the notice is placed immediately above the signature line
for the client in at least 14-point type.
(c) If the licensee chooses to post a sign to
comply with this section and the sign is not posted in a language understood by
the client or client representative, the licensee shall also provide the notice
as described in subdivisions (b)(2) or (b)(3) of this section, if the notice
and templates for acknowledgement of receipt and understanding are provided by
the board pursuant to subdivision (d) of this section in a language understood
by the client or client representative.
(d) Templates for the notice and
acknowledgement of receipt and understanding shall be provided on the Medical
Board of California website in the 12 most common non-English languages that
are spoken in California: Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Korean,
Armenian, Farsi, Arabic, Russian, Japanese, Punjabi, and Khmer.
(e) Notwithstanding subdivision (c), a
licensee shall be deemed to be in compliance with this section if the hospital,
clinic, or other practice location where the licensee is practicing posts the
notice on its premises in an area visible to clients consistent with the
requirements of this section.
Notes
Note: Authority cited: Sections 2018 and 2026, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 138, 2026 and 2508, Business and Professions Code.
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