California · Health and Safety Code - HSC

HSC §1220.2: (a) Notwithstanding any other state law, and consistent with Sections 1 and 1.

Civil

What this law says, in plain English

State and local officials cannot prosecute or discipline licensees for transporting, possessing, or dispensing mifepristone or medication abortion drugs lawful under state law.

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(a) Notwithstanding any other state law, and consistent with Sections 1 and 1.1 of Article I of the California Constitution, an individual or state or local officer shall not commence a criminal, civil, professional discipline, or licensing action against a licensee concerning the transport, distribution, delivery, receipt, acquisition, sale, possession, furnishment, dispensation, repackaging, or storage of brand name or generic mifepristone or any drug used for medication abortion that is lawful under the laws of the state. (b) The department shall not suspend a license, revoke a license, or otherwise take disciplinary action against a licensee solely on the basis that the licensee transported, distributed, delivered, received, acquired, sold, possessed, furnished, dispensed, repackaged, or stored brand name or generic mifepristone or any drug used for medication abortion that is lawful under the laws of the state. (c) The department shall not deny an application for licensure, or suspend a license, revoke a license, or otherwise impose discipline upon a licensee solely because the licensee is licensed in another state and was convicted or disciplined in that state solely for an activity related to brand name or generic mifepristone or any drug used for medication abortion that, if performed in this state, would not be grounds for denial, suspension, revocation, or other discipline.

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