Health and Safety Code section 128564
(a)
A scholar shall do all of the following:(1)
Agree to complete abortion training as part of their health care education and to provide, or participate on a team that provides, reproductive health services with the inclusion of medical abortion or procedural abortion and miscarriage management.(2)
Commit to working for three years at a corps-approved site in one of the following areas or with one of the following populations:(A)
A health professional shortage area, as designated by the HRSA.(B)
A medically underserved area or with a medically underserved population, as mapped by the HRSA.(C)
A Maternity Care Health Professional Target Area, as designated by HRSA, or a maternity care desert, as designated by the March of Dimes.(D)
A rural area, as designated by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.(E)
A California county identified to have no abortion services.(F)
An area where the majority of patients are covered under the Medi-Cal program.(3)
Agree, in writing, that if the scholar fails to complete the period of obligated service at a corps-approved site, they will be in breach of contract.(b)
Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), a scholar or a site may petition the corps for approval of a site based on the reproductive health needs of specific communities or populations or the area’s specific linguistic needs.(c)
With the authorization of the corps, a scholar may transfer to a new site to complete their obligated service. The corps shall define the criteria for transfer eligibility. Under certain defined conditions, the corps shall assist the scholar to find a new approved site.(d)
When a scholar is employed at a corps-approved site, the scholar shall be subject to the personnel system of that entity.
Source:
Section 128564, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=128564. (accessed May 9, 2025).