{"code":"HSC","codeName":"Health and Safety Code","section":"123620","citation":"Health & Saf. Code, § 123620","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 106. PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT) [123100. - 125850.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-106"},{"name":"PART 2. MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH [123225. - 124250.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-106/part-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Maternal Health [123375. - 123643.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-106/part-2/chapter-2"},{"name":"ARTICLE 4.5. Fetal Ultrasound [123620. - 123622.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-106/part-2/chapter-2/article-4.5"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 78, Sec. 2.   Effective January 1, 2005.","effective":"2005-01-01","html":"<p>A person or facility that offers fetal ultrasound, or a similar procedure, for keepsake or entertainment purposes, shall disclose to a client prior to performing the procedure, in writing, the following statement: “The federal Food and Drug Administration has determined that the use of medical ultrasound equipment for other than medical purposes, or without a physician’s prescription, is an unapproved use.”</p>","text":"A person or facility that offers fetal ultrasound, or a similar procedure, for keepsake or entertainment purposes, shall disclose to a client prior to performing the procedure, in writing, the following statement: “The federal Food and Drug Administration has determined that the use of medical ultrasound equipment for other than medical purposes, or without a physician’s prescription, is an unapproved use.”","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/fetal-ultrasound-123620","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}