Section 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
www.mbc.ca.gov,
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.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 16, § 1379.4
1. New section filed 11-28-2022; operative 1-1-2023 (Register 2022, No. 48). Note: Authority cited: Sections 2018 and 2026, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 138, 2026 and 2508, Business and Professions Code.
1. New section filed 11-28-2022; operative 1/1/2023 (Register 2022, No. 48).