For purposes of this article: (a) âCorpsâ means the California Reproductive Health Service Corps established pursuant to Section 128561. (b) âReproductive healthâ means health services relating to abortion care, sexual health counseling, contraception, sexually transmitted infections, reproductive tract infections, HIV, gynecology, perinatal care, midwifery care, gender affirming care, and gender-based violence prevention. (c) âReproductive health care professionalsâ means medical doctors, licensed midwives, certified nurse-midwives, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, physicianâs assistants, doulas, licensed vocational nurses, community health workers, medical assistants, and pharmacists. (d) âScholarâ means a person in the corps who is a student who has been accepted in a school or a program on a part-time or full-time basis that graduates reproductive health care professionals or who is an existing reproductive health professional who desires more training and professional development in abortion care to provide this service.
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