(a) A person incarcerated in a county jail who is identified as possibly pregnant or capable of becoming pregnant during an intake health examination or at any time during incarceration shall be offered a pregnancy test upon intake or by request, within seventy-two hours of arrival at the jail. Pregnancy tests shall be voluntary and not mandatory, and may only be administered by medical or nursing personnel. An incarcerated person who declines a pregnancy test shall be asked to sign an âInformed Refusal of Pregnancy Testâ form that shall become part of their medical file. (b) An incarcerated person with a positive pregnancy test result shall be offered comprehensive and unbiased options counseling that includes information about prenatal health care, adoption, and abortion. This counseling shall be furnished by a licensed health care provider or counselor who has been provided with training in reproductive health care and shall be nondirective, unbiased, and noncoercive. Jail staff shall not urge, force, or otherwise influence a pregnant personâs decision. (c) A jail shall not confer authority or discretion to nonmedical jail staff to decide if a pregnant person is eligible for an abortion. If a pregnant person decides to have an abortion, that person shall be offered, but not forced to accept, all due medical care and accommodations until they are no longer pregnant. A pregnant person who decides to have an abortion shall be referred to a licensed professional specified in subdivision (b) of Section 2253 of Business and Professions Code. (d) A person incarcerated in a county jail who is confirmed to be pregnant shall, within seven days of arriving at the jail, be scheduled for a pregnancy examination with a physician, nurse practitioner, certified nurse midwife, or physician assistant. The examination shall include all of the following: (1) A determination of the gestational age of the pregnancy and the estimated due date. (2) A plan of care, including referrals for specialty and other services to evaluate for the presence of chronic medical conditions or infectious diseases, and to use health and social status of the incarcerated person to improve quality of care, isolation practices, level of activities, and bed assignments, and to inform appropriate specialists in relationship to gestational age and social and clinical needs, and to guide use of personal protective equipment and additional counseling for prevention and control of infectious diseases, if needed. (3) The ordering of prenatal labs and diagnostic studies, as needed based on gestational age or existing or newly diagnosed health conditions. (e) Incarcerated pregnant persons shall be scheduled for prenatal care visits in accordance with medical standards outlined in the most current edition of Guidelines for Perinatal Care developed by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Committee on Obstetric Practice, unless more frequent visits are indicated by the physician, nurse practitioner, certified nurse midwife, or physician assistant. (f) Incarcerated pregnant persons shall be provided access to both of the following: (1) Prenatal vitamins, to be taken on a daily basis, in accordance with medical standards of care. (2) Newborn care that includes access to appropriate assessment, diagnosis, care, and treatment for infectious diseases that may be transmitted from a birthing person to the birthing personâs infant, such as HIV or syphilis. (g) Incarcerated pregnant persons housed in a multitier housing unit shall be assigned lower bunk and lower tier housing. (h) Incarcerated pregnant persons shall not be tased, pepper sprayed, or exposed to other chemical weapons. (i) Incarcerated pregnant persons who have used opioids prior to incarceration, either by admission or written documentation by a probation officer, or who are currently receiving methadone treatment, shall be offered medication ass
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