{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hsc-123621","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HSC § 123621","heading":"","body":"(a) An ultrasound, or a similar medical imaging device or procedure used for a medical, counseling, or diagnostic service or purpose, shall only be offered in the following settings:\n(1) A licensed clinic, as described in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1200) of Division 2.\n(2) An outpatient setting, as described in Chapter 1.3 (commencing with Section 1248) of Division 2.\n(3) A licensed health facility, as described in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250) of Division 2.\n(4) A practice of a licensed physician or surgeon, a medical group practice, including a professional medical corporation, as defined in Section 2406 of the Business and Professions Code, another form of corporation controlled by physicians and surgeons, a medical partnership, a medical foundation exempt from licensure, or another lawfully organized group of physicians and surgeons that provides health care services.\n(5) A practice of a licensed chiropractor, as described in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1000) of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code, or a lawfully organized group of licensed chiropractors that provides health care services.\n(6) A practice of a licensed physical therapist, as described in Chapter 5.7 (commencing with Section 2600) of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code, or a lawfully organized group of licensed physical therapists that provides health care services.\n(7) A facility affiliated with those settings.\n(8) An exempt entity as described in Section 1206.\n(b) This section does not apply to a practice of a licensed midwife providing care pursuant to Article 24 (commencing with Section 2505) of Chapter 5 of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code, or a practice of a certified nurse-midwife providing care pursuant to Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 2746) of Chapter 6 of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code.","path":["Health and Safety Code - HSC","DIVISION 106. PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT) [123100. - 125850.]","PART 2. MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH [123225. - 124250.]","CHAPTER 2. Maternal Health [123375. - 123643.]","ARTICLE 4.5. Fetal Ultrasound [123620. - 123622.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"bea70281b5481269a8570af3cff63e380ccb30f570e76f6801b696759f7a9df1","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hsc-123620","next":"us-ca/hsc-123622"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}