{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hsc-128564","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HSC § 128564","heading":"","body":"(a) A scholar shall do all of the following:\n(1) Agree to complete abortion training as part of their health care education and to provide, or participate on a team that provides, reproductive health services with the inclusion of medical abortion or procedural abortion and miscarriage management.\n(2) Commit to working for three years at a corps-approved site in one of the following areas or with one of the following populations:\n(A) A health professional shortage area, as designated by the HRSA.\n(B) A medically underserved area or with a medically underserved population, as mapped by the HRSA.\n(C) A Maternity Care Health Professional Target Area, as designated by HRSA, or a maternity care desert, as designated by the March of Dimes.\n(D) A rural area, as designated by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.\n(E) A California county identified to have no abortion services.\n(F) An area where the majority of patients are covered under the Medi-Cal program.\n(3) Agree, in writing, that if the scholar fails to complete the period of obligated service at a corps-approved site, they will be in breach of contract.\n(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), a scholar or a site may petition the corps for approval of a site based on the reproductive health needs of specific communities or populations or the area’s specific linguistic needs.\n(c) With the authorization of the corps, a scholar may transfer to a new site to complete their obligated service. The corps shall define the criteria for transfer eligibility. Under certain defined conditions, the corps shall assist the scholar to find a new approved site.\n(d) When a scholar is employed at a corps-approved site, the scholar shall be subject to the personnel system of that entity.","path":["Health and Safety Code - HSC","DIVISION 107. HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION [127000. - 130079.]","PART 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT [127775. - 128572.]","CHAPTER 5.  Health Professions Education Programs [128330. - 128572.]","ARTICLE 6. California Reproductive Health Service Corps [128560. - 128565.]"],"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":"42c5ee76a688a016f411503c2aec70675a48011305227e2ecf6e7bf5d86231d6","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hsc-128563","next":"us-ca/hsc-128565"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}