§ 1203 Clinic Special Service Standards

Health and Safety Code·California

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•Special service is a part of a clinic that gives specific types of care.
•The state sets rules to make sure this care is good quality.
•Birth services are one example of a special service.

Example

A clinic has a special area just for helping moms give birth.

This area is called a 'special service' because it's made just for birth care. The state makes rules to ensure the moms and babies get good care here.

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§ 1203 Clinic Special Service Standards

“Special service” means a functional division, department, or unit of a clinic, or a clinic that is organized, staffed, and equipped to provide a specific type or types of care which have been identified by this section or by regulations of the state department, and for which the state department has established special standards for ensuring the quality of such care. Special services shall include, but need not be limited to, birth services. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1147.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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special service birth services

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 1203.

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