UNFAIR/DECEPTIVE HEALTHCARE ADVERTISING.

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View NCGA Bill Details2023-2024 Session
House Bill 740 (Public) Filed Tuesday, April 18, 2023
AN ACT TO DEFINE AS A DECEPTIVE OR UNFAIR PRACTICE THE ACT OF KNOWINGLY ADVERTISING THAT ABORTION OR EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTIVE SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE WHEN THE PERSON OR ENTITY PUBLISHING THE ADVERTISEMENT DOES NOT PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES.
Intro. by von Haefen, Crawford, Staton-Williams.

Status: Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House action) (Apr 19 2023)

Bill History:

H 740

Bill Summaries:

  • Summary date: Apr 19 2023 - View Summary

    Contains whereas clauses. Creates new GS 75-42.1 (Deceptive representation of healthcare services offered), making it a deceptive and unfair trade practice to advertise that a person or entity provides abortions or emergency contraceptives, or referrals for those services, but the person or entity knows or reasonably should know that they do not provide those services. Applies to any person or entity that publishes or causes to be published an advertisement in violation of the section, and the violating party will not be considered to be providing professional services of a learned profession even if they are operating under a medical license issued by the state.