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Editor's Note: Former Ch. 607, which pertained to firearms, ammunition and other weapons, and derived from Ord. 11-1980, eff. 7-25-1980; Ord. 35-1982, eff. 9-1-1982; and Ord. 30-1993, eff. 12-9-1993, was repealed by Ord. 14-2019, eff. 4-9-2019. See Title 6, Art. XI, for similar provisions.
[Ord. No. 21-2022, § 1, eff. 7-21-2022]
(a) 
ABORTION
means the use of any means to terminate the clinically diagnosable pregnancy of a woman with knowledge that the termination by those means will, with reasonable likelihood, cause the death of the unborn child except that, for the purposes of this chapter, abortion shall not mean the use of an intrauterine device or birth control pill to inhibit or prevent ovulation, fertilization, or the implantation of a fertilized ovum within the uterus;
(b) 
AGENCY
means a department or entity designated by the Office of the Mayor.
(c) 
CLIENT
means an individual who is inquiring about or seeking services at a pregnancy services center;
(d) 
CLINICAL LABORATORY SERVICES
means the microbiological, serological, chemical, hematological, biophysical, cytological, or pathological examination of materials derived from the human body;
(e) 
DECEPTIVE ADVERTISING
means:
(1) 
Disparaging the goods, services, or business of another by false or misleading representation of facts; or
(2) 
Advertising goods or services with intent not to supply reasonably expectable public demand, unless the advertisement discloses a limitation of quantity; or
(3) 
Advertising goods or services with intent not to provide or offer them as advertised.
(f) 
EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION
means one (1) or more prescription drugs used to prevent pregnancy after sexual intercourse:
(g) 
HEALTH INFORMATION
means any oral or written information in any form or medium that relates to health insurance or the past, present or future physical or mental health or condition of a client;
(h) 
LICENSED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER
means a person licensed under the provisions of federal or state law to provide health care or other medical services;
(i) 
LIMITED SERVICES PREGNANCY CENTER
means a pregnancy services center that does not directly provide, or provide referrals for, abortions or emergency contraception;
(j) 
PREGNANCY-RELATED SERVICE
means any medical or health counseling service related to pregnancy or pregnancy prevention, including, but not limited to, contraception and contraceptive counseling, pregnancy testing, pregnancy diagnosis, pregnancy options counseling, obstetric ultrasound, obstetric sonogram, and prenatal care;
(k) 
PREGNANCY SERVICES CENTER
means a facility, including a mobile facility, the primary purpose of which is to provide services to clients who are or have reason to believe they may be pregnant and that either:
(1) 
Offers obstetric ultrasounds, obstetric sonograms, pregnancy testing or diagnosis or prenatal care to pregnant clients, or
(2) 
Has the appearance of a medical facility by virtue of having two (2) or more of the following factors present:
i. 
Staff or volunteers who wear medical attire and uniforms;
ii. 
One (1) or more examination tables;
iii. 
A private or semiprivate room or area containing medical supplies or medical instruments;
iv. 
Staff or volunteers who collect health information from clients;
v. 
The facility is located on the same premises as a licensed health care facility or licensed health care provider or shares facility space with a licensed health care provider;
(l) 
PREMISES
means land and improvements or appurtenances or any part thereof; and
(m) 
PRENATAL CARE
means services consisting of a physical examination, pelvic examination, or clinical laboratory services, including pregnancy testing, provided to a client during pregnancy.
(n) 
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICES
means all medical, surgical, counseling, or referral services relating to the human reproductive system, including but not limited to services relating to pregnancy, contraception, miscarriage, or the termination of a pregnancy.
[Ord. No. 21-2022, § 1, eff. 7-21-2022]
No limited services pregnancy center, with the intent to perform a pregnancy-related service, shall make or disseminate before the public, or cause to be made or disseminated before the public, in any newspaper or other publication, through any advertising device, or in any other manner, including, but not limited to, through use of the Internet, any statement concerning any pregnancy-related service or the provision of any pregnancy-related service that is deceptive, whether by statement or omission, and that a limited services pregnancy center knows or reasonably should know to be deceptive.
Nothing in this Chapter 607 shall deprioritize, interfere with, or impair the enforcement of laws relating to the safety of providers of reproductive health care services or the safety of patients receiving these reproductive health care services.
[Ord. No. 21-2022, § 1, eff. 7-21-2022]
(a) 
Complaint procedure. The Agency shall provide a complaint form on the official City website. Any individual or organization may file a complaint with the Agency for any violation of this Section.
(b) 
Review and investigation. The Agency shall review and investigate the complaint and shall make a finding of compliance or noncompliance within sixty (60) days of the complaint being filed.
(c) 
Finding of noncompliance. If at any time the Agency, upon investigation of a complaint or upon independent investigation, finds that a violation of this section has occurred, it shall issue a finding of noncompliance. The finding of noncompliance shall specify the areas of noncompliance,
(d) 
Referral for criminal investigation. If at any time the Agency determines that a criminal violation may have occurred, the Agency shall refer the matter to the District Attorney for criminal investigation.
(e) 
Any person convicted of violating this Chapter shall be subject to the maximum penalties allowable by law, including, without limitation, penalties prescribed under the Pennsylvania Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law.