California Code, Health and Safety Code - HSC § 125331

(1) The right to be informed of the nature and purpose of the medical research.

(2) The right to be given an explanation of the procedures to be followed in the medical research, and any drug or device to be utilized.

(3) The right to be given a description of any attendant discomforts and reasonably foreseeable risks expected from participating in the medical research.

(4) The right to be given an explanation of any benefits to the research participant reasonably to be expected from the medical research, if applicable.

(5) The right to be given a disclosure of any appropriate alternative procedures, drugs, or devices that might be advantageous to the research participant, and their relative risks and benefits.

(6) The right to be informed of the avenues of medical treatment, if any, available to the research participant after the medical research if complications should arise.

(7) The right to be given an opportunity to ask any questions concerning the experiment or the procedures involved.

(8) The right to be instructed that consent to participate in the medical research may be withdrawn at any time and the research participant may discontinue participation in the medical research without prejudice.

(9) The right to be given a copy of the signed and dated written consent form as provided for by Section 24173 or Section 24178.

(10) The right to be given the opportunity to decide to consent or not to consent to a medical experiment without the intervention of any element of force, fraud, deceit, duress, coercion, or undue influence on the research participant's decision.