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DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION

PART 1 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

Section 127000. - 127000. There is in the state government, in the Health...

Section 127002. - 127002. Any reference to the Office of Statewide Health Planning...

Section 127005. - 127005. The department is under the control of an executive...

Section 127010. - 127010. The director of the department shall have the powers...

PART 2 - HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING

CHAPTER 1 - Health Planning

Section 127280. - 127280. (a) Every health facility licensed pursuant to Chapter 2...

Section 127280.1. - 127280.1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, up to two...

Section 127285. - 127285. (a) Health facilities and clinics, except for chronic dialysis...

CHAPTER 2 - Health Policy Research and Evaluation

ARTICLE 2 - Hospitals: Community Benefits

Section 127340. - 127340. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:...

Section 127345. - 127345. As used in this article, the following terms have...

Section 127346. - 127346. (a) The Department of Healthcare Access and Information may...

Section 127350. - 127350. Each hospital shall do all of the following: (a)...

Section 127355. - 127355. The hospital shall include all of the following elements...

Section 127360. - 127360. Nothing in this article shall be used to justify...

ARTICLE 3 - The Medical Equity Disclosure Act

Section 127370. - 127370. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:...

Section 127371. - 127371. As used in this article: (a) “Advisory committee” means...

Section 127372. - 127372. (a) A hospital shall prepare an annual equity report....

Section 127373. - 127373. (a) A hospital shall do all of the following...

Section 127374. - 127374. (a) The Department of Health Care Access and Information...

Section 127375. - 127375. The Department of Health Care Access and Information shall...

Section 127376. - 127376. (a) The Department of Health Care Access and Information...

CHAPTER 2.5 - Fair Pricing Policies

ARTICLE 1 - Hospital Fair Pricing Policies

Section 127400. - 127400. As used in this article, the following terms have...

Section 127401. - 127401. Each general acute care hospital licensed pursuant to subdivision...

Section 127405. - 127405. (a) (1) (A) Each hospital shall maintain an understandable...

Section 127410. - 127410. (a) Each hospital shall provide patients with a written...

Section 127420. - 127420. (a) Each hospital shall make all reasonable efforts to...

Section 127425. - 127425. (a) A hospital shall not sell patient debt to...

Section 127426. - 127426. (a) The period described in Section 127425 shall be...

Section 127430. - 127430. (a) Prior to commencing collection activities against a patient,...

Section 127435. - 127435. (a) A hospital shall provide to the department a...

Section 127436. - 127436. (a) Upon promulgation of regulations as required in subdivisions...

Section 127440. - 127440. The hospital shall reimburse the patient or patients any...

Section 127443. - 127443. The rights, remedies, and penalties established by this article...

Section 127444. - 127444. (a) This article does not prohibit a hospital from...

Section 127445. - 127445. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the amounts paid...

Section 127446. - 127446. To the extent that any requirement of Section 127400,...

ARTICLE 2 - Emergency Physician Fair Pricing Policies

Section 127450. - 127450. As used in this article, the following terms have...

Section 127451. - 127451. A violation of this article shall not constitute a...

Section 127452. - 127452. (a) Uninsured patients or patients with high medical costs...

Section 127454. - 127454. (a) Each emergency physician shall make all reasonable efforts...

Section 127455. - 127455. (a) Each emergency physician shall have a written policy...

Section 127456. - 127456. (a) The period described in Section 127455 shall be...

Section 127457. - 127457. (a) After the period described in Section 127455, and...

Section 127458. - 127458. The emergency physician shall reimburse the patient or patients...

Section 127459. - 127459. The rights, remedies, and penalties established by this article...

Section 127460. - 127460. Nothing in this article shall be construed to prohibit...

Section 127461. - 127461. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the amounts paid...

Section 127462. - 127462. To the extent that any requirement of this article...

CHAPTER 2.6 - Health Care Affordability

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions

Section 127500. - 127500. This chapter shall be known, and may be cited,...

Section 127500.2. - 127500.2. As used in this chapter, the following definitions apply:...

Section 127500.5. - 127500.5. (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the...

ARTICLE 2 - Office of Health Care Affordability

Section 127501. - 127501. (a) There is hereby established, within the Department of...

Section 127501.2. - 127501.2. (a) Until January 1, 2027, any necessary rules and...

Section 127501.3. - 127501.3. (a) The office shall be responsive to requests for...

Section 127501.4. - 127501.4. (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other state or local law,...

Section 127501.6. - 127501.6. (a) For data submitted to the office under paragraph...

Section 127501.7. - 127501.7. (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law regarding the confidentiality...

Section 127501.8. - 127501.8. (a) There is hereby established in the State Treasury...

Section 127501.10. - 127501.10. (a) There is hereby established, within the office, the...

Section 127501.11. - 127501.11. (a) After receiving input, including recommendations, from the office...

Section 127501.12. - 127501.12. (a) (1) The board shall establish a Health Care...

ARTICLE 3 - Health Care Cost Targets

Section 127502. - 127502. (a) The board shall establish a statewide health care...

Section 127502.5. - 127502.5. (a) The director shall enforce the cost targets established...

ARTICLE 4 - Quality and Equity Performance

Section 127503. - 127503. (a) (1) The office shall adopt a single set...

ARTICLE 5 - Alternative Payment Models

Section 127504. - 127504. (a) The office shall promote the shift from payments...

ARTICLE 6 - Primary Care and Behavioral Health Investments

Section 127505. - 127505. (a) (1) The office shall measure and promote a...

ARTICLE 7 - Health Care Workforce Stability

Section 127506. - 127506. (a) The intent of this section is to monitor...

ARTICLE 8 - Health Care Market Trends

Section 127507. - 127507. (a) The office shall monitor cost trends, including conducting...

Section 127507.2. - 127507.2. (a) (1) If the office finds that a material...

Section 127507.4. - 127507.4. In furtherance of this article, the office may do...

Section 127507.6. - 127507.6. In addition to any legal remedies, the office shall...

CHAPTER 6 - Reproductive Health Equity

Section 127630. - 127630. For purposes of this chapter: (a) “Abortion” has the...

Section 127631. - 127631. (a) The California Reproductive Health Equity Fund is hereby...

Section 127632. - 127632. (a) The California Reproductive Health Equity Program is hereby...

Section 127633. - 127633. (a) A Medi-Cal enrolled provider, as determined by the...

Section 127634. - 127634. (a) An application for a grant under this chapter...

Section 127635. - 127635. (a) Within the limits of funds available, the department...

Section 127636. - 127636. (a) An application for a continuation award under this...

Section 127637. - 127637. Funds awarded pursuant to this chapter shall be expended...

Section 127638. - 127638. In implementing the program, the department shall consult with...

Section 127639. - 127639. The department shall conduct an evaluation of the program...

CHAPTER 7 - University of California Assessment on Legislation Proposing Mandated Benefits or Services

Section 127660. - 127660. (a) The Legislature hereby requests the University of California...

Section 127661. - 127661. A request pursuant to this chapter may be made...

Section 127662. - 127662. (a) In order to effectively support the University of...

Section 127663. - 127663. In order to avoid conflicts of interest, the Legislature...

Section 127665. - 127665. This chapter shall become inoperative on July 1, 2027,...

CHAPTER 8.5 - Health Care Payments Data Program

Section 127671. - 127671. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that California has...

Section 127671.1. - 127671.1. (a) The department shall establish, implement, and administer the...

Section 127672. - 127672. (a) (1) The Department of Health Care Access and...

Section 127672.8. - 127672.8. The department shall ensure that the system can map...

Section 127672.9. - 127672.9. Until January 1, 2026, for purposes of implementing this...

Section 127673. - 127673. (a) The department shall develop guidance to require data...

Section 127673.1. - 127673.1. (a) (1) The department shall report the information it...

Section 127673.2. - 127673.2. (a) In the development of the system, the department...

Section 127673.3. - 127673.3. (a) The department shall develop and maintain a master...

Section 127673.4. - 127673.4. (a) The department shall develop regulations on data quality...

Section 127673.5. - 127673.5. (a) (1) The purpose of the system is to...

Section 127673.6. - 127673.6. The department shall develop an information security program that...

Section 127673.7. - 127673.7. The department shall include in an annual analysis, such...

Section 127673.8. - 127673.8. (a) The department shall use the program data to...

Section 127673.81. - 127673.81. (a) (1) All personal consumer information obtained or maintained...

Section 127673.82. - 127673.82. (a) The department shall develop a comprehensive program for...

Section 127673.83. - 127673.83. (a) In accessing or obtaining nonpublic data through the...

Section 127673.84. - 127673.84. (a) The department shall establish a data release committee...

Section 127674. - 127674. (a) The department shall expend the General Fund moneys...

Section 127674.1. - 127674.1. The department shall notify the Department of Managed Health...

CHAPTER 9 - Prescription Drug Pricing for Purchasers

Section 127675. - 127675. (a) This chapter shall apply to a manufacturer of...

Section 127676. - 127676. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the State...

Section 127677. - 127677. (a) A manufacturer of a prescription drug with a...

Section 127679. - 127679. (a) On a quarterly basis at a time prescribed...

Section 127681. - 127681. (a) A manufacturer of a prescription drug shall notify...

Section 127683. - 127683. (a) Funding for the actual and necessary expenses of...

Section 127685. - 127685. (a) The department may adopt regulations or issue guidance...

Section 127686. - 127686. (a) By January 1, 2022, the California Research Bureau...

CHAPTER 10 - California Affordable Drug Manufacturing Act of 2020

Section 127690. - 127690. This chapter may be cited as the California Affordable...

Section 127691. - 127691. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:...

Section 127692. - 127692. (a) The California Health and Human Services Agency (CHHSA)...

Section 127693. - 127693. (a) CHHSA shall enter into partnerships resulting in the...

Section 127694. - 127694. (a) On or before December 31, 2023, CHHSA shall...

Section 127694.1. - 127694.1. Upon appropriation by the Legislature, CHHSA shall develop a...

Section 127695. - 127695. (a) On or before December 31, 2022, CHHSA shall...

Section 127696. - 127696. In order to protect proprietary, confidential information regarding manufacturer...

PART 3 - HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT

CHAPTER 1.5 - Behavioral Health Grants

Section 127825. - 127825. (a) As a component of the Children and Youth...

CHAPTER 2 - Personnel Recruitment and Education

ARTICLE 1 - Health Professions Careers Opportunity Program

Section 127875. - 127875. The Legislature finds and declares that California has an...

Section 127880. - 127880. It is the intent of the Legislature to maintain...

Section 127885. - 127885. (a) The department shall maintain a Health Professions Career...

ARTICLE 2 - Health Promotion Education Programs for Allied Health Professionals

Section 127900. - 127900. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that evidence exists...

ARTICLE 2.75 - National Health Service Corps State Loan Repayment Program

Section 127940. - 127940. (a) In administering the National Health Service Corps State...

ARTICLE 3 - Nursing Education Scholarships

Section 127975. - 127975. Recognizing that there is a shortage in supply of...

Section 127980. - 127980. There shall be available at least 10 scholarships per...

Section 127985. - 127985. A person shall not be awarded a scholarship under...

Section 127990. - 127990. No person shall be awarded a scholarship under subdivision...

Section 127995. - 127995. The department shall administer the program of nursing education...

Section 128000. - 128000. Applications for scholarships shall be made to the department,...

Section 128005. - 128005. The department shall award the scholarships to the applicants...

Section 128010. - 128010. Scholarships shall be awarded without regard to race, religion,...

Section 128015. - 128015. Each scholarship under this article is for the period...

Section 128020. - 128020. A scholarship shall remain in effect only during the...

ARTICLE 4 - Health Professions Planning Grants

Section 128025. - 128025. For the purpose of this article, “innovative programs of...

Section 128030. - 128030. The department, in cooperation with the California Postsecondary Education...

Section 128035. - 128035. The department is authorized to make grants, from funds...

Section 128040. - 128040. (a) The Department of Health Care Access and Information...

ARTICLE 5 - Health Care Workforce Research and Data Center

Section 128050. - 128050. The Department of Health Care Access and Information shall...

Section 128051. - 128051. The Department of Health Care Access and Information shall...

Section 128052. - 128052. The Department of Health Care Access and Information shall...

CHAPTER 3 - Professional Practice Development

ARTICLE 1 - Health Workforce Pilot Projects

Section 128125. - 128125. The Legislature finds that there is a need to...

Section 128130. - 128130. For the purposes of this article: (a) “Department” means...

Section 128135. - 128135. The department may designate experimental health workforce projects as...

Section 128140. - 128140. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a trainee in...

Section 128145. - 128145. A trainee and his or her supervisor shall be...

Section 128150. - 128150. Any patient being seen or treated by a trainee...

Section 128155. - 128155. The department, after one or more public hearings thereon,...

Section 128160. - 128160. (a) Pilot projects may be approved in the following...

Section 128165. - 128165. The department shall carry out periodic onsite visitations of...

Section 128170. - 128170. The department shall approve a sufficient number of projects...

Section 128175. - 128175. The department shall seek the advice of appropriate professional...

Section 128180. - 128180. The department shall not approve a project for a...

Section 128185. - 128185. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:...

Section 128190. - 128190. The department may extend the geriatric technician pilot project,...

Section 128195. - 128195. (a) The department shall issue followup reports on geriatric...

CHAPTER 4 - Health Care Workforce Training Programs

ARTICLE 1 - Song-Brown Health Care Workforce Training Act

Section 128200. - 128200. (a) This article shall be known and may be...

Section 128205. - 128205. As used in this article, and Article 2 (commencing...

Section 128210. - 128210. There is hereby created a state medical contract program...

Section 128230. - 128230. When funding primary care and family medicine programs or...

Section 128235. - 128235. Pursuant to this article and Article 2 (commencing with...

ARTICLE 2 - California Health Workforce Education and Training Council

Section 128250. - 128250. (a) The terms used in this article have the...

Section 128251. - 128251. The members of the council, other than state employees,...

Section 128252. - 128252. (a) The council shall have the powers and authority...

ARTICLE 4 - Midwifery Workforce Training Act

Section 128295. - 128295. This article shall be known, and may be cited,...

Section 128296. - 128296. The Legislature finds and declares that maternity care providers...

Section 128297. - 128297. For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:...

Section 128298. - 128298. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to...

Section 128299. - 128299. This article shall become operative on January 1, 2022....

CHAPTER 5 - Health Professions Education Programs

ARTICLE 1 - Health Professions Education Programs

Section 128330. - 128330. As used in this article: (a) “Board” means the...

Section 128337. - 128337. Notwithstanding any other law, on or before October 1,...

Section 128338. - 128338. Effective with the dissolution of the Health Professions Education...

Section 128345. - 128345. The department may do any of the following: (a)...

Section 128350. - 128350. The department shall do all of the following: (a)...

Section 128355. - 128355. There is hereby created within the department a Health...

Section 128360. - 128360. (a) In administering this chapter, the department shall be...

Section 128365. - 128365. Notwithstanding any other provision, applications for financial assistance under...

Section 128370. - 128370. Notwithstanding any other law, the department may exempt from...

Section 128371. - 128371. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that it is...

ARTICLE 2 - California Registered Nurse Education Program

Section 128375. - 128375. (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that an...

Section 128380. - 128380. It is the intent of the Legislature to accomplish...

Section 128385. - 128385. (a) There is hereby created the Registered Nurse Education...

Section 128390. - 128390. The funds made available pursuant to this article shall...

Section 128400. - 128400. There is hereby established in the State Treasury the...

Section 128401. - 128401. (a) The Department of Health Care Access and Information...

ARTICLE 3.5 - Licensed Mental Health Service Provider Education Program

Section 128454. - 128454. (a) There is hereby created the Licensed Mental Health...

Section 128455. - 128455. An account shall be created within the Mental Health...

Section 128458. - 128458. There is hereby established in the State Treasury the...

ARTICLE 4 - Vocational Nurse Education Program

Section 128475. - 128475. (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that an...

Section 128480. - 128480. It is the intent of the Legislature to accomplish...

Section 128485. - 128485. There is hereby created the Vocational Nurse Education Program...

Section 128500. - 128500. There is hereby established in the State Treasury the...

Section 128501. - 128501. This article shall become operative on July 1, 2004....

ARTICLE 5 - California Physician Corps Program

Section 128550. - 128550. (a) There is hereby established within the Department of...

Section 128551. - 128551. (a) It is the intent of this article that...

Section 128552. - 128552. For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall...

Section 128553. - 128553. (a) Program applicants shall possess a current valid license...

Section 128555. - 128555. (a) The Medically Underserved Account for Physicians is hereby...

Section 128556. - 128556. The terms of loan repayment granted under this article...

Section 128558. - 128558. This article shall become operative on July 1, 2006....

ARTICLE 6 - California Reproductive Health Service Corps

Section 128560. - 128560. For purposes of this article: (a) “Corps” means the...

Section 128561. - 128561. For the purposes of recruiting, training, and retaining a...

Section 128562. - 128562. The corps shall do all of the following: (a)...

Section 128563. - 128563. (a) The corps shall prioritize the selection of scholars...

Section 128564. - 128564. (a) A scholar shall do all of the following:...

Section 128565. - 128565. (a) The department shall conduct an evaluation five years...

PART 5 - HEALTH DATA

CHAPTER 1 - Health Facility Data

Section 128675. - 128675. This chapter shall be known as the Health Data...

Section 128680. - 128680. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: (a) Significant...

Section 128685. - 128685. Intermediate care facilities/developmentally disabled-habilitative, as defined in subdivision (e)...

Section 128690. - 128690. Intermediate care facilities/developmentally disabled—nursing, as defined in subdivision (h)...

Section 128700. - 128700. As used in this chapter, the following terms mean:...

Section 128705. - 128705. On and after January 1, 1986, any reference in...

Section 128730. - 128730. (a) Effective January 1, 1986, the department shall be...

Section 128734. - 128734. (a) Each organization that operates, conducts, owns, or maintains...

Section 128734.1. - 128734.1. (a) (1) Commencing with fiscal years ending December 31,...

Section 128735. - 128735. An organization that operates, conducts, owns, or maintains a...

Section 128736. - 128736. (a) Each hospital shall file an Emergency Care Data...

Section 128737. - 128737. (a) Each general acute care hospital and freestanding ambulatory...

Section 128738. - 128738. (a) The department shall allow and provide for, in...

Section 128740. - 128740. (a) The following summary financial and utilization data shall...

Section 128745. - 128745. (a) Commencing July 1993, and annually thereafter, the department...

Section 128747. - 128747. Commencing July 1, 2002, and biennially thereafter, the department...

Section 128748. - 128748. (a) This section shall apply to any risk-adjusted outcome...

Section 128750. - 128750. (a) Prior to the public release of the annual...

Section 128755. - 128755. (a) (1) Hospitals shall file the reports required by...

Section 128760. - 128760. (a) On and after January 1, 1986, the systems...

Section 128765. - 128765. (a) The department shall maintain a file of all...

Section 128766. - 128766. (a) Notwithstanding Section 128765 or any other provision of...

Section 128770. - 128770. (a) Any health facility or freestanding ambulatory surgery clinic...

Section 128775. - 128775. (a) Any health facility or freestanding ambulatory surgery clinic...

Section 128780. - 128780. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the disclosure aspects...

Section 128782. - 128782. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon the request...

Section 128785. - 128785. On January 1, 1986, all regulations previously adopted by...

Section 128790. - 128790. Pursuant to Section 16304.9 of the Government Code, the...

Section 128795. - 128795. All officers and employees of the California Health Facilities...

Section 128800. - 128800. The department shall have possession and control of all...

Section 128805. - 128805. The department may enter into agreements and contracts with...

Section 128810. - 128810. The department shall administer this chapter and shall make...

PART 6 - FACILITIES LOAN INSURANCE AND FINANCING

CHAPTER 1 - Health Facility Construction Loan Insurance

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 129000. - 129000. This chapter may be cited as the “California Health...

Section 129005. - 129005. The purpose of this chapter is to provide, without...

Section 129010. - 129010. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this...

Section 129015. - 129015. The department shall administer this chapter and shall make...

Section 129020. - 129020. The department shall implement the loan insurance program for...

Section 129022. - 129022. Applications submitted to the department shall be signed under...

Section 129030. - 129030. The proceeds of all loans insured pursuant to this...

Section 129035. - 129035. From time to time the department or its designated...

Section 129040. - 129040. (a) The department shall establish a premium charge for...

Section 129045. - 129045. The department shall annually report to the Legislature the...

ARTICLE 1.5 - Hospital Construction Assistance

Section 129048. - 129048. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:...

Section 129049. - 129049. (a) The department may, at the request of a...

ARTICLE 2 - Insurable Loans and Applications Therefor

Section 129050. - 129050. A loan shall be eligible for insurance under this...

Section 129051. - 129051. (a) The department shall develop and implement a system...

Section 129052. - 129052. A pledge by or to the department of, or...

Section 129055. - 129055. In order to comply with subdivision (j) of Section...

Section 129060. - 129060. Subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 129355 shall apply...

Section 129065. - 129065. As part of its assurance under subdivision (j) of...

Section 129070. - 129070. In the event the borrower cannot demonstrate that it...

Section 129075. - 129075. (a) Each borrower shall provide any reports as may...

Section 129080. - 129080. The department may impose additional appropriate remedies and sanctions...

Section 129085. - 129085. (a) If a borrower is unable to comply with...

Section 129087. - 129087. The department shall develop and maintain a formal system...

Section 129090. - 129090. Pursuant to this chapter, political subdivisions and nonprofit corporations...

Section 129092. - 129092. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon the application...

Section 129095. - 129095. (a) The department shall not regulate, impose requirements on,...

Section 129100. - 129100. Every applicant for insurance shall be afforded an opportunity...

Section 129105. - 129105. The department may upon application of the borrower insure...

Section 129110. - 129110. Any contract of insurance executed by the department under...

ARTICLE 3 - Defaults

Section 129125. - 129125. In any case when the lender under a loan...

Section 129130. - 129130. In any case when a political subdivision defaults on...

Section 129135. - 129135. Notwithstanding any requirement contained in this chapter relating to...

Section 129140. - 129140. Upon receiving notice of the default of any loan...

Section 129145. - 129145. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, after the...

Section 129150. - 129150. The department may at any time, under the terms...

Section 129152. - 129152. If a borrower fails to submit a required report,...

Section 129155. - 129155. Debentures issued under this chapter shall be in the...

Section 129160. - 129160. (a) (1) All debentures issued under this chapter to...

Section 129165. - 129165. Notwithstanding any other provision of law relating to the...

Section 129170. - 129170. No lender or borrower shall have any right or...

Section 129172. - 129172. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if, prior to...

Section 129173. - 129173. (a) In fulfilling the purposes of this article, as...

Section 129174. - 129174. (a) In the event a borrower has defaulted in...

Section 129174.1. - 129174.1. In the event an obligor on a loan insured...

ARTICLE 4 - Termination of Insurance

Section 129175. - 129175. Should a borrower be more than 10 days delinquent...

Section 129180. - 129180. The obligation to pay any subsequent premium charge for...

Section 129185. - 129185. The department is authorized to terminate any insurance contract...

ARTICLE 5 - Health Facility Construction Loan Insurance Fund

Section 129200. - 129200. There is hereby established a Health Facility Construction Loan...

Section 129205. - 129205. Moneys in the fund not needed for the current...

Section 129210. - 129210. (a) The department’s authorization to insure health facility construction,...

Section 129215. - 129215. The Health Facility Construction Loan Insurance Fund, established pursuant...

ARTICLE 5.5 - Advisory Loan Insurance Committee

Section 129220. - 129220. The department shall establish an Advisory Loan Insurance Committee...

Section 129221. - 129221. The duties of the committee shall include, but not...

ARTICLE 6 - Community Mental Health Facilities Loan Insurance

Section 129225. - 129225. This article shall be known as, and may be...

Section 129230. - 129230. It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting...

Section 129235. - 129235. Loans of under three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) for...

Section 129240. - 129240. The total amount of loans that may be insured...

Section 129245. - 129245. No loan insurance shall be provided pursuant to this...

Section 129250. - 129250. The Legislative Analyst shall review and comment on the...

Section 129255. - 129255. If, in construing Article 6 (commencing with Section 129225)...

Section 129260. - 129260. If any provision of this article or the application...

ARTICLE 7 - Small Facility Loan Guarantee for Developmental Disability Programs

Section 129275. - 129275. This article shall be known, and may be cited,...

Section 129280. - 129280. The State of California has a compelling interest in...

Section 129285. - 129285. (a) Loans of under three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000)...

Section 129290. - 129290. If any provision of this article or the application...

Section 129295. - 129295. The department may insure, pursuant to this article, loans...

ARTICLE 9 - Rural Hospital Grant Program

Section 129325. - 129325. It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting...

Section 129330. - 129330. In each even-numbered year, the department shall contract for...

Section 129335. - 129335. (a) In each odd-numbered year when the reserve balance...

ARTICLE 10 - Community Health Center Facilities Loan Insurance

Section 129350. - 129350. This article shall be known and may be cited...

Section 129355. - 129355. (a) “Community health center facilities,” as used in this...

PART 7 - FACILITIES DESIGN REVIEW AND CONSTRUCTION

CHAPTER 1 - Health Facilities

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 129675. - 129675. This chapter shall be known and may be cited...

Section 129680. - 129680. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that...

ARTICLE 2 - Definitions

Section 129700. - 129700. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this...

Section 129705. - 129705. “Architect” means a person who is certified and holds...

Section 129710. - 129710. “Construction or alteration” includes any construction, reconstruction, or alteration...

Section 129715. - 129715. “Director” means the Director of the Department of Health...

Section 129720. - 129720. “Engineering geologist” means a person who is validly certified...

Section 129725. - 129725. (a) (1) “Hospital building” includes any building not specified...

Section 129730. - 129730. (a) Space for the following functions shall be considered...

Section 129735. - 129735. “Light steel frame construction” means building construction using bearing...

Section 129740. - 129740. “Department” means the Department of Health Care Access and...

Section 129745. - 129745. “Structural engineer” means a person who is validly certified...

ARTICLE 3 - General Requirements and Administration

Section 129750. - 129750. The department shall observe the construction of, or addition...

Section 129760. - 129760. The governing board of each hospital or other hospital...

Section 129761. - 129761. The department shall use, to the extent possible, information...

Section 129765. - 129765. (a) Except as set forth in subdivision (b), the...

Section 129770. - 129770. (a) The department shall pass upon and approve or...

Section 129775. - 129775. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), plans...

Section 129780. - 129780. The engineering investigation shall be correlated with the geologic...

Section 129785. - 129785. (a) (1) The department shall determine an application filing...

Section 129787. - 129787. (a) The payment of the filing fee described in...

Section 129790. - 129790. The department shall propose specific space, architectural, structural, mechanical,...

Section 129795. - 129795. All fees shall be paid into the State Treasury...

Section 129800. - 129800. The director shall request the Department of Finance or...

Section 129805. - 129805. (a) All plans and specifications shall be prepared under...

Section 129810. - 129810. Before commencing any construction or alteration of any hospital...

Section 129812. - 129812. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department may...

Section 129815. - 129815. Any permit or authorization issued or provided pursuant to...

Section 129820. - 129820. No contract for the construction or alteration of any...

Section 129825. - 129825. (a) The hospital governing board or authority shall provide...

Section 129830. - 129830. From time to time, as the work of construction...

Section 129835. - 129835. Upon written request to the department by the governing...

Section 129840. - 129840. Subsequent to the occurrence of any earthquake, the department...

Section 129850. - 129850. Except as provided in Sections 18929 and 18930, the...

Section 129851. - 129851. Written rules and regulations by the department to clarify...

Section 129853. - 129853. (a) The person or entity requesting a copy of...

Section 129855. - 129855. The department may enter into any agreements and contracts...

Section 129856. - 129856. (a) Contingent on an appropriation in the annual Budget...

ARTICLE 4 - Special Requirements

Section 129875. - 129875. Construction or alterations of buildings specified in paragraphs (2)...

Section 129875.1. - 129875.1. (a) Notwithstanding Section 129875, projects for the construction or...

Section 129880. - 129880. (a) The department may exempt from its plan review...

Section 129885. - 129885. (a) A city or county, as applicable, shall have...

Section 129890. - 129890. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department...

Section 129895. - 129895. (a) The department shall adopt by regulations seismic safety...

Section 129900. - 129900. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, plans for the...

Section 129905. - 129905. Subject to the complete exemption contained in paragraphs (6)...

ARTICLE 5 - Building Safety Board

Section 129925. - 129925. There is in the department a Hospital Building Safety...

Section 129930. - 129930. The board shall consist of 16 members appointed by...

Section 129932. - 129932. (a) Each member shall be appointed by the director...

Section 129935. - 129935. Appointive members, except for the public members, shall be...

Section 129940. - 129940. (a) There shall be six ex officio members of...

Section 129942. - 129942. (a) Only appointed members shall vote at board meetings....

Section 129945. - 129945. The chair of the board shall be an appointive...

Section 129950. - 129950. The board shall be served by an executive director...

Section 129955. - 129955. The Building Safety Board shall convene upon request of...

Section 129960. - 129960. Members of the board shall be reimbursed from the...

ARTICLE 6 - Enforcement

Section 129975. - 129975. The director of the department may conduct studies relating...

Section 129980. - 129980. Whenever any construction or alteration of any hospital building...

Section 129985. - 129985. (a) Whenever it is necessary to make an inspection...

Section 129990. - 129990. The department may order the vacating of any building...

ARTICLE 7 - Penalties

Section 129998. - 129998. (a) Any person who violates any provision of this...

ARTICLE 8 - New State Responsibilities For Seismic Safety in Hospitals

Section 130000. - 130000. (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares the following:...

Section 130002. - 130002. (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the...

Section 130005. - 130005. By June 30, 1996: (a) The Department of Health...

Section 130006. - 130006. (a) A hospital building that is classified as SPC-2...

Section 130010. - 130010. The department is responsible for reviewing and approving seismic...

Section 130020. - 130020. (a) By December 31, 1996, the California Building Standards...

Section 130025. - 130025. (a) In the event of a seismic event, or...

ARTICLE 9 - Hospital Owner Responsibilities

Section 130050. - 130050. (a) Within three years after the adoption of the...

Section 130055. - 130055. On and after July 1, 2023, general acute hospital...

Section 130060. - 130060. (a) (1) After January 1, 2008, a general acute...

Section 130061. - 130061. (a) An owner of a general acute care hospital...

Section 130061.5. - 130061.5. (a) The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1)...

Section 130062. - 130062. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following...

Section 130063. - 130063. (a) With regard to a general acute care hospital...

Section 130063.1. - 130063.1. Notwithstanding Section 130063, a county-owned general acute care hospital...

Section 130063.2. - 130063.2. Notwithstanding Section 130063, an existing county-owned general acute care...

Section 130064. - 130064. (a) In lieu of the extension described in subdivision...

Section 130065. - 130065. In accordance with the compliance schedule approved by the...

Section 130066. - 130066. Before January 1, 2020, the owner of an acute...

Section 130066.5. - 130066.5. (a) Before January 1, 2024, the owner of an...

Section 130067. - 130067. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, including, but not limited...

Section 130068. - 130068. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, including, but not limited...

Section 130069. - 130069. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, including, but not limited...

Section 130070. - 130070. The department shall notify the State Department of Public...

CHAPTER 1.5 - Small and Rural Hospital Relief Program

Section 130075. - 130075. The Small and Rural Hospital Relief Program is hereby...

Section 130076. - 130076. For purposes of this chapter: (a) “Department” means the...

Section 130077. - 130077. (a) The Small and Rural Hospital Relief Fund is...

Section 130078. - 130078. (a) The department shall provide a grant to a...

Section 130079. - 130079. The department may adopt regulations necessary to implement this...