Title HSC — California Health & Safety Code

(a) The board of directors shall be responsible for the operation of all health care facilities owned or leased by the district, according to the best interests of the public health and shall make and enforce all rules, regulations and bylaws necessary for the administration, gov…

(a) The board of directors may provide for the operation and maintenance through tenants of the whole or any part of any hospital acquired or constructed by it pursuant to this division, and for that purpose may enter into any lease agreement that it believes will best serve the …

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the lease in existence immediately preceding January 1, 2006, between the Grossmont Healthcare District and the Grossmont Hospital Corporation that was entered into on May 29, 1991, may be renegotiated or extended for up to an…

(a) The board of directors of a hospital district or any affiliated nonprofit corporation may do any of the following when it determines that the action is necessary for the provision of adequate health services to communities served by the district: (1) Enter into contracts with…

The hospital district shall establish its own treasury and shall appoint a treasurer charged with the safekeeping and disbursal of the funds in the treasury of the district. The board of directors shall fix the amount of the bond to be given by such treasurer and shall provide fo…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board of directors of any district which is licensed to have 85 beds and located within a county of 2,000,000 or more population, as determined by the 1950 census, may, without establishing a fund for capital outlays and without the…

Exclusively for the purpose of securing state insurance of financing for the construction of new health facilities, the expansion, modernization, renovation, remodeling and alteration of existing health facilities, and the initial equipping of any such health facilities under Cha…

(a) Exclusively for the purpose of securing federal mortgage insurance, federal loans, federal loans or grants or guaranteed loans issued pursuant to the federal Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. Sec. 1921, et seq.), as amended by Public Law 109-171 on Februar…

(a) Upon the adoption of a resolution of the board of directors of the district so providing, all funds on hand in the treasury of the district may, be paid over to the county treasurer of the county in which the district was organized, in which case and from and after the date o…

(a) The rules of the hospital, established by the board of directors pursuant to this article, shall include all of the following: (1) Provision for the organization of physicians and surgeons, podiatrists, and dentists licensed to practice in this state who are permitted to prac…

No hospital established by the board of directors pursuant to this article which permits sterilization operations for contraceptive purposes to be performed therein, nor the medical staff of such hospital, shall require the individual upon whom such a sterilization operation is t…

Notwithstanding the provisions of the Medical Practice Act, the board of directors of a hospital district or any affiliated nonprofit corporation may contract with physicians and surgeons, podiatrists, health care provider groups, and nonprofit corporations for the rendering of p…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board of directors of a hospital district or any affiliated nonprofit corporation may contract with a physician and surgeon or podiatrist for the rendering of professional services in the hospital, for the purpose of assuring that a…

A district may borrow money and incur indebtedness in an amount not to exceed 85 percent of all estimated income and revenue for the current fiscal year, including, but not limited to, tax revenues, operating income, and any other miscellaneous income received by the district, fr…

A district is also authorized, when funds are needed to meet current expenses of maintenance and operation, to borrow money on certificates of indebtedness or other evidence of indebtedness in an amount not to exceed five cents ($0.05) on each one hundred dollars ($100) of assess…

(a) A district may, by resolution adopted by a majority of the district board, issue negotiable promissory notes to acquire funds for any district purposes subject to the restrictions and requirements imposed by this section. The maturity of the promissory notes shall not be late…

The first board of directors of a district may, within a period of two years from and after the formation of the district, pursuant to a resolution adopted by it for the purpose, borrow money on certificates of indebtedness, promissory notes, or other evidences of indebtedness, i…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a district may do any of the following by resolution adopted by a majority of the district board: (a) (1) Enter into a line of credit with a commercial lender that is secured, in whole or in part, by the accounts receivable or other int…

The board of directors may maintain membership in any local, state or national group or association organized and operated for the promotion of the public health and welfare or the advancement of the efficiency of hospital administration, and in connection therewith pay dues and …

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, or in Chapter 3.2 (commencing with Section 4217.10) of Division 5 of Title 1 of the Government Code, the board of directors shall let any contract involving an expenditure of more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for ma…

(a) Notwithstanding Section 32132 or any other provision of law, upon approval by the board of directors of the Sonoma Valley Health Care District, the design-build procedure described in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 22160) of Part 3 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Cod…

(a) Notwithstanding Section 32132 or any other law, upon approval by its board of directors, a health care district may use the design-build procedure described in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 22160) of Part 3 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code to assign contracts fo…

(a) Notwithstanding Section 32132 or any other law, upon approval by the board of directors of the Last Frontier Health Care District, the design-build procedure described in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 22160) of Part 3 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code may be used…

(a) Notwithstanding Section 32132 or any other law, upon approval by the board of directors of the Mayers Memorial Hospital District, the design-build procedure described in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 22160) of Part 3 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code may be used …

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), (c), or (d), a district that is authorized and elects to use the design-build process described in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 22160) of Part 3 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code for the construction of housing shall requir…

At least once each year the board shall engage the services of a qualified accountant of accepted reputation to conduct an audit of the books of the hospital and prepare a report. A notice of the report shall be published, pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code and shall…

The effective date of any contract entered into for the construction and leasing of any hospital building or facilities shall be the date of execution of said lease notwithstanding the fact that said lease may be later amended.

The board of directors may, without following the bidding provisions in Section 32132 hereof, let contracts for work to be done or for materials and supplies to be furnished, sold or leased to the district, if it first determines that an emergency exists warranting such expenditu…

The board of directors may, by resolution, change the name of the district. The change in the name of the district shall be effective upon the filing of a verified copy of the resolution with the county clerk of the county or counties in which the hospital district lies.

(a) The board of directors shall acquire electronic data processing and telecommunications goods and services with a cost to the district of more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) through competitive means, except when the board determines either that (1) the goods and …

The board of directors shall do all of the following: (a) Adopt an annual budget in a public meeting, on or before September 1 of each year, that conforms to generally accepted accounting and budgeting procedures for special districts. (b) Establish and maintain an Internet Web s…

Upon filing a petition under federal bankruptcy law, the board of directors shall provide written notice within 10 business days to the local agency formation commission of the principal county in which it is located.

The board of directors shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations, or bylaws, providing for appellate review of any action, decision, or recommendation of the medical staff affecting the professional privileges of any member of, or applicant for membership on, the medical staff…

The secretary of the board of directors or the hospital administrator shall mail notice of the action or decision to the affected applicant or medical staff member within the time specified in the applicable bylaw or rule.

The board or the hearing officer, if one is appointed, shall have the same power with respect to the issuance of subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum as that granted to any agency or presiding officer pursuant to Article 11 (commencing with Section 11450.10) of Chapter 4.5 of Part…

The board of directors may order that the hearing pursuant to this article, and hearings on the reports of the hospital medical audit or quality assurance committees, be held in private or executive session, provided, that an applicant or medical staff member whose staff privileg…

There is in each community a public body, corporate and politic, known as the redevelopment agency of the community.

An agency which, on September 15, 1961, was not authorized to transact any business or exercise any powers by a resolution adopted prior to such date, shall not transact any business or exercise any powers under this part unless, by ordinance, the legislative body declares that t…

The agency shall cause a certified copy of the ordinance to be filed in the office of the county clerk.

In any proceeding involving the validity or enforcement of, or relating to, any contract by an agency, the agency is conclusively deemed to have been established and authorized to transact business and exercise its powers upon proof of the filing with the Secretary of State of su…

Any ordinance of a legislative body heretofore adopted declaring the need for an agency to function in Crescent City is hereby validated, and in any proceeding involving the validity of, or enforcement of, or relating to, any contract by such an agency, the agency is conclusively…

Agencies which transacted business and exercised powers prior to September 15, 1961, shall, in any proceeding involving the validity of, or enforcement of, or relating to, any contract by an agency, be conclusively deemed to have been established and authorized to transact busine…

In any case where an agency was activated in a community by a resolution adopted pursuant to Section 33101 prior to January 1, 1951, and where thereafter and prior to January 1, 1951, the legislative body of the community purported to dissolve the agency under circumstances where…

When the legislative body adopts an ordinance declaring the need for an agency, the mayor or chairman of the board of supervisors, with the approval of the legislative body, shall appoint five persons, who are resident electors of the community, and may include tenants of a publi…

A member may not be an elective officer or an employee of the community, but, notwithstanding any other law, he may be a member, commissioner, or employee of any other agency or authority of, or created for, the community.

Three of the members first appointed shall be designated to serve the terms of one, two, and three years, respectively, from the date of their appointments and two shall be designated to serve for terms of four years from the date of their appointments. If and when the membership…

The appointing officer shall designate the first chairman from among the members. When there is a vacancy in such office, the agency shall elect a chairman from among its members. Unless otherwise prescribed by the legislative body, the term of office as chairman is for the calen…

Members shall receive their actual and necessary expenses, including traveling expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties. They may receive such other compensation as the legislative body prescribes.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever the legislative body of a city having a population of less than 200,000 or the legislative body of a county declares itself to be the agency pursuant to Section 33200, the compensation provided for in Section 33114 shall not ex…

For inefficiency, neglect of duty, or misconduct in office, a member may be removed by the appointing officer, but only after he has been given a copy of the charges at least 10 days prior to a public hearing on them and has had an opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel.…