Title HSC, California Health & Safety Code

(a) In developing a comprehensive system, health care providers funded under this article may perform the following activities to ensure that a full range of program components of a comprehensive, community-based health care system are available, accessible, and utilized by pregn…

The provisions contained in this article shall be subject to the normal Budget Act process and shall be operative to the extent funds are appropriated for this purpose. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the department may, to the extent funds are available, provide for advance payments for services to be performed under pending grant agreements or contracts with clinics pursuant to the Primary Care Services Act (Section 27), …

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: (a) Huntington’s disease is a chronic progressive inherited disorder of the central nervous system. (b) The constellation of mental and physical symptoms, the insidious onset of the disorder, and the torment of those at-risk, waitin…

The director may establish any rules or criteria for grants under this article as the director deems necessary. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)

There is hereby created a Scientific Advisory Review Committee. The membership of the committee shall be composed of 11 members who shall be representatives from each of the following: (a) Two from the University of California. (b) One from Stanford University. (c) One from the C…

Pursuant to the rules or criteria as the director may deem necessary, the Scientific Advisory Review Committee shall review and recommend approval of grant applications and monitor programs receiving grants under this article. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective Jan…

The director may make grants as follows: (a) Individual research grants to scientists and facilities residing in this state that have research experience with basic and clinical investigations on Huntington’s disease and related disorders. Individual research grants shall not exc…

Not more than 10 percent of any money appropriated for purposes of this article shall be utilized for the administration of this article. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The COVID-19 health emergency has thrown into sharp relief longstanding health inequities along racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic lines. Black, Hispanic, and Indigenous people have been disproportionately affected durin…

As used in this article: (a) “Advisory committee” means the Health Care Equity Measures Advisory Committee established pursuant to Section 127376. (b) “Disparity reduction” means a reduction in variation in disease occurrence, including communicable diseases and chronic condition…

(a) A hospital shall prepare an annual equity report. The equity report shall include an analysis of health status and access to care disparities for patients on the basis of age, sex, race, ethnicity, language, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, and payor. (…

(a) A hospital shall do all of the following with respect to an equity report prepared pursuant to Section 127372: (1) Include in the equity report an explanation of the methodology used, written in plain English. (2) Annually submit the equity report to the Department of Health …

(a) The Department of Health Care Access and Information may impose a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) against a hospital that fails to adopt, update, or submit an equity report consistent with this article and any implementing regulations adopted by the departme…

The Department of Health Care Access and Information shall adopt any rules, regulations, or informal guidance necessary to further the objectives of this article. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 751, Sec. 2. (AB 1204) Effective January 1, 2022.)

(a) The Department of Health Care Access and Information shall convene a Health Care Equity Measures Advisory Committee, composed of at least one academic health care quality and measurement expert and at least six stakeholder representatives, including at least one representativ…

(a) (1) The department shall adopt, amend, or repeal, in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code and Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 18935) of Part 2.5 of Division 13, any reasonable rules and regula…

(a) Notwithstanding any rules or regulations governing other health facilities, the regulations developed by the State Department of Health Care Services, or a predecessor, for psychiatric health facilities shall prevail. The regulations applying to psychiatric health facilities …

(a) Notwithstanding any rules or regulations governing other health facilities, the regulations adopted by the state department for chemical dependency recovery hospitals shall prevail. The regulations applying to chemical dependency recovery hospitals shall prescribe standards o…

(a) The State Department of Public Health and the State Department of Developmental Services shall jointly develop and implement licensing regulations appropriate for an intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled-nursing and an intermediate care facility/developmentally …

(a) On or before January 1, 2017, each skilled nursing facility, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 1250, shall adopt and implement an antimicrobial stewardship policy that is consistent with antimicrobial stewardship guidelines developed by the federal Centers for Disease …

(a) (1) In the event of a declared emergency related to a communicable disease, a skilled nursing facility, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 1250, shall report communicable disease data in a format and schedule as required by the State Department of Public Health. (2) The…

(a) The regulations relating to the licensing of hospitals, heretofore adopted by the State Department of Public Health pursuant to former Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1400) of Division 2, and in effect immediately prior to July 1, 1973, shall remain in effect and shall be …

(a) A health facility licensed pursuant to subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 1250 may provide in any alternative setting health care services and programs which may be provided by any other provider of health care outside of a hospital building or which are not otherwise specific…

(a) The Legislature makes the following findings and declarations: (1) The theft of newborn babies from hospitals is a serious societal problem that must be addressed. (2) There is no statutory requirement that hospitals offering maternity services establish policies and procedur…

(a) On or before January 1, 2020, each general acute care hospital, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 1250, and acute psychiatric hospital, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 1250, shall adopt and implement a linen laundry processing policy that is consistent and in …

(a) A general acute care hospital shall inform a patient or the patient’s representative, at the time of admission or as soon as reasonably possible in cases of patient incapacity or an emergency treatment circumstance, that the patient may restrict or prohibit the use or disclos…

(a) The building standards published in the California Building Standards Code by the Department of Health Care Access and Information, and the regulations adopted by the State Department of Public Health shall, as applicable, prescribe standards of adequacy, safety, and sanitati…

(a) The Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development shall allow any general acute care hospital facility that needs to relocate services on an interim basis as part of its approval plan for compliance with Article 8 (commencing with Section 130000) or Article 9 (commencin…

In setting personnel standards for licensed health facilities pursuant to Section 1276, the department may set such standards itself or may adopt them by reference to named standard-setting organizations. If the department adopts standards for a category of health personnel by re…

Standards and regulations adopted by the state department pursuant to Section 1276 shall not require the use of a registered nurse for the performance of any service or staffing of any position in freestanding skilled nursing facilities that may lawfully be performed or staffed b…

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that the citizens of California are in danger of being injured and killed in the state’s surgical suites and procedural rooms in licensed health facilities, because of the many intense heat sources present in an oxygen-rich environment. It i…

(a) By January 1, 2002, the State Department of Public Health shall adopt regulations that establish minimum, specific, and numerical licensed nurse-to-patient ratios by licensed nurse classification and by hospital unit for all health facilities licensed pursuant to subdivision …

(a) The department shall adopt regulations setting forth the minimum number of equivalent nursing hours per patient required in skilled nursing and intermediate care facilities, subject to the specific requirements of Section 14110.7 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. However,…

Each facility shall certify, under penalty of perjury and to the best of their knowledge, on a form provided by the department, that funds received pursuant to increasing the staffing ratio to 3.2, as provided for in Section 1276.5, were expended for this purpose. The facility sh…

(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Direct care service hours” means the actual hours of work performed per patient day by a direct caregiver, as defined in paragraph (2). Until final regulations are promulgated to implement this section …

(a) (1) The Skilled Nursing Facility Minimum Staffing Penalty Account is hereby established in the State Treasury. The account shall contain all moneys deposited pursuant to subdivision (b). (2) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code or any other law, the Skilled Nu…

(a) (1) On or before May 1, 2001, the department shall determine the need, and provide subsequent recommendations, for any increase in the minimum number of nursing hours per patient day in skilled nursing facilities. The department shall analyze the relationship between staffing…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including, but not limited to, Section 1276, the following shall apply: (a) As used in this code, “respiratory care practitioner,” “respiratory therapist,” “respiratory therapy technician,” and “inhalation therapist” mean a respiratory …

(a) A special treatment program service unit distinct part shall have a minimum 2.3 nursing hours per patient per day. (b) For purposes of this section, “special treatment program service unit distinct part” means an identifiable and physically separate unit of a skilled nursing …

(a) No license shall be issued by the department unless it finds that the premises, the management, the bylaws, rules and regulations, the equipment, the staffing, both professional and nonprofessional, and the standards of care and services are adequate and appropriate, and that…

Any officer, employee, or agent of the state department may, upon presentation of proper identification, enter and inspect any building or premises at any reasonable time to secure compliance with, or to prevent a violation of, any provision of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1973…

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that it is the public policy of the State of California to encourage patients, nurses, members of the medical staff, and other health care workers to notify government entities of suspected unsafe patient care and conditions. The Legislature…

(a) Every health facility for which a license or special permit has been issued shall be periodically inspected by the department, or by another governmental entity under contract with the department. The frequency of inspections shall vary, depending upon the type and complexity…

(a) A health facility licensed pursuant to subdivision (a), (b), or (f) of Section 1250 shall report an adverse event to the department no later than five days after the adverse event has been detected, or, if that event is an ongoing urgent or emergent threat to the welfare, hea…

(a) (1) In any case in which the department receives a report from a facility pursuant to Section 1279.1, or a written or oral complaint involving a health facility licensed pursuant to subdivision (a), (b), or (f) of Section 1250, that indicates an ongoing threat of imminent dan…