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CA Health & Safety Code § 124550 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT)|PART 4 - PRIMARY HEALTH CARE|CHAPTER 3 - Health of Seasonal Agricultural and Migratory Workers|Section 124550.

124550.  The department shall maintain a program for seasonal agricultural and migratory workers and their families, consisting of all of the following:(a)  Studies of the health and health services for seasonal agricultural and migratory workers and their families throughout the state. (b)  Technical and financial assistance to local agencies concerned with the health of seasonal agricultural and migratory workers and their families. (c)  Coordination with similar programs of the federal government, other states, and voluntary agencies. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 124555 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT)|PART 4 - PRIMARY HEALTH CARE|CHAPTER 3 - Health of Seasonal Agricultural and Migratory Workers|Section 124555.

124555.  (a)  (1)  It is the intent of the Legislature that funds distributed under this section promote stability for participating clinics, as a part of the state’s health care safety net, and at the same time be distributed in a manner that best promotes access to health care to seasonal agricultural and migratory workers and their families. (2)  The department shall grant funds, for a minimum of three years per grant, retroactive to funds appropriated in the Budget Act of 2002 (Chapter 379 of the Statutes of 2002), to eligible, private, nonprofit, community-based primary care clinics for the purpose of establishing and maintaining a health services program for seasonal agricultural and migratory workers and their families. The department may continue to pay any grantee whose grant expired on June 30, 2003, until June 30, 2004, as if the grant had been extended, provided that funds are appropriated for this purpose in the Budget Act of 2003 and the grantee agrees in writing to expend the money as if the grant had been extended. (b)  In order to be eligible to receive funds under this program, a clinic shall, at a minimum, meet all of the following conditions: (1)  The clinic shall be licensed under either paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 1204. (2)  The clinic’s patient population shall include at least 25 percent farmworkers and their dependents. (3)  The clinic shall operate in a medically underserved area, including a Health Professional Shortage Area, or serve a medically underserved population, as designated by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, or shall be able to demonstrate that at least 50 percent of its patients are persons with incomes at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level. (c)  The department shall seek input from stakeholders in designing the methodology for distribution of funds under this section. (Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 230, Sec. 13. Effective August 11, 2003.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 124560 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT)|PART 4 - PRIMARY HEALTH CARE|CHAPTER 3 - Health of Seasonal Agricultural and Migratory Workers|Section 124560.

124560.  (a)  The Seasonal Agricultural and Migratory Workers Advisory Committee is hereby established in the State Department of Health Services. (b)  The committee shall advise the department on the level of resources, priorities, criteria, and guidelines necessary to implement this chapter pertaining to the health of seasonal and migratory agricultural workers. (c)  The committee shall be composed of 11 members, appointed by the Director of Health Services, who are knowledgeable concerning the health care needs of seasonal and migratory farm workers and their families. Committee members shall serve two-year terms. Two members shall be nominated by the Speaker of the Assembly, and two by the Senate Committee on Rules. The members of the committee shall be selected from the following categories of persons: (1)  Seasonal and migratory farm workers and their families. (2)  Health care providers from nonprofit community health centers that have a documented history of serving seasonal and migratory agricultural workers. (3)  Health care professionals. (4)  Private citizens with documented experience in serving the seasonal agricultural and migratory worker population. (Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 310, Sec. 24. Effective August 19, 1998.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 124575 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT)|PART 4 - PRIMARY HEALTH CARE|CHAPTER 4 - American Indian Health Services|Section 124575.

124575.  The department shall maintain a program for American Indians and their families, consisting of all of the following:(a)  Studies of the health and health services available to American Indians and their families throughout the state. (b)  Technical and financial assistance to local agencies concerned with the health of American Indians and their families. (c)  Coordination with similar programs of the federal government, other states, and voluntary agencies. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 124580 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT)|PART 4 - PRIMARY HEALTH CARE|CHAPTER 4 - American Indian Health Services|Section 124580.

124580.  The department shall cooperate with local governmental agencies and contract with voluntary nonprofit organizations in connection with the development of local health programs for American Indians and their families.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 124585 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT)|PART 4 - PRIMARY HEALTH CARE|CHAPTER 4 - American Indian Health Services|Section 124585.

124585.  (a)  All moneys appropriated to the department for the purposes of this chapter shall be used to provide financial, training, and technical assistance to urban and rural American Indian health programs and to assist these programs in planning, implementing, and upgrading programs to attain a comprehensive health services delivery system for American Indians in urban and rural areas. (b)  The department shall provide technical assistance and shall promote the provision of services for preventive health care, health education, and environmental health. (c)  The department may expend funds, appropriated to it to carry out the purposes of this chapter, by contract or grant, or any combination thereof, to assist any urban or rural American Indian health program. (d)  The department shall adopt regulations establishing criteria for reimbursement for direct services under this chapter, that shall include, but not be limited to, a definition of direct services that are reimbursable and a formula for allocation of funds appropriated to the department. (e)  The department shall provide assistance to American Indian health services programs in maximizing utilization of third party payment systems and in developing programs in health education, nutrition, and family planning, if the assistance is not being provided by agencies of the federal government. (f)  Funds appropriated to carry out the purposes of this chapter shall be supplemental to those available from the federal government and shall not duplicate, and they shall not replace, any commitments made by the federal government to provide health services to American Indians and their families in this state who receive health services pursuant to an urban or rural American Indian health program. (g)  It is the intent of the Legislature that the program established by this chapter shall, commencing with the 1984–85 fiscal year, be funded according to customary budget procedures. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 124586 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT)|PART 4 - PRIMARY HEALTH CARE|CHAPTER 4 - American Indian Health Services|Section 124586.

124586.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department shall, to the extent that funds are available, provide to a grantee under this chapter semiannual prospective payments, as specified in this section, during a 12-month fiscal year. (b)  The first semiannual prospective payment, in an amount equal to not more than 50 percent of the total grant, shall be processed for payment to the grantee following the enactment of the annual Budget Act, and upon formal execution of the grant by the state and shall be contingent upon both of the following: (1)  A written request for payment from the grantee. (2)  The grantee’s timely and accurate submission, and the department’s approval, of the progress reports required under the grant, budget expenditure report, and annual reconciliation report, from the prior year. (c)  Based upon the grantee’s timely and accurate submission of the progress reports and budget expenditure reports from the grant year, and satisfactory performance under the grant, the processing of a second semiannual prospective payment of not more than 40 percent of the total grant shall be processed by the department for payment to a grantee no earlier than January 1 during the term of the grant year. The processing of the grantee’s second semiannual prospective payment by the department shall be contingent upon both of the following: (1)  A written request for payment from the grantee. (2)  The grantee’s timely and accurate submission, and the department’s approval, of progress reports and budget expenditure reports. (d)  Any remaining amount, which shall be at least 10 percent of the total grant award, shall be retained by the department, pending satisfactory submission by the grantee of all progress reports required by the grant, budget expenditure reports, and an annual reconciliation report for the grant year. Payment of the withheld amount shall be processed by the department for payment to the grantee contingent upon both of the following: (1)  A written request for payment from the grantee. (2)  The grantee’s timely and accurate submission, and the department’s approval, of all progress reports required under the grant, budget expenditure reports from the grant year, the annual reconciliation report for the grant year, and satisfactory performance under the grant. (Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 596, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 124590 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT)|PART 4 - PRIMARY HEALTH CARE|CHAPTER 4 - American Indian Health Services|Section 124590.

124590.  The Legislature finds and declares that the health status of many American Indians in California is not adequate.It is, therefore, the intent of the Legislature to insure that in addition to funding provided pursuant to the American Indian Health Service program, sufficient funding is provided to American Indians from other programs in order to substantially improve their access to health services. These programs include, but are not limited to, the following:(a)  Rural health services.(b)  Mental health services.(c)  Developmental disability programs.(d)  Maternal and child health programs.(e)  Alcoholism programs.(f)  Programs for the aging.(g)  Environmental health programs.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 728, Sec. 111. (SB 71) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 124595 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT)|PART 4 - PRIMARY HEALTH CARE|CHAPTER 4 - American Indian Health Services|Section 124595.

124595.  (a) The Indian Health Policy Panel, established by the director pursuant to Section 1520 of Title 17 of the California Administrative Code, is continued in existence and shall be renamed the American Indian Health Policy Panel. The policy panel shall advise the State Department of Health Care Services and the State Department of Public Health on the level of resources, priorities, criteria, and guidelines necessary to implement this chapter. The policy panel shall be composed of 10 members, appointed by the director. Four members shall be appointed from a list of persons submitted by the California Rural Indian Health Board, four members shall be appointed from a list of persons submitted by the California Consortium for Urban Indian Health, and two members shall represent the public. The persons appointed by the director to represent the public may be consumers, consumer advocates, health service providers, representatives of state or county health agencies, health professionals, or private citizens. The terms of the members shall be established pursuant to bylaws adopted by the policy panel.(b) The director may also seek advice from individuals and groups, other than the policy panel, on program issues.(c) Those persons who are members of the policy panel on December 31, 1983, shall continue to be members for the remainder of their terms and, upon expiration of their terms, shall be eligible for reappointment by the director.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 577, Sec. 15. Effective October 13, 2007.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 124800 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT)|PART 4 - PRIMARY HEALTH CARE|CHAPTER 6 - Small and Rural Hospitals|Section 124800.

124800.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a)  Rural hospitals serve as the “hub of health,” and through that role attract and retain in their communities physicians, nurses, and other primary care providers. Because of economies of scale compounded by reimbursement reforms, many rural hospitals will close before the end of this decade. This will result in the departure of primary care providers and the loss of emergency medical services both to residents and persons traveling through the area. The smallest and most remote facilities are at highest risk. (b)  The rural hospital is often one of the largest employers in the community. The closure of such a hospital means the loss of a source of employment. This has an economic impact beyond the health sector. Further, economic development of a rural area is, in part, tied to the existence of a hospital. People, for example, tend not to retire to areas where there is not reasonable access to physician and hospital-based services. (c)  Rural hospitals, especially the smaller facilities, lack access to the sophisticated expertise necessary to deal with current reimbursement regulations and the associated bureaucracy. (d)  Most rural hospitals are unable to participate in programs that provide access to short- and long-term financing due to lender requirements for credit enhancement. (e)  Because of economies of scale compounded by regulations under Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations and other regulations, rural hospitals have high, fixed costs that, in the present reimbursement environment, cannot be offset by revenues generated from serving a relatively small population base. Further, in an economically depressed rural area, community contributions are not sufficient to offset deficits. (f)  Rural hospitals are an important link in the Medi-Cal program, and without special consideration that takes into account their unique circumstances, rural hospitals will be unable to continue providing services to Medi-Cal patients. This is especially true for outpatient services that are reimbursed at less than 60 percent of costs. (g)  While only a very small percentage of the Medi-Cal budget for inpatient and outpatient services is spent for services rendered by rural hospitals, their participation is essential to preserve the integrity of the entire Medi-Cal program. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 124805 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT)|PART 4 - PRIMARY HEALTH CARE|CHAPTER 6 - Small and Rural Hospitals|Section 124805.

124805.  (a)  The Legislature recognizes the need to strengthen, and in some cases salvage, rural hospitals to ensure that adequate access to services is provided to residents of rural areas as well as tourists and travelers who, at certain times, may outnumber the residents. Further, the Legislature recognizes that this will require a comprehensive approach. Therefore, the Legislature intends that: (1)  Expertise be provided to endangered rural hospitals to both of the following: (A)  Carry out a strategic assessment of potential business and diversification of service opportunities. (B)  Develop a specific plan of action when feasible. (2)  Access, when appropriate, be provided to special eligibility programs within the California Health Facilities Financing Authority. (3)  Short-term technical assistance be available on fiscal and program matters. (4)  The department continue to provide regulatory relief through program flexibility. (5)  Inpatient reimbursement limitations be modified so as not to single out rural hospitals for application. (6)  Reimbursement rates for outpatient services be set at a level that will provide incentives for rural hospitals to focus on the provision of outpatient services and that will reduce the financial losses incurred by the facilities in providing those services. (b)  The Legislature recognizes that for certain rural settings, an acute care hospital as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 1250 may no longer be cost-effective. Therefore, a rural alternative model that preserves the primary and emergency care systems must be identified, studied through demonstration projects, and developed as a new category of health facility. (c)  The Legislature recognizes that a rural alternative facility may not conform to what is now depicted in state or federal regulation. Therefore, to identify a model, implement demonstration projects, and establish the rural alternative hospital as a license category of health facility, a cooperative effort will be required between the department, the federal Health Care Financing Administration, and the health care industry. To this end, the Legislature intends that the department inform the federal Health Care Financing Administration of its interest in establishing the rural alternative hospital program and subsequently seek any necessary waivers. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 124810 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT)|PART 4 - PRIMARY HEALTH CARE|CHAPTER 6 - Small and Rural Hospitals|Section 124810.

124810.  Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in this article govern the construction of this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 124815 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT)|PART 4 - PRIMARY HEALTH CARE|CHAPTER 6 - Small and Rural Hospitals|Section 124815.

124815.  “Department” means the State Department of Health Services.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 124820 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT)|PART 4 - PRIMARY HEALTH CARE|CHAPTER 6 - Small and Rural Hospitals|Section 124820.

124820.  “High-risk rural hospital,” means a hospital as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 124840 that can demonstrate through audited and interim financial reports and projections that it is probable that it will need to cease operations within one year.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 124825 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT)|PART 4 - PRIMARY HEALTH CARE|CHAPTER 6 - Small and Rural Hospitals|Section 124825.

124825.  The department shall, in consultation with an organization of interest, develop recommendations on the type and scope of technical assistance that needs to be available to small and rural hospitals from within the department. The recommendations of an organization of interest shall be given consideration by the department in development of subsequent budgets.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 124830 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT)|PART 4 - PRIMARY HEALTH CARE|CHAPTER 6 - Small and Rural Hospitals|Section 124830.

124830.  “Director” means the State Director of Health Services.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 124835 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT)|PART 4 - PRIMARY HEALTH CARE|CHAPTER 6 - Small and Rural Hospitals|Section 124835.

124835.  “Organizations of interest” means nonprofit organizations that typically represent the interests of hospitals and health systems.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 124840 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT)|PART 4 - PRIMARY HEALTH CARE|CHAPTER 6 - Small and Rural Hospitals|Section 124840.

124840.  “Small and rural hospital” means an acute care hospital that meets either of the following criteria:(a)  Meets the criteria for designation within peer group six or eight, as defined in the report entitled Hospital Peer Grouping for Efficiency Comparison, dated December 20, 1982. (b)  Meets the criteria for designation within peer group five or seven and has no more than 76 acute care beds and is located in an incorporated place or census designated place of 15,000 or less population according to the 1980 federal census. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 124845 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT)|PART 4 - PRIMARY HEALTH CARE|CHAPTER 6 - Small and Rural Hospitals|Section 124845.

124845.  “Strategically located” means a hospital as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 124840 that, by virtue of its location, or the location of a major portion of the hospital’s service area, can demonstrate that its existence is essential to provide health services including emergency services and stabilization to the service area and transient populations.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)