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CA Health & Safety Code § 127457 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 2 - HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING|CHAPTER 2.5 - Fair Pricing Policies|ARTICLE 2 - Emergency Physician Fair Pricing Policies|Section 127457.

127457.  (a) After the period described in Section 127455, and upon the completion of appeals consistent with Section 127456, prior to commencing further collection activities against a patient, the emergency physician, any assignee of the emergency physician, or other owner of the patient debt, including a collection agency, shall not report adverse information to a consumer credit reporting agency or commence a civil action, until after the patient has been provided with a clear and conspicuous written notice containing both of the following:(1) A plain language summary of the patient’s rights pursuant to this article, the Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (Title 1.6C (commencing with Section 1788) of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code), and the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (Subchapter V (commencing with Section 1692) of Chapter 41 of Title 15 of the United States Code). The summary shall include a statement that the Federal Trade Commission enforces the federal act. The summary shall be sufficient if it appears in substantially the following form: “State and federal law require debt collectors to treat you fairly and prohibit debt collectors from making false statements or threats of violence, using obscene or profane language, and making improper communications with third parties, including your employer. Except under unusual circumstances, debt collectors may not contact you before 8 a.m. or after 9 p.m. In general, a debt collector may not give information about your debt to another person, other than your attorney or spouse. A debt collector may contact another person to confirm your location or to enforce a judgment. For more information about debt collection activities, you may contact the Federal Trade Commission by telephone at 1-877-FTC-HELP (382-4357) or online at www.ftc.gov.”(2) A statement that nonprofit credit counseling services may be available in the area.(b) The notice required by subdivision (a) shall also accompany any document indicating that the commencement of collection activities may occur. (c) The requirements of this section shall apply to the entity engaged in reporting adverse information to a consumer credit reporting agency or commencing a civil action against the patient. If an emergency physician assigns or sells the debt to another entity, the obligations shall apply to the entity, including a collection agency, engaged in the debt collection activity.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 445, Sec. 4. (AB 1503) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 127458 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 2 - HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING|CHAPTER 2.5 - Fair Pricing Policies|ARTICLE 2 - Emergency Physician Fair Pricing Policies|Section 127458.

127458.  The emergency physician shall reimburse the patient or patients any amount actually paid in excess of the amount due under this article, including interest. Interest owed by the emergency physician to the patient shall accrue at the rate set forth in Section 685.010 of the Code of Civil Procedure, beginning on the date payment by the patient is received by the emergency physician. However, an emergency physician is not required to reimburse the patient or pay interest if the amount due is less than five dollars ($5). The emergency physician shall give the patient a credit for the amount due for at least 60 days from the date the amount is due. (Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 445, Sec. 4. (AB 1503) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 127459 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 2 - HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING|CHAPTER 2.5 - Fair Pricing Policies|ARTICLE 2 - Emergency Physician Fair Pricing Policies|Section 127459.

127459.  The rights, remedies, and penalties established by this article are cumulative, and shall not supersede the rights, remedies, or penalties established under other laws.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 445, Sec. 4. (AB 1503) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 127460 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 2 - HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING|CHAPTER 2.5 - Fair Pricing Policies|ARTICLE 2 - Emergency Physician Fair Pricing Policies|Section 127460.

127460.  Nothing in this article shall be construed to prohibit the emergency physician from uniformly imposing charges from its established charge schedule or published rates, nor shall this article preclude the recognition of an emergency physician’s established charge schedule or published rates for purposes of applying any payment limit, interim payment amount, or other payment calculation based upon an emergency physician’s rates or charges under the Medi-Cal program, the Medicare Program, workers’ compensation, or other federal, state, or local public program of health benefits. No health care service plan, insurer, or any other person shall reduce the amount it would otherwise reimburse a claim for emergency physician services because an emergency physician has waived, or will waive, collection of all or a portion of a patient’s bill for emergency physician services in accordance with the emergency physician’s discount payment policy, notwithstanding any contractual provision.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 445, Sec. 4. (AB 1503) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 127461 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 2 - HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING|CHAPTER 2.5 - Fair Pricing Policies|ARTICLE 2 - Emergency Physician Fair Pricing Policies|Section 127461.

127461.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the amounts paid by parties for services resulting from reduced or waived charges under an emergency physician’s discounted payment policy shall not constitute an emergency physician’s uniform, published, prevailing, or customary charges, its usual fees to the general public, or its charges to non-Medi-Cal purchasers under comparable circumstances, and shall not be used to calculate an emergency physician’s median non-Medicare or non-Medi-Cal charges, for purposes of any payment limit under the federal Medicare Program, the Medi-Cal program, or any other federal or state-financed health care program.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 445, Sec. 4. (AB 1503) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 127462 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 2 - HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING|CHAPTER 2.5 - Fair Pricing Policies|ARTICLE 2 - Emergency Physician Fair Pricing Policies|Section 127462.

127462.  To the extent that any requirement of this article results in a federal determination that an emergency physician’s established charge schedule or published rates are not the physician and surgeon’s customary or prevailing charges for services, the requirement in question shall be inoperative for all emergency physicians. The State Department of Public Health shall seek federal guidance regarding modifications to the requirement in question. All other requirements of this article shall remain in effect.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 445, Sec. 4. (AB 1503) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 127875 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 3 - HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT|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 insufficient number of minority health professionals to meet the health care needs in the state. Greater numbers of minority health professionals are required to meet the special needs of population groups who face cultural and linguistic barriers to adequate health care, and to meet the state’s needs for a more equitable geographic distribution of professional health personnel resources.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 127880 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 3 - HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 2 - Personnel Recruitment and Education|ARTICLE 1 - Health Professions Careers Opportunity Program|Section 127880.

127880.  It is the intent of the Legislature to maintain a Health Professions Career Opportunity Program designed to:(a)  Increase the number of ethnic minorities in health professional training. (b)  Increase the number of minority health professionals practicing in health manpower shortage areas in this area. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 127940 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 3 - HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 2 - Personnel Recruitment and Education|ARTICLE 2.75 - National Health Service Corps State Loan Repayment Program|Section 127940.

127940.  (a) In administering the National Health Service Corps State Loan Repayment Program in accordance with Section 254q-1 of Title 42 of the United States Code and related federal regulations, the Department of Health Care Access and Information shall strive, whenever feasible, to equitably distribute loan repayment awards between eligible urban and rural program sites, after taking into account the availability of health care services in the communities to be served and the number of individuals to be served in each program site.(b) The department shall set a reasonable deadline for when all applications are required to be received.(c) All eligible applications shall be given consideration before any award is granted.(d) The department shall include all federally qualified health centers located in California in the program’s certified eligible site list.(e) As part of a program applicant’s initial application, program sites shall agree to provide matching funds.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 120. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 127975 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 3 - HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 2 - Personnel Recruitment and Education|ARTICLE 3 - Nursing Education Scholarships|Section 127975.

127975.  Recognizing that there is a shortage in supply of registered nurses, and that if the number of nursing students is to be materially increased to meet the demand there must first be an increase in the number of persons qualified for teaching or supervising in clinical areas, and further recognizing that the cost of education deters nurses from obtaining the education necessary to qualify them for teaching or supervision in clinical areas, there are hereby created state scholarships that shall be maintained by the state and awarded and administered pursuant to this article.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 127980 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 3 - HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 2 - Personnel Recruitment and Education|ARTICLE 3 - Nursing Education Scholarships|Section 127980.

127980.  There shall be available at least 10 scholarships per year. The scholarships shall be available to any registered nurse who is enrolled in one of the following accredited nursing programs in a college or university in California that is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges:(a)  The junior or senior year in a bachelor’s degree program in nursing. (b)  A program supplementary to a bachelor’s degree program in nursing required for admission to master’s level studies, in nursing. (c)  A master’s degree or a post-master’s program in teaching or supervision in a clinical nursing area. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 127985 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 3 - HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 2 - Personnel Recruitment and Education|ARTICLE 3 - Nursing Education Scholarships|Section 127985.

127985.  A person shall not be awarded a scholarship under subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 127980 unless:(a) They are a resident of California.(b) They are licensed as a registered nurse by this state.(c) They have complied with all the regulations adopted pursuant to this article.(d) They have agreed that they will continue their education to completion of the bachelor’s degree or a program supplemental to a bachelor’s degree required for admission to master level studies in nursing, and that after completion of the requirements of subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 127980 and within a period of time to be determined by the department, will enroll in an accredited master’s degree program in teaching or supervision in a clinical nursing area.(e)  They agree that immediately upon completion of their graduate study, either master’s degree or post-master’s program, they will assume an employment obligation in California in teaching or supervision in a clinical nursing area, for not less than one year.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 121. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 127990 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 3 - HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 2 - Personnel Recruitment and Education|ARTICLE 3 - Nursing Education Scholarships|Section 127990.

127990.  No person shall be awarded a scholarship under subdivision (c) of Section 127980 unless he or she satisfies the requirements prescribed by subdivisions (a), (b), (c), and (e) of Section 127985.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 127995 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 3 - HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 2 - Personnel Recruitment and Education|ARTICLE 3 - Nursing Education Scholarships|Section 127995.

127995.  The department shall administer the program of nursing education scholarships and shall for this purpose, adopt regulations as it determines are necessary to carry out this article.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 122. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 128000 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 3 - HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 2 - Personnel Recruitment and Education|ARTICLE 3 - Nursing Education Scholarships|Section 128000.

128000.  Applications for scholarships shall be made to the department, upon forms provided by it, at the times and in the manner prescribed by the regulations adopted by the office.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 123. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 128005 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 3 - HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 2 - Personnel Recruitment and Education|ARTICLE 3 - Nursing Education Scholarships|Section 128005.

128005.  The department shall award the scholarships to the applicants that it determines are best fitted to undertake the educational program for which the scholarships are awarded and will be the best qualified to teach or supervise. In awarding the scholarships the department may give a preference to applicants who are willing to be available, upon the completion of their educational program, for a position in any part of the state. The department shall not, however, award any scholarship to an applicant if it determines that the applicant has adequate financial resources to pay the cost of the education necessary to qualify them for teaching or supervision in a clinical area.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 124. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 128010 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 3 - HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 2 - Personnel Recruitment and Education|ARTICLE 3 - Nursing Education Scholarships|Section 128010.

128010.  Scholarships shall be awarded without regard to race, religion, creed, or sex.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 128015 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 3 - HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 2 - Personnel Recruitment and Education|ARTICLE 3 - Nursing Education Scholarships|Section 128015.

128015.  Each scholarship under this article is for the period of no more than one academic year, and the award shall be:(a)  For a person qualifying under subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 127980, the sum of two hundred dollars ($200) per month for 12 months, plus school fees. (b)  For a person qualifying under subdivision (c) of Section 127980, the sum of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per month for 12 months, plus school fees. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 128020 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 3 - HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 2 - Personnel Recruitment and Education|ARTICLE 3 - Nursing Education Scholarships|Section 128020.

128020.  A scholarship shall remain in effect only during the period, as determined by the department, that the person receiving the award achieves satisfactory progress and is regularly enrolled, within the terms of this article, as a full-time student.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 125. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 128025 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 3 - HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 2 - Personnel Recruitment and Education|ARTICLE 4 - Health Professions Planning Grants|Section 128025.

128025.  For the purpose of this article, “innovative programs of education in the health professions” means programs for the development of physicians and surgeons, podiatrists, dentists, pharmacists, nurses, optometrists, and occupations in the allied health professions, that emphasize all of the following:(a)  The practice in the community on the part of graduates of the program. (b)  The utilization of existing teaching resources and clinical care facilities within the community where the program is located. (c)  The development of curricular mechanisms that allow for movement from one occupational category to the next, up to and including the doctor of medicine level. (d)  The training of persons possessing previously acquired health care skills, for positions of greater responsibility, with an emphasis upon corpsmen honorably discharged from the military. (e)  The training of persons with little or no formal education but with a willingness and aptitude to acquire health care skills. (f)  The development of coordination with community health care facilities to insure quality education and satisfactory employment opportunities for graduates of the program. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 128030 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 3 - HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 2 - Personnel Recruitment and Education|ARTICLE 4 - Health Professions Planning Grants|Section 128030.

128030.  The department, in cooperation with the California Postsecondary Education Commission, shall administer the program established pursuant to this article and shall for this purpose, adopt regulations as it determines are reasonably necessary to carry out this article.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 126. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 128035 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 3 - HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 2 - Personnel Recruitment and Education|ARTICLE 4 - Health Professions Planning Grants|Section 128035.

128035.  The department is authorized to make grants, from funds appropriated by the Legislature for this purpose, to assist organizations in meeting the cost of special projects to plan, develop, or establish innovative programs of education in the health professions, or for research in the various fields related to education in the health professions, or to develop training for new types of health professions personnel, or to meet the costs of planning experimental teaching facilities.In determining priority of project applications, the department shall give the highest priority to:(1)  Applicants able to obtain commitments for matching planning funds from other governmental and private sources.(2)  Applicants who develop a preliminary plan that conforms to the criteria stated hereinabove for innovative programs of education in the health sciences.(3)  Applicants that in its judgment are most able to translate a plan into a feasible program.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 127. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)