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CA Govt Code § 37605 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 5 - City Property|ARTICLE 7 - Hospitals Managed by Board of Hospital Trustees|Section 37605.

37605.  The board of hospital trustees shall meet at least once a month at the time and place it fixes by resolution. The president, or in the absence of the president, the president pro tempore, or a majority of the trustees may call a special meeting by serving written notice upon the other members by following the procedures prescribed in Section 54956 or 54956.5.(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 72, Sec. 6. Effective May 28, 1992.)
CA Govt Code § 37606 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 5 - City Property|ARTICLE 7 - Hospitals Managed by Board of Hospital Trustees|Section 37606.

37606.  (a) Except as provided in this section or Section 37624.3, all of the sessions of the board of trustees, whether regular or special, shall be open to the public, and a majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.(b) The board of trustees may order a meeting held solely for the purpose of discussion or deliberation, or both, of reports involving hospital trade secrets to be held in closed session. Except as provided in this subdivision, the closed session shall meet all applicable requirements of Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Division 2 of Title 5.(c) “Hospital trade secrets,” as used in this section, means a “trade secret,” as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 3426.1 of the Civil Code, and which meets all of the following:(1) Is necessary to initiate a new hospital service or program or add a hospital facility.(2) Would, if prematurely disclosed, create a substantial probability of depriving the hospital of a substantial economic benefit.(d) The exception provided in subdivision (b) to the general open meeting requirements for a meeting of the board of trustees, shall not apply to a meeting where there is action taken, as defined in Section 54952.6.(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit the board of trustees to order a closed meeting for the purposes of discussing or deliberating, or to permit the discussion or deliberation in any closed meeting of, any proposals regarding:(1) The sale, conversion, contract for management, or leasing of any municipal hospital or the assets thereof, to any for-profit or nonprofit entity, agency, association, organization, governmental body, person, partnership, corporation, or hospital district.(2) The conversion of any municipal hospital to any other form of ownership by the city.(3) The dissolution of the municipal hospital.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 72, Sec. 8. Effective May 28, 1992.)
CA Govt Code § 37606.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 5 - City Property|ARTICLE 7 - Hospitals Managed by Board of Hospital Trustees|Section 37606.1.

37606.1.  (a) When a municipal hospital established pursuant to this article is managed by a board of trustees that is appointed by the mayor, the city council may meet in a closed session held solely for the purpose of discussion, deliberation, or both, of reports involving trade secrets of the municipal hospital. Except as provided in this section, the closed session shall comply with all applicable requirements of Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Division 2 of Title 5.(b) “Hospital trade secrets,” as used in this section, means a “trade secret,” as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 3426.1 of the Civil Code, and which meets all of the following:(1) Is necessary to initiate a new hospital service or program or add a hospital facility.(2) Would, if prematurely disclosed, create a substantial probability of depriving the hospital of a substantial economic benefit.(c) The exception provided in subdivision (a) to the general open meeting requirements for a meeting of the city council shall not apply to a meeting where there is action taken, as defined in Section 54952.6.(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit the city council to order a closed meeting for the purposes of discussing or deliberating, or to permit the discussion or deliberation in any closed meeting of, any proposals regarding any of the following:(1) The sale, conversion, contract for management, or leasing of any municipal hospital or the assets thereof, to any for-profit or nonprofit entity, agency, association, organization, governmental agency, person, partnership, corporation, or hospital district.(2) The conversion of any municipal hospital to any other form of ownership by the city.(3) The dissolution of the municipal hospital.(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 157, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Govt Code § 37607 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 5 - City Property|ARTICLE 7 - Hospitals Managed by Board of Hospital Trustees|Section 37607.

37607.  The board shall appoint one of its members president. That member shall serve for one year and until a successor is appointed. In the president’s absence, the board shall select a president pro tempore.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 467, Sec. 24. (SB 1498) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Govt Code § 37608 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 5 - City Property|ARTICLE 7 - Hospitals Managed by Board of Hospital Trustees|Section 37608.

37608.  The board shall cause a proper record of its proceedings to be kept.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)
CA Govt Code § 37609 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 5 - City Property|ARTICLE 7 - Hospitals Managed by Board of Hospital Trustees|Section 37609.

37609.  The board may make and enforce all regulations necessary for the administration, protection, and maintenance of the hospital and hospital property.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)
CA Govt Code § 37609.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 5 - City Property|ARTICLE 7 - Hospitals Managed by Board of Hospital Trustees|Section 37609.1.

37609.1.  (a) The rules of the hospital, established by the board of trustees 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 practice in the hospital into a formal medical staff, with appropriate officers and bylaws and with staff appointments on an annual or biennial basis.(2) Provision for a procedure for appointment and reappointment of medical staff consistent with the standards of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.(3) Provisions that the medical staff shall be self-governing with respect to the professional work performed in the hospital; that the medical staff shall meet consistent with the minimum requirements of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; and that the medical records of the patients shall be the basis for review and analysis.(4) Provision that accurate and complete medical records be prepared and maintained for all patients.For purposes of this paragraph medical records include, but are not limited to, identification data, personal and family history, history of present illness, physical examination, special examinations, professional or working diagnoses, treatment, gross and microscopic pathological findings, progress notes, final diagnosis, condition on discharge, and other matters as the medical staff shall determine.(b) The rules of the hospital, insofar as consistent with this article, shall be in accord with and contain minimum standards not less than the rules and standards of private or voluntary hospitals. Unless specifically prohibited by law, the board of trustees may adopt other rules which could be lawfully adopted by private or voluntary hospitals.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 72, Sec. 9. Effective May 28, 1992.)
CA Govt Code § 37610 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 5 - City Property|ARTICLE 7 - Hospitals Managed by Board of Hospital Trustees|Section 37610.

37610.  The board may establish a nurses’ training school in connection with the hospital, prescribe a course of study, and provide for the issuance of diplomas to graduate nurses.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)
CA Govt Code § 37611 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 5 - City Property|ARTICLE 7 - Hospitals Managed by Board of Hospital Trustees|Section 37611.

37611.  The board may purchase any property necessary for equipping a hospital and nurses’ home.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)
CA Govt Code § 37612 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 5 - City Property|ARTICLE 7 - Hospitals Managed by Board of Hospital Trustees|Section 37612.

37612.  If the board determines that the city legislative body has not provided suitable buildings for the hospital, it may purchase real property and erect, or rent, and equip such buildings as it deems necessary.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)
CA Govt Code § 37612.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 5 - City Property|ARTICLE 7 - Hospitals Managed by Board of Hospital Trustees|Section 37612.1.

37612.1.  Except as provided in this section, by resolution, the board of trustees of a municipal hospital may authorize the disposition of any surplus property of the municipal hospital at fair market value by any method determined appropriate by the board.The board of trustees of a municipal hospital may donate or sell, at less than fair market value, any surplus property to any local hospital district in California.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 72, Sec. 10. Effective May 28, 1992.)
CA Govt Code § 37612.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 5 - City Property|ARTICLE 7 - Hospitals Managed by Board of Hospital Trustees|Section 37612.2.

37612.2.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a municipal hospital, or any affiliated nonprofit corporation upon a finding by the board of trustees of the municipal hospital that it will be in the best interest of the public health of the communities served by the municipal hospital and in order to obtain a licensed physician and surgeon to practice in the communities served by the municipal hospital, may upon a four-fifths vote of the board of trustees do any of the following:(1) Guarantee to a physician and surgeon a minimum income for a period of no more than three years from the opening of the physician and surgeon’s practice.(2) Guarantee purchases of necessary equipment by the physician and surgeon.(3) Provide reduced rental rates of office space in any building owned or leased by the municipal hospital or any of its affiliated entities, or subsidize rental payments for office space in any other buildings, for a term of not more than three years.(4) Provide other incentives to a physician and surgeon in exchange for consideration and upon terms and conditions the hospital board of trustees deems reasonable and appropriate.(b) Any provision in a contract between a physician and surgeon and a municipal hospital or affiliated nonprofit corporation is void which does any of the following:(1) Imposes as a condition any requirement that the patients of the physician and surgeon, or a quota of the patients of the physician and surgeon, only be admitted to a specified hospital.(2) Restricts the physician and surgeon from establishing staff privileges at, referring patients to, or generating business for another entity.(3) Provides payment or other consideration to the physician and surgeon for the physician and surgeon’s referral of patients to the municipal hospital or an affiliated nonprofit corporation.(c) Contracts between a physician and surgeon and a municipal hospital or affiliated nonprofit corporation that provide an inducement for the physician and surgeon to practice in the community served by the municipal hospital shall contain both of the following:(1) A provision which requires the inducement to be repaid with interest if the inducement is repayable.(2) A provision which states that no payment or other consideration shall be made for the referral of patients to the municipal hospital or an affiliated nonprofit corporation.(d) To the extent that this section conflicts with Section 650 of the Business and Professions Code, Section 650 of the Business and Professions Code shall supersede this section.(e) The Legislature finds that this section is necessary to assist municipal hospitals to attract qualified physicians and surgeons to practice in the communities served by these hospitals, and that the health and welfare of the residents in these communities require these provisions.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 72, Sec. 11. Effective May 28, 1992.)
CA Govt Code § 37612.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 5 - City Property|ARTICLE 7 - Hospitals Managed by Board of Hospital Trustees|Section 37612.3.

37612.3.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon a recommendation by the board of trustees and upon a finding by the city council that it will be in the best interests of the municipal hospital to provide additional diversification of facilities, the board of trustees may lease and operate the realty facilities, and business of a hospital district in California, or create a leasehold interest in its own realty, improvements, and business in favor of a hospital district, if the following apply:(a) That the lease when taken together with any extensions of the lease shall not exceed a total of 10 years.(b) That the lessor district or lessor city shall not finance any capital improvements through the use of the lessor district’s or lessor city’s credit.(c) That the lessor district or lessor city shall have successfully completed any feasibility studies required by the board of directors of the district or the board of trustees or the city council of the municipal hospital as will reasonably ensure that the lessor hospital’s financial stability will not be endangered by the lease transaction.(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to impair or limit the authority of the California Medical Assistance Commission to contract for the provision of inpatient hospital services under the Medi-Cal program with local hospital district hospitals or municipal hospitals as sole distinct entities, even though one or more hospital districts or municipal hospitals may have entered into leasehold or joint-venture arrangements.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 72, Sec. 12. Effective May 28, 1992.)
CA Govt Code § 37613 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 5 - City Property|ARTICLE 7 - Hospitals Managed by Board of Hospital Trustees|Section 37613.

37613.  The board may administer any trust created for the hospital. It may receive property situated in or out of the State by gift, devise, or bequest and hold it in trust or otherwise. Except where the gift, devise, or bequest provides otherwise, it may dispose of such property for the benefit of the hospital.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)
CA Govt Code § 37614 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 5 - City Property|ARTICLE 7 - Hospitals Managed by Board of Hospital Trustees|Section 37614.

37614.  The board may prescribe the duties and powers of the hospital administrator, secretary, and other officers and employees of the hospital. The officers and employees shall hold their offices at the pleasure of the board of trustees.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 72, Sec. 14. Effective May 28, 1992.)
CA Govt Code § 37614.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 5 - City Property|ARTICLE 7 - Hospitals Managed by Board of Hospital Trustees|Section 37614.1.

37614.1.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, a municipal hospital may enter into a contract of employment with a hospital administrator, the duration of which shall not exceed four years, but which may periodically be renewed upon expiration for not more than four years.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 72, Sec. 15. Effective May 28, 1992.)
CA Govt Code § 37615 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 5 - City Property|ARTICLE 7 - Hospitals Managed by Board of Hospital Trustees|Section 37615.

37615.  The board may perform any other act necessary to carry out the provisions of this article, including any thing which an individual might do which is necessary for, and to the advantage of, a municipal hospital and a nurses’ training school.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)
CA Govt Code § 37615.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 5 - City Property|ARTICLE 7 - Hospitals Managed by Board of Hospital Trustees|Section 37615.2.

37615.2.  The board of trustees may purchase real property, and erect or rent and equip those buildings or building, room or rooms as may be necessary for the hospital.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 72, Sec. 17. Effective May 28, 1992.)
CA Govt Code § 37615.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 5 - City Property|ARTICLE 7 - Hospitals Managed by Board of Hospital Trustees|Section 37615.3.

37615.3.  The board of trustees shall be responsible for the operation of all hospitals owned or leased by the city, according to the best interests of the public health and shall make and enforce all rules, regulations and bylaws necessary for the administration, government, protection, and maintenance of hospitals under their management and all property belonging thereto and may prescribe the terms upon which patients may be admitted thereto. However, these hospitals shall not contract to care for indigent county patients at below the cost for care. In setting the rates, the board shall, insofar as possible, establish such rates as will permit the hospital to be operated upon a self-supporting basis.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 72, Sec. 18. Effective May 28, 1992.)
CA Govt Code § 37615.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 5 - City Property|ARTICLE 7 - Hospitals Managed by Board of Hospital Trustees|Section 37615.4.

37615.4.  The board of trustees, with the consent of the city council, may provide for the operation and maintenance through tenants of the whole or any part of any municipal hospital acquired or constructed by it pursuant to this article, and for that purpose may enter into any lease agreement which it believes will best serve the interest of the municipal hospital; provided, that any lease entered into for the operation of any municipal hospital shall require the tenant or lessee to conform to and abide by each and all of the provisions of Section 37609.1. No lease for the operation of an entire hospital shall run for a term in excess of 30 years. No lease for the operation of less than an entire hospital shall run for a term in excess of 10 years.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 72, Sec. 19. Effective May 28, 1992.)
CA Govt Code § 37615.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 5 - City Property|ARTICLE 7 - Hospitals Managed by Board of Hospital Trustees|Section 37615.5.

37615.5.  (a) The board of trustees may do any of the following when it determines that the action is necessary for the provision of adequate health services to the communities served by the municipal hospital:(1) Enter into contracts with health provider groups, community service groups, and independent physicians and surgeons for the provision of health services. (2) Provide assistance or make grants to nonprofit provider groups and clinics already functioning in the community.(b) Nothing in this section shall authorize activities which corporations and other artificial legal entities are prohibited from conducting by Section 2400 of the Business and Professions Code.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 72, Sec. 20. Effective May 28, 1992.)
CA Govt Code § 37615.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 5 - City Property|ARTICLE 7 - Hospitals Managed by Board of Hospital Trustees|Section 37615.6.

37615.6.  Notwithstanding the provisions of the Medical Practice Act, the board of trustees may contract with physicians and surgeons, health care provider groups, and nonprofit corporations for the rendering of professional health services on a basis that does not result in any profit or gain to the municipal hospital from the services so rendered and that allows the board of trustees to ensure that fees and charges, if any, are reasonable, fair, and consistent with the basic commitment of the municipal hospital to provide adequate health care to all residents within its service area. However, nothing in this section shall authorize activities that corporations and other legal entities are prohibited from conducting by Section 2400 of the Business and Professions Code.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 72, Sec. 21. Effective May 28, 1992.)
CA Govt Code § 37615.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 5 - City Property|ARTICLE 7 - Hospitals Managed by Board of Hospital Trustees|Section 37615.7.

37615.7.  The municipal hospital 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 fees thereto.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 72, Sec. 22. Effective May 28, 1992.)
CA Govt Code § 37615.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 5 - City Property|ARTICLE 7 - Hospitals Managed by Board of Hospital Trustees|Section 37615.8.

37615.8.  The board of trustees may, by resolution, change the name of the municipal hospital. The change in the name of the municipal hospital shall be effective upon the filing of a verified copy of the resolution with the Secretary of State.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 72, Sec. 23. Effective May 28, 1992.)
CA Govt Code § 37616 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 5 - City Property|ARTICLE 7 - Hospitals Managed by Board of Hospital Trustees|Section 37616.

37616.  On or before July 31st in each year, the board shall report to the legislative body the condition of the hospital on June 30th preceding, with a statement of its proceedings for the year.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)