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CA Health & Safety Code § 127696 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 2 - HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING|CHAPTER 10 - California Affordable Drug Manufacturing Act of 2020|Section 127696.

127696.  In order to protect proprietary, confidential information regarding manufacturer or distribution costs and drug pricing, utilization, and rebates, it is necessary that this act limit the public’s right of access to that information. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all nonpublic information and documents obtained under this section shall not be required to be disclosed pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code), or any similar local law requiring the disclosure of public records.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 289. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 127825 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 3 - HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 1.5 - Behavioral Health Grants|Section 127825.

127825.  (a) As a component of the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative established pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 5961) of Part 7 of Division 5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, the office is hereby authorized to award competitive grants to entities and individuals it deems qualified to expand the supply of behavioral health counselors, coaches, peer supports, and other allied health care providers serving children and youth, including those at schoolsites.(b) For the purposes of this chapter, “behavioral health coach” means a new category of behavioral health provider trained specifically to help address the unmet mental health and substance use needs of children and youth. Recognizing that unmet mental health and substance use needs create learning barriers, behavioral health coaches shall engage and support children and youth in cultural, linguistic, and age-appropriate services, with the ability to refer and link to higher levels of care, as needed. As members of a care team, behavioral health professionals serving as a coach receive appropriate supervision from licensed staff. Training and qualifications include, but are not limited to, psychoeducation, system navigation, crisis deescalation, safety planning, coping skills, and motivational interviewing.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 116. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 128675 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 5 - HEALTH DATA|CHAPTER 1 - Health Facility Data|Section 128675.

128675.  This chapter shall be known as the Health Data and Advisory Council Consolidation Act.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 128680 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 5 - HEALTH DATA|CHAPTER 1 - Health Facility Data|Section 128680.

128680.  The Legislature hereby finds and declares that:(a) Significant changes have taken place in recent years in the health care marketplace and in the manner of reimbursement to health facilities by government and private third-party payers for the services they provide.(b) These changes have permitted the state to reevaluate the need for, and the manner of data collection from health facilities by the various state agencies and commissions.(c) It is the intent of the Legislature that as a result of this reevaluation that the data collection function be consolidated in a single state agency. It is the further intent of the Legislature that the single state agency only collect that data from health facilities that are essential. The data should be collected, to the extent practical on consolidated, multipurpose report forms for use by all state agencies.(d) It is the further intent of the Legislature to eliminate the California Health Facilities Commission, the State Advisory Health Council, and the California Health Policy and Data Advisory Commission, and to consolidate data collection and planning functions within the office.(e) It is the Legislature’s further intent that the review of the data that the state collects be an ongoing function. The office shall annually review this data for need and shall revise, add, or delete items as necessary. The office shall consult with affected state agencies and the affected industry when adding or eliminating data items. However, the office shall neither add nor delete data items to the Hospital Discharge Abstract Data Record or the quarterly reports without prior authorizing legislation, unless specifically required by federal law or judicial decision.(f) The Legislature recognizes that the authority for the California Health Facilities Commission is scheduled to expire January 1, 1986. It is the intent of the Legislature, by the enactment of this chapter, to continue the uniform system of accounting and reporting established by the commission and required for use by health facilities. It is also the intent of the Legislature to continue an appropriate, cost-disclosure program.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 32, Sec. 20. (AB 106) Effective June 29, 2011. Operative January 1, 2012, by Sec. 73 of Stats. 2011, Ch. 32.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 128685 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 5 - HEALTH DATA|CHAPTER 1 - Health Facility Data|Section 128685.

128685.  Intermediate care facilities/developmentally disabled-habilitative, as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 1250, are not subject to this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 128690 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 5 - HEALTH DATA|CHAPTER 1 - Health Facility Data|Section 128690.

128690.  Intermediate care facilities/developmentally disabled—nursing, as defined in subdivision (h) of Section 1250, and intermediate care facilities/developmentally disabled-continuous nursing, as defined in subdivision (m) of Section 1250, are not subject to this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 195. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 128700 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 5 - HEALTH DATA|CHAPTER 1 - Health Facility Data|Section 128700.

128700.  As used in this chapter, the following terms mean:(a) “Ambulatory surgery procedures” mean those procedures performed on an outpatient basis in the general operating rooms, ambulatory surgery rooms, endoscopy units, or cardiac catheterization laboratories of a hospital or a freestanding ambulatory surgery clinic.(b) “Emergency department” means, in a hospital licensed to provide emergency medical services, the location in which those services are provided.(c) “Encounter” means a face-to-face contact between a patient and the provider who has primary responsibility for assessing and treating the condition of the patient at a given contact and exercises independent judgment in the care of the patient.(d) “Freestanding ambulatory surgery clinic” means a surgical clinic that is licensed by the state under paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 1204.(e) “Health facility” or “health facilities” means all health facilities required to be licensed pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250) of Division 2.(f) “Hospital” means all health facilities except skilled nursing, intermediate care, congregate living, and hospice health facilities.(g) “Department” means the Department of Health Care Access and Information.(h) “Risk-adjusted outcomes” means the clinical outcomes of patients grouped by diagnoses or procedures that have been adjusted for demographic and clinical factors.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 196. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 128705 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 5 - HEALTH DATA|CHAPTER 1 - Health Facility Data|Section 128705.

128705.  On and after January 1, 1986, any reference in this code to the Advisory Health Council or the California Health Policy and Data Advisory Commission shall be deemed a reference to the department.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 197. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 128730 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 5 - HEALTH DATA|CHAPTER 1 - Health Facility Data|Section 128730.

128730.  (a) Effective January 1, 1986, the department shall be the single state agency designated to collect the following health facility or clinic data for use by all state agencies:(1) Data required by the department pursuant to Section 127285.(2) Data required in the Medi-Cal cost reports pursuant to Section 14170 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.(3) Data items formerly required by the California Health Facilities Commission that are listed in Sections 128735 and 128740. Information collected pursuant to subdivision (g) of Section 128735 and Sections 128736 and 128737 shall be made available to the State Department of Health Care Services, the State Department of Public Health, and the California Health Benefit Exchange. The departments and the Exchange shall ensure that the patient’s rights to confidentiality shall not be violated in any manner. The departments and the Exchange shall comply with all applicable policies and requirements involving review and oversight by the State Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects.(b) The department shall consolidate any and all of the reports listed under this section or Sections 128735 and 128740, to the extent feasible, to minimize the reporting burdens on hospitals, provided, however, that the department shall neither add nor delete data items from the Hospital Discharge Abstract Data Record or the quarterly reports without prior authorizing legislation, unless specifically required by federal law or regulation or judicial decision.(c) The Exchange shall report to the Governor and the Legislature on or before August 1, 2023, on the impacts to the Exchange associated with paragraph (3) of subdivision (a), including the impacts on premium rates for health plans offered through the Exchange. The report shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 198. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 128734 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 5 - HEALTH DATA|CHAPTER 1 - Health Facility Data|Section 128734.

128734.  (a) Each organization that operates, conducts, owns, or maintains a skilled nursing facility licensed pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 1250 shall file with the department as part of the information required in subdivisions (a) to (e), inclusive, of Section 128735, whether the licensee, or a general partner, director, or officer of the licensee, has an ownership or control interest of 5 percent or more in a related party that provides any service to the skilled nursing facility. If the licensee, or the general partner, director, or officer of the licensee has such an interest, the licensee shall disclose all services provided to the skilled nursing facility, the number of individuals who provide that service at the skilled nursing facility, and any other information requested by the department. If goods, fees, and services collectively worth ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more per year are delivered to the skilled nursing facility, the disclosure required pursuant to this subdivision shall include the related party’s profit and loss statement, and the Payroll-Based Journal public use data of the previous quarter for the skilled nursing facility’s direct caregivers.(b) For purposes of this section, all of the following definitions shall apply:(1) “Direct caregiver” shall have the same meaning as that term is defined in Section 1276.65.(2) “Profit and loss statement” means the most recent annual statement on profits and losses finalized by a related party for the most recent year available.(3) “Related party” means an organization related to the licensee provider or that is under common ownership or control, as defined in Section 413.17(b) of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(c) Current licensees shall provide the information required by this section to the department in a manner prescribed by the department.(d) The provisions of this section shall become effective on January 1, 2020.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 199. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 128736 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 5 - HEALTH DATA|CHAPTER 1 - Health Facility Data|Section 128736.

128736.  (a)  Each hospital shall file an Emergency Care Data Record for each patient encounter in a hospital emergency department. The Emergency Care Data Record shall include all of the following:(1)  Date of birth.(2)  Sex.(3)  Race.(4)  Ethnicity.(5)  Preferred language spoken.(6)  ZIP Code.(7)  Patient social security number, if it is contained in the patient’s medical record.(8)  Service date.(9)  Principal diagnosis.(10)  Other diagnoses.(11)  External causes of morbidity.(12) Principal procedure.(13) Other procedures.(14) Disposition of patient.(15) Expected source of payment.(16) Elements added pursuant to Section 128738.(b)  It is the expressed intent of the Legislature that the patient’s rights of confidentiality shall not be violated in any manner. Patient social security numbers and any other data elements that the department believes could be used to determine the identity of an individual patient shall be exempt from the disclosure requirements of the California Public Records Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code).(c)  No person reporting data pursuant to this section shall be liable for damages in any action based on the use or misuse of patient-identifiable data that has been mailed or otherwise transmitted to the department pursuant to the requirements of subdivision (a).(d)  Data reporting requirements established by the department shall be consistent with national standards as applicable.(e)  This section shall become operative on January 1, 2004.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 201. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 128737 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 5 - HEALTH DATA|CHAPTER 1 - Health Facility Data|Section 128737.

128737.  (a) Each general acute care hospital and freestanding ambulatory surgery clinic shall file an Ambulatory Surgery Data Record for each patient encounter during which at least one ambulatory surgery procedure is performed. The Ambulatory Surgery Data Record shall include all of the following:(1) Date of birth.(2) Sex.(3) Race.(4) Ethnicity.(5) Preferred language spoken.(6) ZIP Code.(7) Patient social security number, if it is contained in the patient’s medical record.(8) Service date.(9) Principal diagnosis.(10) Other diagnoses.(11) Principal procedure.(12) Other procedures.(13) External causes of morbidity.(14) Disposition of patient.(15) Expected source of payment.(16) Elements added pursuant to Section 128738.(b) It is the expressed intent of the Legislature that the patient’s rights of confidentiality shall not be violated in any manner. Patient social security numbers and any other data elements that the department believes could be used to determine the identity of an individual patient shall be exempt from the disclosure requirements of the California Public Records Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code).(c) No person reporting data pursuant to this section shall be liable for damages in any action based on the use or misuse of patient-identifiable data that has been mailed or otherwise transmitted to the office pursuant to the requirements of subdivision (a).(d) Data reporting requirements established by the department shall be consistent with national standards as applicable.(e) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2004.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 202. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 128738 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 5 - HEALTH DATA|CHAPTER 1 - Health Facility Data|Section 128738.

128738.  (a) The department shall allow and provide for, in accordance with appropriate regulations, additions or deletions to the patient level data elements listed in subdivision (g) of Section 128735, Section 128736, and Section 128737, to meet the purposes of this chapter.(b) Prior to any additions or deletions, all of the following shall be considered:(1) Utilization of sampling to the maximum extent possible.(2) Feasibility of collecting data elements.(3) Costs and benefits of collection and submission of data.(4) Exchange of data elements as opposed to addition of data elements.(c) The department shall add no more than a net of 15 elements to each data set over any five-year period. Elements contained in the uniform claims transaction set or uniform billing form required by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 300gg) shall be exempt from the 15-element limit.(d) The department, in order to minimize costs and administrative burdens, shall consider the total number of data elements required from hospitals and freestanding ambulatory surgery clinics, and optimize the use of common data elements.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 203. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 128740 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 5 - HEALTH DATA|CHAPTER 1 - Health Facility Data|Section 128740.

128740.  (a) The following summary financial and utilization data shall be reported to the department by a hospital within 45 days of the end of a calendar quarter. Adjusted reports reflecting changes as a result of audited financial statements may be filed within four months of the close of the hospital’s fiscal or calendar year. The quarterly summary financial and utilization data shall conform to the uniform description of accounts as contained in the Accounting and Reporting Manual for California Hospitals and shall include all of the following:(1) Number of licensed beds.(2) Average number of available beds.(3) Average number of staffed beds.(4) Number of discharges.(5) Number of inpatient days.(6) Number of outpatient visits.(7) Total operating expenses.(8) Total inpatient gross revenues by payer, including Medicare, Medi-Cal, county indigent programs, other third parties, and other payers.(9) Total outpatient gross revenues by payer, including Medicare, Medi-Cal, county indigent programs, other third parties, and other payers.(10) Deductions from revenue in total and by component, including the following: Medicare contractual adjustments, Medi-Cal contractual adjustments, and county indigent program contractual adjustments, other contractual adjustments, bad debts, charity care, restricted donations and subsidies for indigents, support for clinical teaching, teaching allowances, and other deductions.(11) Total capital expenditures.(12) Total net fixed assets.(13) Total number of inpatient days, outpatient visits, and discharges by payer, including Medicare, Medi-Cal, county indigent programs, other third parties, self-pay, charity, and other payers.(14) Total net patient revenues by payer including Medicare, Medi-Cal, county indigent programs, other third parties, and other payers.(15) Other operating revenue.(16) Nonoperating revenue net of nonoperating expenses.(b) The department shall make available at cost, to any person, a hard copy of any hospital report made pursuant to this section and in addition to hard copies, shall make available at cost, a computer tape of all reports made pursuant to this section within 105 days of the end of every calendar quarter.(c) The department shall adopt by regulation guidelines for the identification, assessment, and reporting of charity care services. In establishing the guidelines, the department shall consider the principles and practices recommended by professional health care industry accounting associations for differentiating between charity services and bad debts. The department shall further conduct the onsite validations of health facility accounting and reporting procedures and records as are necessary to assure that reported data are consistent with regulatory guidelines.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 204. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 128747 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION|PART 5 - HEALTH DATA|CHAPTER 1 - Health Facility Data|Section 128747.

128747.  Commencing July 1, 2002, and biennially thereafter, the department shall evaluate the impact of the department’s published risk-adjusted outcome reports required by Section 128745 on mortality rates in California and on any other measure of quality the department deems appropriate. The department shall also coordinate with other state agencies in promoting prevention and educational initiatives on those reported procedures and conditions.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 206. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)