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CA Health & Safety Code § 1179.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH|PART 5 - OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH|Section 1179.1.

1179.1.  (a)  The Secretary of the Health and Welfare Agency shall establish an Office of Rural Health, or an alternative organizational structure, in one of the departments of the Health and Welfare Agency to promote a strong working relationship between state government and local and federal agencies, universities, private and public interest groups, rural consumers, health care providers, foundations, and other offices of rural health, as well as to develop health initiatives and maximize the use of existing resources without duplicating existing effort. The office or alternative organizational structure shall serve as a key information and referral source to promote coordinated planning for the delivery of health services in rural California. (b)  To the extent funds are appropriated by the Legislature, these efforts may include: (1)  Educating the public and recommending appropriate public policies regarding the viability of rural health care in California. (2)  Monitoring and working with state and federal agencies to assess the impact of proposed rules and regulations on rural areas. (3)  Promoting community involvement and community support in maintaining, rebuilding, and diversifying local health services in rural areas. (4)  Encouraging and evaluating the use of advanced communications technology to provide access to health promotion and disease prevention information, specialty expertise, clinical consultation, and continuing education for health professionals. (5)  Encouraging the development of regional health care and public health networks and collaborative efforts, including, but not limited to, emergency transportation networks. (6)  Working with state and local agencies, universities, and private and public interest groups to promote research on rural health issues. (7)  Soliciting the assistance of other offices or programs of rural health in California to carry out the duties of this part. (8)  Disseminating information and providing technical assistance to communities, health care providers, and consumers of health care services. (9)  Promoting strategies to improve health care professional recruitment and retention in rural areas. (10)  Encouraging innovative responses by public and private entities to address rural health issues. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 305, Sec. 1. Effective August 3, 1995.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1179.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH|PART 5 - OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH|Section 1179.3.

1179.3.  (a) (1) The Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development shall develop and administer a competitive grants program for projects located in rural areas of California.(2) The office shall define “rural area” for the purposes of this section after receiving public input and upon recommendation of the Interdepartmental Rural Health Coordinating Committee and the Rural Health Programs Liaison.(3) The purpose of the grants program shall be to fund innovative, collaborative, cost-effective, and efficient projects that pertain to the delivery of health and medical services in rural areas of the state.(4) The office shall develop and establish uses for the funds to fund special projects that alleviate problems of access to quality health care in rural areas and to compensate public and private health care providers associated with direct delivery of patient care. The funds shall be used for medical and hospital care and treatment of patients who cannot afford to pay for services and for whom payment will not be made through private or public programs.(5) The office shall administer the funds appropriated by the Legislature for purposes of this section. Entities eligible for these funds shall include rural health providers served by the programs operated by the office, the Emergency Medical Services Authority, the State Department of Health Care Services, the State Department of Public Health, and the Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board. The grant funds shall be used to expand existing services or establish new services and shall not be used to supplant existing levels of service. Funds appropriated by the Legislature for this purpose may be expended in the fiscal year of the appropriation or the subsequent fiscal year.(b) The Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development shall establish the criteria and standards for eligibility to be used in requests for proposals or requests for application, the application review process, determining the maximum amount and number of grants to be awarded, preference and priority of projects, compliance monitoring, and the measurement of outcomes achieved after receiving comment from the public at a meeting held pursuant to the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).(c) The Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development shall make information regarding the status of the funded projects available at the public meetings described in subdivision (b).(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 22, Sec. 13. (AB 75) Effective June 27, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 110 of Ch. 22.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1179.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH|PART 5 - OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH|Section 1179.6.

1179.6.  (a)  (1)  In order to provide improved delivery of services to the families of agricultural workers, the State Department of Health Services shall review and survey the extent to which agricultural workers and their families utilize those public health programs for which they are eligible. In conducting the survey, the department shall ensure the full participation of entities that provide services to agricultural workers, including clinics, community-based agencies, public health departments, and organizations and associations involved with agricultural worker health and well-being. Programs considered in the survey shall include, but shall not be limited to, all of the following: (A)  The Medi-Cal program. (B)  The Healthy Families program. (C)  The Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment Program (EPSDT). (D)  The Child Health and Disability Prevention Program (CHDP). (E)  Health clinics. (F)  Public health prevention programs. (G)  Immunization programs. (H)  Community mental health programs. (I)  Programs funded under the California Children and Families Program. (J)  Parenting programs. (K)  Teen pregnancy prevention and case management programs. (L)  Domestic violence and child abuse prevention programs. (M)  Any other relevant programs available in communities of agricultural workers. (2)  The department shall use the results of the survey to prepare an implementation plan that maximizes access and streamlines service delivery, in order to make comprehensive family wellness programs readily available to agricultural workers and their families. In developing the implementation plan, the department shall ensure the full participation of entities contributing to the survey of available services. The implementation plan shall be based on the principles set forth in subdivision (g) of Section 50517.5, including all of the following: (A)  Involvement of agricultural workers and their families in program design and delivery. (B)  Community collaboration on the local level among available public and private agencies. (C)  Coordination with the provision of adequate housing. (b)  (1)  The survey shall address the extent to which outreach programs are directed to, and succeed in, reaching agricultural workers and their families, and shall identify any geographical, cultural, linguistic, or other barriers that may prevent full utilization of available services. (2)  The survey shall place significant emphasis on actual experiences of agricultural workers and their families. (c)  The department shall report the results of the survey required by this section to the Legislature on or before March 1, 2001, and shall present the Legislature with the implementation plan required by paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) on or before December 31, 2001. (Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 312, Sec. 1. Effective September 7, 2000.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1179.80 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 1 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH|PART 6.2 - Naloxone Grant Program|Section 1179.80.

1179.80.  (a) In order to reduce the rate of fatal overdose from opioid drugs including heroin and prescription opioids, the State Department of Public Health shall, subject to an appropriation for this purpose in the Budget Act of 2016, award funding to local health departments, local government agencies, or on a competitive basis to community-based organizations, regional opioid prevention coalitions, or both, to support or establish programs that provide naloxone, or any other opioid antagonist that is approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of an opioid overdose, to first responders and to at-risk opioid users through programs that serve at-risk drug users, including, but not limited to, syringe exchange and disposal programs, homeless programs, and substance use disorder treatment providers.(b) The department may award grants itself or enter into contracts to carry out the provisions of subdivision (a). The award of contracts and grants is exempt from Part 2 (commencing with Section 10100) of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code and is exempt from approval by the Department of General Services prior to their execution.(c) Not more than 10 percent of the funds appropriated shall be available to the department for its administrative costs in implementing this section. If deemed necessary by the department, the department may allocate funds to other state departments to assist in the implementation of subdivision (a).(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 554, Sec. 6. (SB 823) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1248 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1.3 - Outpatient Settings|Section 1248.

1248.  For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:(a) “Division” means the Medical Board of California. All references in this chapter to the division, the Division of Licensing of the Medical Board of California, or the Division of Medical Quality shall be deemed to refer to the Medical Board of California pursuant to Section 2002 of the Business and Professions Code. (b) (1) “Outpatient setting” means any facility, clinic, unlicensed clinic, center, office, or other setting that is not part of a general acute care facility, as defined in Section 1250, and where anesthesia, except local anesthesia or peripheral nerve blocks, or both, is used in compliance with the community standard of practice, in doses that, when administered have the probability of placing a patient at risk for loss of the patient’s life-preserving protective reflexes.(2) “Outpatient setting” also means facilities that offer in vitro fertilization, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 1374.55.  (3) “Outpatient setting” does not include, among other settings, any setting where anxiolytics and analgesics are administered, when done so in compliance with the community standard of practice, in doses that do not have the probability of placing the patient at risk for loss of the patient’s life-preserving protective reflexes. (c) “Accreditation agency” means a public or private organization that is approved to issue certificates of accreditation to outpatient settings by the board pursuant to Sections 1248.15 and 1248.4.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 645, Sec. 2. (SB 100) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1248.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1.3 - Outpatient Settings|Section 1248.1.

1248.1.  No association, corporation, firm, partnership, or person shall operate, manage, conduct, or maintain an outpatient setting in this state, unless the setting is one of the following:(a)  An ambulatory surgical center that is certified to participate in the Medicare program under Title XVIII (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1395 et seq.) of the federal Social Security Act. (b)  Any clinic conducted, maintained, or operated by a federally recognized Indian tribe or tribal organization, as defined in Section 450 or 1601 of Title 25 of the United States Code, and located on land recognized as tribal land by the federal government. (c)  Any clinic directly conducted, maintained, or operated by the United States or by any of its departments, officers, or agencies. (d)  Any primary care clinic licensed under subdivision (a) and any surgical clinic licensed under subdivision (b) of Section 1204. (e)  Any health facility licensed as a general acute care hospital under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250). (f)  Any outpatient setting to the extent that it is used by a dentist or physician and surgeon in compliance with Article 2.7 (commencing with Section 1646) or Article 2.8 (commencing with Section 1647) of Chapter 4 of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code. (g)  An outpatient setting accredited by an accreditation agency approved by the division pursuant to this chapter. (h)  A setting, including, but not limited to, a mobile van, in which equipment is used to treat patients admitted to a facility described in subdivision (a), (d), or (e), and in which the procedures performed are staffed by the medical staff of, or other healthcare practitioners with clinical privileges at, the facility and are subject to the peer review process of the facility but which setting is not a part of a facility described in subdivision (a), (d), or (e). Nothing in this section shall relieve an association, corporation, firm, partnership, or person from complying with all other provisions of law that are otherwise applicable.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1276, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1248.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1.3 - Outpatient Settings|Section 1248.2.

1248.2.  (a) Any outpatient setting may apply to an accreditation agency for a certificate of accreditation. Accreditation shall be issued by the accreditation agency solely on the basis of compliance with its standards as approved by the board under this chapter.(b) The board shall obtain and maintain a list of accredited outpatient settings from the information provided by the accreditation agencies approved by the board, and shall notify the public, by placing the information on its Internet Web site, whether an outpatient setting is accredited or the setting’s accreditation has been revoked, suspended, or placed on probation, or the setting has received a reprimand by the accreditation agency.(c) The list of outpatient settings shall include all of the following:(1) Name, address, and telephone number of any owners, and their medical license numbers.(2) Name and address of the facility.(3) The name and telephone number of the accreditation agency.(4) The effective and expiration dates of the accreditation.(d) Accrediting agencies approved by the board shall notify the board and update the board on all outpatient settings that are accredited.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 645, Sec. 4. (SB 100) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1248.25 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1.3 - Outpatient Settings|Section 1248.25.

1248.25.  If an outpatient setting does not meet the standards approved by the board, accreditation shall be denied by the accreditation agency, which shall provide the outpatient setting notification of the reasons for the denial. An outpatient setting may reapply for accreditation at any time after receiving notification of the denial. The accreditation agency shall report within three business days to the board if the outpatient setting’s certificate for accreditation has been denied.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 645, Sec. 5. (SB 100) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1248.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1.3 - Outpatient Settings|Section 1248.3.

1248.3.  (a)  Certificates of accreditation issued to outpatient settings by an accreditation agency shall be valid for not more than three years. (b)  The outpatient setting shall notify the accreditation agency within 30 days of any significant change in ownership, including, but not limited to, a merger, change in majority interest, consolidation, name change, change in scope of services, additional services, or change in locations. (c)  Except for disclosures to the division or to the Division of Medical Quality under this chapter, an accreditation agency shall not disclose information obtained in the performance of accreditation activities under this chapter that individually identifies patients, individual medical practitioners, or outpatient settings. Neither the proceedings nor the records of an accreditation agency or the proceedings and records of an outpatient setting related to performance of quality assurance or accreditation activities under this chapter shall be subject to discovery, nor shall the records or proceedings be admissible in a court of law. The prohibition relating to discovery and admissibility of records and proceedings does not apply to any outpatient setting requesting accreditation in the event that denial or revocation of that outpatient setting’s accreditation is being contested. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the accreditation agency from making discretionary disclosures of information to an outpatient setting pertaining to the accreditation of that outpatient setting. (Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1276, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1248.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1.3 - Outpatient Settings|Section 1248.5.

1248.5.  The board shall evaluate the performance of an approved accreditation agency no less than every three years, or in response to complaints against an agency, or complaints against one or more outpatient settings accreditation by an agency that indicates noncompliance by the agency with the standards approved by the board.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 645, Sec. 7. (SB 100) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1248.55 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1.3 - Outpatient Settings|Section 1248.55.

1248.55.  (a)  If the accreditation agency is not meeting the criteria set by the division, the division may terminate approval of the agency. (b)  Before terminating approval of an accreditation agency, the division shall provide the accreditation agency with notice of any deficiencies and reasonable time to supply information demonstrating compliance with the requirements of this chapter, as well as the opportunity for a hearing on the matter in compliance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. (c)  (1)  If approval of the accreditation agency is terminated by the division, outpatient settings accredited by that agency shall be notified by the division and, except as provided in paragraph (2), shall be authorized to continue to operate for a period of 12 months in order to seek accreditation through an approved accreditation agency, unless the time is extended by the division for good cause. (2)  The division may require that an outpatient setting, that has been accredited by an accreditation agency whose approval has been terminated by the division, cease operations immediately in the event that the division is in possession of information indicating that continued operation poses an imminent risk of harm to the health of an individual. In such cases, the division shall provide the outpatient setting with notice of its action, the reason underlying it, and a subsequent opportunity for a hearing on the matter. An outpatient setting that is ordered to cease operations under this paragraph may reapply for a certificate of accreditation after six months and shall notify the division promptly of its reapplication. (Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1276, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1248.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1.3 - Outpatient Settings|Section 1248.6.

1248.6.  (a)  The Division of Licensing shall establish by regulation a reasonable fee for an application for approval as an accreditation agency in an amount that is reasonably necessary to recover the cost of implementing and administering this chapter, and not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000). The division shall establish by regulation a reasonable fee for a temporary certificate of approval, as outlined in subdivision (a) of Section 1248.4, not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000). The division shall also establish a reasonable fee for renewal. The renewal fee shall be proportionate to the number of outpatient settings accredited by the approved accrediting body seeking renewal, and shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per outpatient setting accreditation reviewed. (b)  All fees paid to and received by the division or the Medical Board of California under this chapter shall be paid into the State Treasury and shall be credited to a special fund that is hereby created as the Outpatient Setting Fund of the Medical Board of California. Funds in the Outpatient Setting Fund of the Medical Board of California shall be expended by the board for the purpose of implementing and administering this chapter upon appropriation by the Legislature. No surplus in the fund shall be deposited in or transferred to the General Fund or any other fund. (Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1276, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1248.65 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1.3 - Outpatient Settings|Section 1248.65.

1248.65.  It shall constitute unprofessional conduct for a physician and surgeon to willfully and knowingly violate this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1276, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1995.)