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2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION › PART 3 - HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5 - Health Professions Education Programs › ARTICLE 1 - Health Professions Education Programs › Section 128350.

128350. The department shall do all of the following:
(a)  Provide technical and staff support to the programs in meeting all of its responsibilities.
(b)  Provide financial management for the Health Professions Education Fund.
(c)  Enter into contractual agreements with students from underrepresented groups for the disbursement of scholarships or loans in return for the commitment of these students to practice their profession in an area in California designated as deficient in primary care services.
(d)  Disseminate information regarding the areas in the state that are deficient in primary care services to potential applicants for the scholarships or loans.
(e)  Monitor the practice locations of the recipients of the scholarships or loans.
(f)  Recover funds, in accordance with the terms of the contractual agreements, from recipients of scholarships or loans who fail to begin or complete their obligated service. Funds so recovered shall be redeposited in the Health Professions Education Fund.
(g)  Contract with the institutions that train family practice residents, in order to increase the participation of students from underrepresented groups in entering the specialty of family practice. The director may seek the recommendations of the council as to what programs best demonstrate the ability to meet this objective.
(h)  Contract with training institutions that are involved in osteopathic postgraduate training in general or family practice medicine, in order to increase the participation of students from underrepresented groups participating in the practice of osteopathic medicine. The director may seek the recommendations of the council as to what programs have demonstrated the ability to meet this objective.
(i)  Enter into contractual agreements with graduated health professionals to repay some or all of the debts they incurred in health professional schools in return for practicing their professions in an area in California designated as deficient in primary care services.
(j)  Contract with institutions that award baccalaureate of science degrees in nursing in order to increase the participation of students from underrepresented groups in the nursing profession. The director may seek the recommendations of the council as to what programs have demonstrated the ability to meet this objective.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 167. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION › PART 3 - HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5 - Health Professions Education Programs › ARTICLE 1 - Health Professions Education Programs › Section 128355.

128355. There is hereby created within the department a Health Professions Education Fund. The primary purpose of this fund is to provide scholarships and loans to students from underrepresented groups who are accepted to or enrolled in schools of medicine, dentistry, nursing, or other health professions. The fund shall also be used to pay for the cost of administering the program and for any other purpose authorized by this article. The level of expenditure by the department for the administrative support of the program created pursuant to this article shall be subject to review and approval annually through the State Budget process. The department may receive private donations to be deposited into this fund. All money in the fund is continuously appropriated to the department for the purposes of this article. The department shall manage this fund prudently in accordance with other provisions of law.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 168. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION › PART 3 - HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5 - Health Professions Education Programs › ARTICLE 1 - Health Professions Education Programs › Section 128360.

128360. (a) In administering this chapter, the department shall be exempt from the requirements of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. The department shall provide opportunities for public participation as it administers the Health Professions Education Programs. Information about each type of scholarship or loan repayment opportunity shall be publicly available at least 60 days prior to any application deadline. This information shall include eligibility criteria and the application process, materials, and deadlines, and shall be posted on the department’s internet website and be available directly from the department. All the information shall remain posted and available during the entire application period for a funding cycle.
(b) Regulations that have been adopted to administer this chapter prior to the effective date of this section are repealed as of the effective date of this section.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 170. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION › PART 3 - HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5 - Health Professions Education Programs › ARTICLE 1 - Health Professions Education Programs › Section 128365.

128365. Notwithstanding any other provision, applications for financial assistance under this article, or other documents that the department reasonably determines should not be discussed in public due to privacy considerations shall be exempt from the disclosure provisions of the Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code).
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 28, Sec. 107. (SB 1380) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION › PART 3 - HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5 - Health Professions Education Programs › ARTICLE 1 - Health Professions Education Programs › Section 128370.

128370. Notwithstanding any other law, the department may exempt from public disclosure any document in the possession of the department that pertains to a donation made pursuant to this article if the donor has requested anonymity.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 172. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION › PART 3 - HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5 - Health Professions Education Programs › ARTICLE 1 - Health Professions Education Programs › Section 128371.

128371. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that it is in the best interest of the State of California to provide persons who are not lawfully present in the United States with the state benefits provided by those programs listed in subdivision (d), and therefore, enacts this section pursuant to Section 1621(d) of Title 8 of the United States Code.
(b) A program listed in subdivision (d) shall not deny an application based on the citizenship status or immigration status of the applicant.
(c) For any program listed in subdivision (d), when mandatory disclosure of a social security number is required, an applicant shall provide their social security number, if one has been issued, or an individual tax identification number that has been or will be submitted.
(d) This section applies to all of the following:
(1) Programs supported through the Health Professions Education Fund pursuant to Section 128355.
(2) The Registered Nurse Education Fund created pursuant to Section 128400.
(3) The Mental Health Practitioner Education Fund created pursuant to Section 128458.
(4) The Vocational Nurse Education Fund created pursuant to Section 128500.
(5) The Medically Underserved Account for Physicians created pursuant to Section 128555.
(6) Loan forgiveness and scholarship programs created pursuant to Part 3.1 (commencing with Section 5820) of Division 5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(7) The Song-Brown Health Care Workforce Training Act created pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 128200) of Chapter 4.
(8) To the extent permitted under federal law, the program administered by the department pursuant to the federal National Health Service Corps State Loan Repayment Program (42 U.S.C. Sec. 254q-1), commonly known as the California State Loan Repayment Program.
(9) The programs administered by the department pursuant to the Health Professions Career Opportunity Program (Section 127885), commonly known as the Mini Grants Program, and California’s Student/Resident Experiences and Rotations in Community Health, commonly known as the CalSEARCH program.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 173. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION › PART 3 - HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5 - Health Professions Education Programs › ARTICLE 2 - California Registered Nurse Education Program › Section 128375.

128375. (a)  The Legislature hereby finds and declares that an adequate supply of professional nurses is critical to assuring the health and well-being of the citizens of California, particularly those who live in medically underserved areas.
(b)  The Legislature further finds that changes in the health care system of this state have increased the need for more highly skilled nurses. These changes include advances in medical technology and pharmacology, that necessitate the use of more highly skilled nurses in acute care facilities. Further, the containment of health care costs has led to increased reliance on home health care and outpatient services and to a higher proportion of more acutely ill patients in acute care facilities. Long-term care facilities also need more highly educated nursing personnel. Both shifts require a larger number of skilled nursing personnel.
(c)  The Legislature further finds and declares that in nursing, as in other professions, certain populations are underrepresented. The Legislature also finds and declares that it is especially important that nursing care be provided in a way that is sensitive to the sociocultural variables that affect a person’s health. The Legislature recognizes that the financial burden of obtaining a baccalaureate degree is considerable and that persons from families lacking adequate financial resources may need financial assistance to complete a baccalaureate degree.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 174. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION › PART 3 - HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5 - Health Professions Education Programs › ARTICLE 2 - California Registered Nurse Education Program › Section 128380.

128380. It is the intent of the Legislature to accomplish the following:
(a)  Assure an adequate supply of appropriately trained professional nurses.
(b)  Encourage persons from populations that are currently underrepresented in the nursing profession to enter that profession.
(c)  Encourage professional nurses to work in medically underserved areas.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION › PART 3 - HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5 - Health Professions Education Programs › ARTICLE 2 - California Registered Nurse Education Program › Section 128390.

128390. The funds made available pursuant to this article shall be used as specified in Article 14 (commencing with Section 69795) of Chapter 2 of Part 42 of the Education Code, except that the funds shall be used only for the purpose of assisting students in completing nursing programs meeting the standards specified in subdivision (j) of Section 69799 of the Education Code.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION › PART 3 - HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5 - Health Professions Education Programs › ARTICLE 2 - California Registered Nurse Education Program › Section 128400.

128400. There is hereby established in the State Treasury the Registered Nurse Education Fund. All money in the fund shall be used for the purposes specified in the California Registered Nurse Education Program established pursuant to this article. This fund shall receive money collected pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 2815 and Section 2815.1 of the Business and Professions Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 384, Sec. 1. (SB 271) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION › PART 3 - HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5 - Health Professions Education Programs › ARTICLE 2 - California Registered Nurse Education Program › Section 128401.

128401. (a) The Department of Health Care Access and Information shall establish the statewide Associate Degree Nursing (A.D.N.) Scholarship Program.
(b) Scholarships under the program shall be available only to students in counties determined to have the most significant need. Need in a county shall be established based on consideration of all the following factors:
(1) Counties with a registered nurse-to-population ratio equal to or less than 500 registered nurses per 100,000 individuals.
(2) County unemployment rate.
(3) County level of poverty.
(c) A scholarship recipient shall be required to complete, at a minimum, an associate degree in nursing and work in a medically underserved area in California upon obtaining their license from the Board of Registered Nursing.
(d) The department shall consider the following factors when selecting recipients for the A.D.N. Scholarship Program:
(1) An applicant’s economic need, as established by the federal poverty index.
(2) Applicants who demonstrate cultural and linguistic skills and abilities.
(e) The program shall be funded from the Registered Nurse Education Fund established pursuant to Section 128400 and administered by the department within the office. The department shall allocate a portion of the moneys in the fund for the program established pursuant to this section, in addition to moneys otherwise allocated pursuant to this article for scholarships and loans for associate degree nursing students.
(f) No additional staff or General Fund operating costs shall be expended for the program.
(g) The department may accept private or federal funds for purposes of the A.D.N. Scholarship Program.
(h) The department shall post A.D.N. Scholarship Program statistics and updates on its internet website.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 177. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION › PART 3 - HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5 - Health Professions Education Programs › ARTICLE 3.5 - Licensed Mental Health Service Provider Education Program › Section 128455.

128455. An account shall be created within the Mental Health Practitioner Education Fund and, upon appropriation by the Legislature, moneys in that account shall be used solely to fund grants, consistent with this article, to repay educational loans for applicants who meet all of the following requirements:
(a) Commit to provide direct patient care in a publicly funded facility or a mental health professional shortage area for at least 24 months.
(b) Are marriage and family therapists, associate marriage and family therapists, licensed clinical social workers, associate clinical social workers, licensed professional clinical counselors, or associate professional clinical counselors.
(c) Were formerly in California’s foster youth care system.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 585, Sec. 1. (AB 2608) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION › PART 3 - HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5 - Health Professions Education Programs › ARTICLE 3.5 - Licensed Mental Health Service Provider Education Program › Section 128458.

128458. There is hereby established in the State Treasury the Mental Health Practitioner Education Fund. The moneys in the fund, upon appropriation by the Legislature, shall be available for expenditure by the Department of Health Care Access and Information for purposes of this article.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 181. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION › PART 3 - HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5 - Health Professions Education Programs › ARTICLE 4 - Vocational Nurse Education Program › Section 128475.

128475. (a)  The Legislature hereby finds and declares that an adequate supply of professional vocational nurses is critical to assuring the health and well-being of the citizens of California, particularly those who live in medically underserved areas, and that changes in the health care system of this state have increased the need for more highly skilled vocational nurses.
(b)  The Legislature further finds and declares that in March 2002, the California Association of Health Facilities indicated that there is a shortage of 3,500 vocational nurses in long-term care facilities and estimates that 28,000 additional vocational nurses will be needed in long-term care over the next 10 years, that recently published reports indicate that vocational nurses now comprise almost 30 percent of the nation’s total number of nurses and that the national vacancy rate in hospitals was about 13 percent, and that according to the California Association of Psychiatric Technicians, an additional 800 psychiatric technicians are needed due to expanding health facilities.
(c)  The Legislature further finds and declares that in vocational nursing, as in other professions, certain populations are underrepresented. The Legislature also finds and declares that it is especially important that vocational nursing care be provided in a way that is sensitive to the sociocultural variables that affect a person’s health. The Legislature recognizes that the financial burden of attending a school of vocational nursing is considerable and that persons from families lacking adequate financial resources may need financial assistance to complete their studies.
(d)  The Legislature further finds and declares that approximately 54.1 percent of all Californians live in rural and urban areas that have been designated underserved. The shortage of vocational nurses in these areas makes it more difficult for those citizens to obtain health care and more difficult to attract and retain other health care professionals to those areas.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 640, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 2004. Section operative July 1, 2004, pursuant to Section 128501.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION › PART 3 - HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5 - Health Professions Education Programs › ARTICLE 4 - Vocational Nurse Education Program › Section 128480.

128480. It is the intent of the Legislature to accomplish the following:
(a)  Assure an adequate supply of appropriately trained vocational nurses.
(b)  Encourage persons from populations that are currently underrepresented in the profession of vocational nursing to enter that profession.
(c)  Encourage vocational nurses to work in medically underserved areas.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 640, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 2004. Section operative July 1, 2004, pursuant to Section 128501.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION › PART 3 - HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5 - Health Professions Education Programs › ARTICLE 4 - Vocational Nurse Education Program › Section 128485.

128485. There is hereby created the Vocational Nurse Education Program within the Department of Health Care Access and Information. Persons participating in this program shall be persons who agree in writing prior to completion of vocational nursing school to serve in an eligible county health facility, an eligible state-operated health facility, or a health workforce shortage area, as designated by the director of the department. Persons agreeing to serve in eligible county health facilities, eligible state-operated health facilities, or health workforce shortage areas may apply for scholarship or loan repayment. The Vocational Nurse Education Program shall be administered in accordance with Article 1 (commencing with Section 128330), except that all funds in the Vocational Nurse Education Fund shall be used only for the purpose of promoting the education of vocational nurses and related administrative costs. The department shall adopt both of the following:
(a) A standard contractual agreement to be signed by the director and any student who has received an award to work in an eligible county health facility, an eligible state-operated health facility, or in a health workforce shortage area that would require a period of obligated professional service in the areas of California designated by the department as deficient in primary care services. The obligated professional service shall be in direct patient care. The agreement shall include a clause entitling the state to recover the funds awarded plus the maximum allowable interest for failure to begin or complete the service obligation.
(b) Maximum allowable amounts for scholarships, educational loans, and loan repayment programs in order to assure the most effective use of these funds.
(c) A person who qualifies for admission to a vocational nursing program that is accredited by the board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians may apply for funding under the Vocational Nurse Education Program by establishing a contractual agreement in accordance with subdivision (a).
(d) A person who holds a current valid license as a vocational nurse who wishes to seek an associate of science degree in nursing from an accredited college may apply for funding under the Vocational Nurse Education Program by establishing a contractual agreement in accordance with subdivision (a) unless the person is able to qualify under subdivision (a) of Section 128385 under the Registered Nurse Education Program.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 182. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION › PART 3 - HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5 - Health Professions Education Programs › ARTICLE 4 - Vocational Nurse Education Program › Section 128500.

128500. There is hereby established in the State Treasury the Vocational Nurse Education Fund. All money in the fund shall be used for the purposes specified in the California Vocational Nurse Education Program established pursuant to this article. This fund shall receive money collected pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 2895 of the Business and Professions Code.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 640, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 2004. Section operative July 1, 2004, pursuant to Section 128501.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION › PART 3 - HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5 - Health Professions Education Programs › ARTICLE 4 - Vocational Nurse Education Program › Section 128501.

128501. This article shall become operative on July 1, 2004.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 640, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 2004. Note: This section prescribes a delayed operative date (July 1, 2004) for Article 4, commencing with Section 128475.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION › PART 3 - HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5 - Health Professions Education Programs › ARTICLE 5 - California Physician Corps Program › Section 128550.

128550. (a) There is hereby established within the Department of Health Care Access and Information the California Physician Corps Program.
(b) Commencing July 1, 2006, both of the following programs shall be transferred from the Medical Board of California to the California Physician Corps Program within the department and operated pursuant to this article:
(1) The Steven M. Thompson Physician Corps Loan Repayment Program.
(2) The Physician Volunteer Program developed by the Medical Board of California.
(c) The department may enter into an interagency agreement with the Medical Board of California to implement the transfer of programs as provided under subdivision (b).
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 184. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION › PART 3 - HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5 - Health Professions Education Programs › ARTICLE 5 - California Physician Corps Program › Section 128551.

128551. (a) It is the intent of this article that the department provide the ongoing program management of the two programs identified in subdivision (b) of Section 128550 as a part of the California Physician Corps Program.
(b)  For purposes of subdivision (a), the department shall consult with the Medical Board of California and shall establish and consult with an advisory committee of not more than seven members, that shall include two members recommended by the California Medical Association and may include other members of the medical community, including ethnic representatives, medical schools, health advocates representing ethnic communities, primary care clinics, public hospitals, and health systems, statewide agencies administering state and federally funded programs targeting underserved communities, and members of the public with expertise in health care issues.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 185. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION › PART 3 - HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5 - Health Professions Education Programs › ARTICLE 5 - California Physician Corps Program › Section 128552.

128552. For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) “Account” means the Medically Underserved Account for Physicians established within the Health Professions Education Fund pursuant to this article.
(b) “Fund” means the Health Professions Education Fund.
(c) “Medi-Cal threshold languages” means primary languages spoken by limited-English-proficient (LEP) population groups meeting a numeric threshold of 3,000, eligible LEP Medi-Cal beneficiaries residing in a county, 1,000 Medi-Cal eligible LEP beneficiaries residing in a single ZIP Code, or 1,500 LEP Medi-Cal beneficiaries residing in two contiguous ZIP Codes.
(d) “Medically underserved area” means an area defined as a health professional shortage area in Part 5 of Subchapter A of Chapter 1 of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations or an area of the state where unmet priority needs for physicians exist as determined by the department.
(e) “Medically underserved population” means the Medi-Cal program and uninsured populations.
(f) “Department” means the Department of Health Care Access and Information.
(g) “Physician Volunteer Program” means the Physician Volunteer Registry Program established by the Medical Board of California.
(h) “Practice setting,” for the purposes of this article only, means either of the following:
(1) A community clinic as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 1204 and subdivision (c) of Section 1206, a clinic owned or operated by a public hospital and health system, or a clinic owned and operated by a hospital that maintains the primary contract with a county government to fulfill the county’s role pursuant to Section 17000 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, which is located in a medically underserved area and at least 50 percent of whose patients are from a medically underserved population.
(2) A physician owned and operated medical practice setting that provides primary care located in a medically underserved area and has a minimum of 50 percent of patients who are uninsured, Medi-Cal beneficiaries, or beneficiaries of another publicly funded program that serves patients who earn less than 250 percent of the federal poverty level.
(i) “Primary specialty” means family practice, internal medicine, pediatrics, or obstetrics/gynecology.
(j) “Program” means the Steven M. Thompson Physician Corps Loan Repayment Program.
(k) “Selection committee” means a minimum three-member committee of the board, that includes a member that was appointed by the Medical Board of California.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 186. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION › PART 3 - HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5 - Health Professions Education Programs › ARTICLE 5 - California Physician Corps Program › Section 128555.

128555. (a) The Medically Underserved Account for Physicians is hereby established within the Health Professions Education Fund. The primary purpose of this account is to provide funding for the ongoing operations of the Steven M. Thompson Physician Corps Loan Repayment Program provided for under this article. This account also may be used to provide funding for the Physician Volunteer Program provided for under this article.
(b) All moneys in the Medically Underserved Account contained within the Contingent Fund of the Medical Board of California shall be transferred to the Medically Underserved Account for Physicians on July 1, 2006.
(c) Funds in the account shall be used to repay loans as follows per agreements made with physicians:
(1) Funds paid out for loan repayment may have a funding match from foundations or other private sources.
(2) Loan repayments may not exceed one hundred five thousand dollars ($105,000) per individual licensed physician.
(3) Loan repayments may not exceed the amount of the educational loans incurred by the physician participant.
(d) Notwithstanding Section 11105 of the Government Code, effective January 1, 2006, the department may seek and receive matching funds from foundations and private sources to be placed in the account. “Matching funds” shall not be construed to be limited to a dollar-for-dollar match of funds.
(e) Funds placed in the account for purposes of this article, including funds received pursuant to subdivision (d), are, notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, continuously appropriated for the repayment of loans. This subdivision shall not apply to funds placed in the account pursuant to Section 1341.45 and Section 14197.2 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(f) The account shall also be used to pay for the cost of administering the program and for any other purpose authorized by this article. The costs for administration of the program may be up to 5 percent of the total state appropriation for the program and shall be subject to review and approval annually through the state budget process. This limitation shall only apply to the state appropriation for the program.
(g) The department shall manage the account established by this section prudently in accordance with the other provisions of law.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 189. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION › PART 3 - HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5 - Health Professions Education Programs › ARTICLE 5 - California Physician Corps Program › Section 128556.

128556. The terms of loan repayment granted under this article shall be established by the department.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 190. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION › PART 3 - HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5 - Health Professions Education Programs › ARTICLE 5 - California Physician Corps Program › Section 128558.

128558. This article shall become operative on July 1, 2006.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 317, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2006. Note: This section prescribes a delayed operative date (July 1, 2006) for Article 5, commencing with Section 128550.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION › PART 3 - HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5 - Health Professions Education Programs › ARTICLE 6 - California Reproductive Health Service Corps › Section 128560.

128560. For purposes of this article:
(a) “Corps” means the California Reproductive Health Service Corps established pursuant to Section 128561.
(b) “Reproductive health” means health services relating to abortion care, sexual health counseling, contraception, sexually transmitted infections, reproductive tract infections, HIV, gynecology, perinatal care, midwifery care, gender affirming care, and gender-based violence prevention.
(c) “Reproductive health care professionals” means medical doctors, licensed midwives, certified nurse-midwives, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, physician’s assistants, doulas, licensed vocational nurses, community health workers, medical assistants, and pharmacists.
(d) “Scholar” means a person in the corps who is a student who has been accepted in a school or a program on a part-time or full-time basis that graduates reproductive health care professionals or who is an existing reproductive health professional who desires more training and professional development in abortion care to provide this service.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 42, Sec. 54. (AB 118) Effective July 10, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION › PART 3 - HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5 - Health Professions Education Programs › ARTICLE 6 - California Reproductive Health Service Corps › Section 128561.

128561. For the purposes of recruiting, training, and retaining a diverse workforce of reproductive health care professionals who will be part of reproductive health care teams to work in underserved areas, the California Reproductive Health Service Corps is hereby established in the department under the supervision of the director. The director shall ensure that adequate staff are provided to effectively administer the corps.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 561, Sec. 2. (AB 1918) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION › PART 3 - HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5 - Health Professions Education Programs › ARTICLE 6 - California Reproductive Health Service Corps › Section 128562.

128562. The corps shall do all of the following:
(a) (1) Administer and oversee scholarships and stipends for new reproductive health students, loan repayment for graduates who have acquired debt from attending a reproductive health professional school in the past, and other types of direct financial support for scholars, in exchange for a three-year term of obligated service in California at a corps-approved site.
(2) Pay a learning institution, teaching facility, or approved clinical training site directly on behalf of scholar, including for tuition, fees, facility costs, teaching costs, and preceptor time.
(3) Provide an annual payment for education-related costs and a monthly stipend to cover living expenses directly to a scholar. The corps shall consider family size and numbers of dependents when determining stipend amounts.
(4) Offer existing reproductive health professionals an option for loan forgiveness for each year of service.
(5) Offer scholars stipends or reimbursement for childcare, eldercare, housing, health care coverage with coverage for mental health services, and transportation to eliminate known obstacles of educational completion for scholars.
(6) Notwithstanding paragraphs (2) to (5), inclusive, scholarships, stipends, and obligated service shall be independently assessed for doula education due to the diverse pathways for education.
(b) (1) Identify and create opportunities for scholars to receive supplemental trainings in comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care, including miscarriage management, aspiration abortion, and medication abortion, through partnerships with and financial support for California-based external partners providing and enabling clinical abortion training.
(2) Identify and create a postgraduate practice integration and retention program by funding organizations providing technical assistance and support to scholars, placement sites, or both to support incorporation of abortion services at service site or into a scholar’s practice.
(3) The Legislature finds that external contracts are critically important to the success of the corps to supplement the lack of training in abortion currently available at medical, nursing, or health care professional schools and to support service integration and retention posttraining. Supplemental programs are needed for scholars to be adequately trained before graduation.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 561, Sec. 2. (AB 1918) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION › PART 3 - HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5 - Health Professions Education Programs › ARTICLE 6 - California Reproductive Health Service Corps › Section 128563.

128563. (a) The corps shall prioritize the selection of scholars from historically excluded populations and underserved areas, who reflect the patient populations they serve, to ensure greater inclusion and improved diverse representation in the reproductive health services workforce.
(b) Scholars from historically excluded populations shall meet one of the following criteria:
(1) Were or currently are homeless.
(2) Were or currently are in the foster care system.
(3) Were eligible for the National School Lunch Program for two or more years as a child.
(4) Do not have or have not had parents or legal guardians who completed a bachelor’s degree.
(5) Were or currently are eligible for federal Pell Grants.
(6) Received support from the California Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children as a parent or child.
(7) Reside or grew up in one of the following areas:
(A) A rural area, as designated by the Rural Health Grants Eligibility Analyzer of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
(B) A health professional shortage area, as designated by the HRSA.
(8) Is an individual with a disability, meaning a person with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, as described in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101 et seq.), as amended.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 561, Sec. 2. (AB 1918) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION › PART 3 - HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5 - Health Professions Education Programs › ARTICLE 6 - California Reproductive Health Service Corps › Section 128564.

128564. (a) A scholar shall do all of the following:
(1) Agree to complete abortion training as part of their health care education and to provide, or participate on a team that provides, reproductive health services with the inclusion of medical abortion or procedural abortion and miscarriage management.
(2) Commit to working for three years at a corps-approved site in one of the following areas or with one of the following populations:
(A) A health professional shortage area, as designated by the HRSA.
(B) A medically underserved area or with a medically underserved population, as mapped by the HRSA.
(C) A Maternity Care Health Professional Target Area, as designated by HRSA, or a maternity care desert, as designated by the March of Dimes.
(D) A rural area, as designated by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
(E) A California county identified to have no abortion services.
(F) An area where the majority of patients are covered under the Medi-Cal program.
(3) Agree, in writing, that if the scholar fails to complete the period of obligated service at a corps-approved site, they will be in breach of contract.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), a scholar or a site may petition the corps for approval of a site based on the reproductive health needs of specific communities or populations or the area’s specific linguistic needs.
(c) With the authorization of the corps, a scholar may transfer to a new site to complete their obligated service. The corps shall define the criteria for transfer eligibility. Under certain defined conditions, the corps shall assist the scholar to find a new approved site.
(d) When a scholar is employed at a corps-approved site, the scholar shall be subject to the personnel system of that entity.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 561, Sec. 2. (AB 1918) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION › PART 3 - HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5 - Health Professions Education Programs › ARTICLE 6 - California Reproductive Health Service Corps › Section 128565.

128565. (a) The department shall conduct an evaluation five years after implementation to assess the impact and effectiveness of the corps. The evaluation shall include all of the following:
(1) The number of health care providers from underrepresented racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and geographic backgrounds that have completed the corps program.
(2) The number of scholars and corps graduates who are practicing in underserved areas.
(3) The geographic areas served by scholars and corps graduates and geographic placement gaps that persist.
(4) The provider types utilizing the corps.
(5) The number of scholars and corps graduates who have integrated abortion care into their practices.
(6) The number of applicants to the corps.
(7) The number of awardees who do not meet their service requirement, by provider type.
(b) The department shall report its findings to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2029. The report shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2031, and as of that date is repealed.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 561, Sec. 2. (AB 1918) Effective January 1, 2023. Repealed as of January 1, 2031, by its own provisions.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)