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2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT) › PART 5.5 - USE OF HUMAN CELLS › CHAPTER 2 - Procuring of Oocytes for Research › Section 125343.

125343. Any employee who works in the unit conducting stem cell research using human oocytes, persons who report to, or are supervised by, the principal investigator or key personnel of the project, or both, along with the principal investigator and the key personnel of the project, and the immediate family members of any of the above persons are prohibited from being a subject in the research.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 483, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT) › PART 5.5 - USE OF HUMAN CELLS › CHAPTER 2 - Procuring of Oocytes for Research › Section 125344.

125344. The physician and surgeon performing the AOP or any alternative method of oocyte retrieval shall not have a financial interest in the outcome of the research.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 483, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT) › PART 5.5 - USE OF HUMAN CELLS › CHAPTER 2 - Procuring of Oocytes for Research › Section 125345.

125345. Pursuant to guidelines adopted by the Research Council and Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, researchers shall offer subjects an opportunity to document their preferences regarding future uses of their donated materials. The consent process shall fully explore whether subjects have objections to any specific forms of research to ensure that their wishes are honored.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 483, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT) › PART 5.5 - USE OF HUMAN CELLS › CHAPTER 2 - Procuring of Oocytes for Research › Section 125346.

125346. Any procedures for procuring oocytes in this state for research or the development of medical therapies shall meet all of the standards for subjects included in this chapter. All oocytes procured outside of this state for research taking place in this state shall meet these same standards. All egg extractions for research shall be approved by an institutional review board pursuant to Section 125341.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 483, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT) › PART 5.5 - USE OF HUMAN CELLS › CHAPTER 2 - Procuring of Oocytes for Research › Section 125350.

125350. No human oocyte or embryo shall be acquired, sold, offered for sale, received, or otherwise transferred for valuable consideration for the purposes of medical research or development of medical therapies. For purposes of this section, “valuable consideration” does not include reasonable payment for the removal, processing, disposal, preservation, quality control, and storage of oocytes or embryos.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 483, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT) › PART 5.5 - USE OF HUMAN CELLS › CHAPTER 2 - Procuring of Oocytes for Research › Section 125355.

125355. (a) No payment in excess of the amount of reimbursement of direct expenses incurred as a result of the procedure shall be made to any subject to encourage the subject to produce human oocytes for the purposes of medical research.
(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2024.
(Repealed (in Sec. 7) and added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 864, Sec. 8. (AB 922) Effective January 1, 2020. Section operative January 1, 2024, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT) › PART 5.5 - USE OF HUMAN CELLS › CHAPTER 2 - Procuring of Oocytes for Research › Section 125356.

125356. If an individual providing human oocytes for the purposes of fertility is compensated, and any human oocytes or embryos in excess of those needed for fertility are offered for research, the institutional review board shall disregard the amount of compensation if all of the following conditions are met:
(a) The individual in infertility treatment, after being provided with the necessary disclosures as required for research participants under subdivision (a) of Section 125335, makes the determination that the individual does not want or need the oocytes for their own reproductive success, and provides informed consent to donate the oocytes for medical research.
(b) The procurement and disposition for research purposes of human oocytes that were initially provided for reproductive uses, either for use by the donor or another individual, shall not knowingly compromise the optimal reproductive success of the individual in the infertility treatment.
(c) The infertility treatment protocol is established prior to requesting or obtaining consent for donation for research purposes and the prospect of donation for research does not alter the timing, method, or procedures selected for clinical care.
(d) The clinic performing oocyte retrieval is a member of the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology.
(e) The donation of oocytes for research is done without valuable consideration.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 864, Sec. 9. (AB 922) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT) › PART 7 - CHRONIC DISEASE SERVICES › CHAPTER 1 - Kidney Diseases-Chronic Uremia › Section 125500.

125500. (a)  Up to four regional dialysis centers with up to two in the northern and up to two in the southern part of the state, shall be established for the treatment of persons suffering from chronic uremia. Each center shall be located in a metropolitan area and shall have an affiliation with a large hospital or medical school, but shall not be necessarily a physical part of the institution. These institutions, however, shall be able to provide a full range of medical, surgical and rehabilitation services. The department shall only act as a granting agency for state funds that are appropriated for the establishment and the continuation of the four centers. The department, upon the advice of the review committee that is provided for by Section 125515, may contract with any hospital or medical care institution for the administration and operation of one of the regional dialysis centers. It is not the intent of this section that any new hospital or medical school be established.
(b)  Any moneys appropriated by Chapter 1416 of the Statutes of 1972 may be used either in existing dialysis and kidney transplantation programs for children or to establish new programs for such purposes. Any new or existing dialysis center funded pursuant to this subdivision shall provide for children the same center dialysis, home dialysis, and outpatient clinic services as are provided under Section 125530. Any new center funded pursuant to this subdivision shall be designated as a pediatric renal failure center. Funds granted for aid to children under this subdivision shall be based upon need as determined by the Renal Dialysis Review Committee established pursuant to Section 125515 and an evaluation by the department of a county’s ability to fund their one-fourth share of a child’s care under the Crippled Children’s Services Program. The funds shall only cover costs not recoverable from direct or third party payments. A pediatric renal failure center may use funds provided under this subdivision for payment of costs for kidney transplantation services at any hospital that is authorized to perform these services by the department. For purposes of this subdivision, a child is any person 18 years of age or under.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT) › PART 7 - CHRONIC DISEASE SERVICES › CHAPTER 1 - Kidney Diseases-Chronic Uremia › Section 125505.

125505. The dialysis centers shall be designed primarily to provide lifesaving dialysis services to approximately 30 patients in each center. Funds shall be provided for developing home dialysis treatment services for approximately 20 patients in each center and the necessary specialized personnel and equipment to operate each center. Funds for construction of the centers shall also be provided. The centers shall develop and utilize newer methods of dialysis designed to make the process more efficient and economical and shall take into account other applications of the procedure such as home dialysis. Centers may seek the active participation and consultation from industry in order to streamline equipment and procedures for greater efficiency.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT) › PART 7 - CHRONIC DISEASE SERVICES › CHAPTER 1 - Kidney Diseases-Chronic Uremia › Section 125510.

125510. The dialysis centers shall also serve to provide training for medical and nursing personnel who will carry out dialysis services in other communities in the state. The dialysis centers may also work in close cooperation with other medical specialists who are seeking ways to develop successful means of kidney transplantation. Dialysis services are necessary as an adjunct to this type of medical investigation.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT) › PART 7 - CHRONIC DISEASE SERVICES › CHAPTER 1 - Kidney Diseases-Chronic Uremia › Section 125515.

125515. The director shall appoint a review committee, upon nomination of the represented party, not to exceed nine members, at least four of whom shall be physicians, including at least one physician specializing in kidney transplantation and at least two physicians specializing in pediatric nephrology, one member to represent the University of California, one to represent a private organization or organizations concerned with kidney disease in California, one to represent the department, and two members to represent the lay public. The chairman of the committee shall be appointed by the Governor. This committee shall establish standards for the expenditure of state funds that are provided for the establishment and support of regional dialysis and transplantation centers to assure the availability of specialized personnel, resources, and equipment necessary to enable the centers to function and care for patients with severe uremia. The director shall choose from a list provided by the review committee the institutions that qualify under the standards established to receive grants of state funds to establish and continue a regional dialysis center. The review committee shall also examine periodically the performance of established regional dialysis centers and recommend continuation grants to the director. The members of the review committee shall serve for a two-year period and may be reappointed. Not more than half the membership of the committee shall be changed during any one year. The committee shall serve without compensation, but shall receive their necessary travel expenses.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT) › PART 7 - CHRONIC DISEASE SERVICES › CHAPTER 1 - Kidney Diseases-Chronic Uremia › Section 125520.

125520. The dialysis centers may also receive and make use of any outside source of funds that may become available from federal, voluntary, philanthropic, or other sources in order to augment state funds.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT) › PART 7 - CHRONIC DISEASE SERVICES › CHAPTER 1 - Kidney Diseases-Chronic Uremia › Section 125525.

125525. No resident of this state shall be denied treatment in any of the regional dialysis centers because of his or her place of residence, so long as he or she is able to transport himself to the center.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT) › PART 7 - CHRONIC DISEASE SERVICES › CHAPTER 1 - Kidney Diseases-Chronic Uremia › Section 125530.

125530. The funds that are provided by the state shall only be expended for the construction and equipment of the regional dialysis centers; equipment for and development of, home dialysis services; training of personnel and other expenses incident to the activation of the regional centers; services of dialysis and directly associated procedures; and treatment of complications that may result from dialysis. These funds shall not be utilized to pay for general medical care services that should come from private, local, other state or federal sources.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT) › PART 7 - CHRONIC DISEASE SERVICES › CHAPTER 1 - Kidney Diseases-Chronic Uremia › Section 125535.

125535. The department succeeds to and is vested with the duties, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction heretofore exercised by the Department of Benefit Payments with respect to the payment of grants to and audit responsibility for regional dialysis centers under this chapter and for home dialysis training centers under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 125550).
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT) › PART 7 - CHRONIC DISEASE SERVICES › CHAPTER 1 - Kidney Diseases-Chronic Uremia › Section 125540.

125540. The department shall have possession and control of all records, papers, equipment, and supplies held for the benefit or use of the Director of Benefit Payments in the performance of his or her duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction that are vested in the department by Section 125535.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT) › PART 7 - CHRONIC DISEASE SERVICES › CHAPTER 1 - Kidney Diseases-Chronic Uremia › Section 125545.

125545. All officers and employees of the Director of Benefit Payments who, on July 1, 1978, are serving in the state civil service, other than as temporary employees, and engaged in the performance of a function vested in the department by Section 125535 shall be transferred to the department. The status, positions, and rights of those persons shall not be affected by the transfer and shall be retained by them as officers and employees of the department pursuant to the State Civil Service Act, except as to positions exempt from civil service.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT) › PART 7 - CHRONIC DISEASE SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Home Dialysis Training Center › Section 125550.

125550. Up to three home dialysis training centers shall be established for the purpose of training persons suffering from chronic uremia for home dialysis. Each center shall have an affiliation with a large hospital or medical school, but shall utilize the most economical facilities for treatment. These institutions, however, shall be able to provide a full range of home dialysis training services. The department and the review committee established pursuant to Section 125515 shall exercise over the home dialysis training centers the same powers they exercise, pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 125500), over regional dialysis centers.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT) › PART 7 - CHRONIC DISEASE SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Home Dialysis Training Center › Section 125555.

125555. Each center shall contain approximately four dialysis bed units. The department shall grant to each center fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) during the first year, twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) during the second year, and twelve thousand five hundred dollars ($12,500) during the third year. The department shall grant to each center not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) in the first year for the purchasing or leasing of equipment and not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) in the first year for construction or remodeling of the physical facility.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT) › PART 8 - ADULT HEALTH › CHAPTER 1 - California Osteoporosis Prevention and Education Act › Section 125700.

125700. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “California Osteoporosis Prevention and Education Act.”
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 819, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT) › PART 8 - ADULT HEALTH › CHAPTER 1 - California Osteoporosis Prevention and Education Act › Section 125701.

125701. It is the intent of the Legislature to promote public awareness of the causes of and options for the prevention of osteoporosis, to educate the public regarding the prevention and management of osteoporosis, and to improve management of osteoporosis, and thereby to minimize the impact of this debilitating disease.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 819, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT) › PART 8 - ADULT HEALTH › CHAPTER 1 - California Osteoporosis Prevention and Education Act › Section 125702.

125702. There is hereby created within the department the California Osteoporosis Prevention and Education Program. The target population for this program shall be persons of age 50 years or older.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 819, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT) › PART 8 - ADULT HEALTH › CHAPTER 1 - California Osteoporosis Prevention and Education Act › Section 125703.

125703. The department shall, in consultation with the California Department of Aging, do all of the following in the establishment of the program:
(a)  Promote public awareness concerning the causes and nature of, the personal risk factors for, the value of prevention of, and the options for management of osteoporosis.
(b)  Work with other state and local agencies to promote osteoporosis educational and training programs for physicians and other health professionals.
(c)  Convene an advisory panel of individuals with knowledge and expertise in osteoporosis research, women’s health, healthy aging, prevention strategies, educational programs, and consumer needs to guide program development.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 819, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT) › PART 8 - ADULT HEALTH › CHAPTER 1 - California Osteoporosis Prevention and Education Act › Section 125704.

125704. In consultation with the advisory panel convened pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 125703, the department shall develop effective protocols for the prevention of falls and fractures and establish these protocols in community practice to improve the prevention and management of osteoporosis.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 819, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT) › PART 8 - ADULT HEALTH › CHAPTER 1 - California Osteoporosis Prevention and Education Act › Section 125710.

125710. The director shall seek private sector financial support, grants, and other appropriate moneys to support the California Osteoporosis Prevention and Education Program.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 819, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 106 - PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT) › PART 10 - MALE CIRCUMCISION › Section 125850.

125850. (a) The Legislature finds and declares as follows:
(1) Male circumcision has a wide array of health and affiliative benefits.
(2) This section clarifies existing law.
(b) No city, county, or city and county ordinance, regulation, or administrative action shall prohibit or restrict the practice of male circumcision, or the exercise of a parent’s authority to have a child circumcised.
(c) The Legislature finds and declares that the laws affecting male circumcision must have uniform application throughout the state. Therefore, this part shall apply to general law and charter cities, general law and charter counties, and charter city and counties.
(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 398, Sec. 1. (AB 768) Effective October 2, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION › PART 1 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 127000.

127000. There is in the state government, in the Health and Welfare Agency, the Department of Health Care Access and Information.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 30. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION › PART 1 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 127002.

127002. Any reference to the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development shall be deemed a reference to the Department of Health Care Access and Information.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 31. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION › PART 1 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 127005.

127005. The department is under the control of an executive officer known as the Director of the Department of Health Care Access and Information who shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, and hold office at the pleasure of the Governor. The Director shall receive the annual salary provided by Article 1 (commencing with Section 11550) of Chapter 6 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 32. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION › PART 1 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 127010.

127010. The director of the department shall have the powers of a head of the department pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11150) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 33. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION › PART 2 - HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING › CHAPTER 1 - Health Planning › Section 127280.1.

127280.1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, up to two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) of the moneys collected pursuant to Section 127280 may be used by the State Department of Health Services for data collection on, analysis of, and reporting on, maternal and perinatal outcomes, if funds are appropriated in the Budget Act.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 230, Sec. 16. Effective August 11, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION › PART 2 - HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING › CHAPTER 1 - Health Planning › Section 127285.

127285. (a)  Health facilities and clinics, except for chronic dialysis clinics as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 1204, shall annually report to the department all of the following information on forms supplied by the department:
(1)  A current inventory of beds and services.
(2)  Utilization data by bed type and service.
(3)  Acquisitions of diagnostic or therapeutic equipment during the reporting period with a value in excess of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000).
(4)  Commencement of projects during the reporting period that require a capital expenditure for the facility or clinic in excess of one million dollars ($1,000,000).
(b)  With respect to chronic dialysis clinics, the department may annually obtain this information to the extent it is available from the Federal End Stage Renal Disease Network.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 74. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION › PART 2 - HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING › CHAPTER 2 - Health Policy Research and Evaluation › ARTICLE 2 - Hospitals: Community Benefits › Section 127340.

127340. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a)  Private not-for-profit hospitals meet certain needs of their communities through the provision of essential health care and other services. Public recognition of their unique status has led to favorable tax treatment by the government. In exchange, nonprofit hospitals assume a social obligation to provide community benefits in the public interest.
(b)  Hospitals and the environment in which they operate have undergone dramatic changes. The pace of change will accelerate in response to health care reform. In light of this, significant public benefit would be derived if private not-for-profit hospitals reviewed and reaffirmed periodically their commitment to assist in meeting their communities’ health care needs by identifying and documenting benefits provided to the communities which they serve.
(c)  California’s private not-for-profit hospitals provide a wide range of benefits to their communities in addition to those reflected in the financial data reported to the state.
(d)  Unreported community benefits that are often provided but not otherwise reported include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
(1)  Community-oriented wellness and health promotion.
(2)  Prevention services, including, but not limited to, health screening, immunizations, school examinations, and disease counseling and education.
(3)  Adult day care.
(4)  Child care.
(5)  Medical research.
(6)  Medical education.
(7)  Nursing and other professional training.
(8)  Home-delivered meals to the homebound.
(9)  Sponsorship of free food, shelter, and clothing to the homeless.
(10)  Outreach clinics in socioeconomically depressed areas.
(e)  Direct provision of goods and services, as well as preventive programs, should be emphasized by hospitals in the development of community benefit plans.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1023, Sec. 353. Effective September 29, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION › PART 2 - HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING › CHAPTER 2 - Health Policy Research and Evaluation › ARTICLE 2 - Hospitals: Community Benefits › Section 127346.

127346. (a) The Department of Healthcare Access and Information may impose a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) on hospitals for failure to adopt, update, or submit community benefit plans consistent with Section 127350.
(b) The department may grant a hospital an automatic 60-day extension for submitting annual community benefit plans.
(c) The department shall annually prepare, and post on its internet website, a report that includes all of the following:
(1) The amount each hospital spent on community benefits.
(2) The amount of community benefit spending attributable to charity care, the unpaid cost of government-sponsored health care programs, and community benefit programs and activities.
(3) A list of all hospitals that failed to report community benefits spending.
(d) The department shall make all community benefit plans submitted by hospitals pursuant to Section 127350 available to the public on its internet website.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 80. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION › PART 2 - HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING › CHAPTER 2 - Health Policy Research and Evaluation › ARTICLE 2 - Hospitals: Community Benefits › Section 127350.

127350. Each hospital shall do all of the following:
(a) By July 1, 1995, reaffirm its mission statement that requires its policies integrate and reflect the public interest in meeting its responsibilities as a not-for-profit organization.
(b) By January 1, 1996, complete, either alone, in conjunction with other health care providers, or through other organizational arrangements, a community needs assessment evaluating the health needs of the community serviced by the hospital, that includes, but is not limited to, a process for consulting with community groups and local government officials in the identification and prioritization of community needs that the hospital can address directly, in collaboration with others, or through other organizational arrangement. The community needs assessment shall be updated at least once every three years.
(c) By April 1, 1996, and annually thereafter adopt and update a community benefits plan for providing community benefits either alone, in conjunction with other health care providers, or through other organizational arrangements.
(d) (1) Annually submit its community benefits plan, including, but not limited to, the activities that the hospital has undertaken in order to address community needs within its mission and financial capacity to the Department of Health Care Access and Information. The hospital shall assign and report the economic value of community benefits provided in furtherance of its plan, and include a description of how needs identified in the assessment are being addressed and which needs are not being addressed, and why. Effective with hospital fiscal years, beginning on or after January 1, 1996, each hospital shall file a copy of the plan with the department not later than 150 days after the hospital’s fiscal year ends.
(2) Hospitals under the common control of a single corporation or another entity may file a consolidated report if the report includes each hospital’s community benefit financial data and describes the benefits provided to the communities in the hospitals’ geographic area. Hospitals on a consolidated license may file a consolidated community benefit plan report if they serve the same geographic area.
(3) Each hospital’s community benefit report shall contain an explanation of the methodology used to determine the hospital’s costs, written in plain English.
(e) Annually post its community benefits plan on its internet website.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 81. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION › PART 2 - HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING › CHAPTER 2 - Health Policy Research and Evaluation › ARTICLE 2 - Hospitals: Community Benefits › Section 127355.

127355. The hospital shall include all of the following elements in its community benefits plan:
(a)  Mechanisms to evaluate the plan’s effectiveness including, but not limited to, a method for soliciting the views of the community served by the hospital and identification of community groups and local government officials consulted during the development of the plan.
(b)  Measurable objectives to be achieved within specified timeframes.
(c)  Community benefits categorized into the following framework:
(1)  Medical care services.
(2)  Other benefits for vulnerable populations.
(3)  Other benefits for the broader community.
(4)  Health research, education, and training programs.
(5)  Nonquantifiable benefits.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1023, Sec. 353. Effective September 29, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 107 - HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND INFORMATION › PART 2 - HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING › CHAPTER 2 - Health Policy Research and Evaluation › ARTICLE 2 - Hospitals: Community Benefits › Section 127360.

127360. Nothing in this article shall be used to justify the tax-exempt status of a hospital under state law. Nothing in this article shall preclude the department from requiring hospitals to directly report their charity activities.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 82. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
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127371. As used in this article:
(a) “Advisory committee” means the Health Care Equity Measures Advisory Committee established pursuant to Section 127376.
(b) “Disparity reduction” means a reduction in variation in disease occurrence, including communicable diseases and chronic conditions, as well as health outcomes for vulnerable populations.
(c) “Equity report” means a written document prepared for annual submission to the Department of Health Care Access and Information pursuant to this article.
(d) “Hospital” means an acute hospital licensed pursuant to subdivision (a), (b), or (f) of Section 1250.
(e) “Hospital system” means an entity or system of entities that includes or owns two or more hospitals within the state, of which at least one is a general acute care hospital, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 1250.
(f) “Integrated system” means an entity or system of entities that includes one or more hospitals and is related to one or more hospitals, health plans, or physician groups through parent-subsidiary relationships, contractual relationships, or common boards and shared senior management.
(g) “Patient population” means all of the people served by a hospital.
(h) “Vulnerable populations” includes both of the following:
(1) Racial and ethnic groups experiencing disparate health outcomes, including Black/African American, American Indian, Alaska Native, Asian Indian, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Vietnamese, Native Hawaiian, Guamanian or Chamorro, Samoan, or other nonwhite racial groups, as well as individuals of Hispanic/Latino origin, including Mexicans, Mexican Americans, Chicanos, Salvadorans, Guatemalans, Cubans, and Puerto Ricans.
(2) Socially disadvantaged groups, including all of the following:
(A) The unhoused.
(B) Communities with inadequate access to clean air and safe drinking water, as defined by an environmental California Healthy Places Index score of 50 percent or lower.
(C) People with disabilities.
(D) People identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer.
(E) Individuals with limited English proficiency.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 751, Sec. 2. (AB 1204) Effective January 1, 2022.)
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127372. (a) A hospital shall prepare an annual equity report. The equity report shall include an analysis of health status and access to care disparities for patients on the basis of age, sex, race, ethnicity, language, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, and payor.
(b) On and after September 30, 2025, but not until 12 months after the release of the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ health equity quality measures for their proposed rules for other Medicare prospective payment systems, the annual equity report submitted by a hospital shall report on the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s Quality Indicators or any other relevant measures specified by the advisory committee, including measures of access, quality, and outcomes by age, sex, race, ethnicity, language, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, and payor for the hospital’s patient populations, pursuant to the recommendations provided by the advisory committee. The equity report shall also include a plan to prioritize and address disparities for vulnerable populations identified in the data, with measurable objectives and specific timeframes, pursuant to the recommendations provided by the advisory committee and consistent with subdivision (d).
(c) A hospital system with more than one hospital shall present the information in the equity report disaggregated at the individual hospital level and aggregated across all hospitals in the system.
(d) A hospital’s equity report shall include a health equity plan to achieve disparity reduction for disparities identified in the data, as specified by the advisory committee, with measurable objectives and specific timeframes for disparity reduction. This shall include addressing both of the following:
(1) The 10 widest disparities in health care quality for vulnerable populations, access, or outcomes, as determined by the advisory committee.
(2) Performance across all of the following priority areas:
(A) Person-centered care.
(B) Patient safety.
(C) Addressing patient social determinants of health.
(D) Effective treatment.
(E) Care coordination.
(F) Access to care.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 751, Sec. 2. (AB 1204) Effective January 1, 2022.)
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127373. (a) A hospital shall do all of the following with respect to an equity report prepared pursuant to Section 127372:
(1) Include in the equity report an explanation of the methodology used, written in plain English.
(2) Annually submit the equity report to the Department of Health Care Access and Information. A hospital shall file a copy of the report with the department for the relevant calendar years according to the reporting schedule established by the department.
(3) Annually post the equity report on the hospital’s internet website. The report shall be available via a link that includes the words “Equity Report” or a substantially similar term, which shall be visible on the main page of the hospital’s internet website as loaded by a standard internet browser in an easily readable font size without having to scroll down.
(b) A hospital under the common control of a single corporation or another entity may file a consolidated equity report if the report includes each hospital’s equity data.
(c) Hospitals that are part of an integrated system may prepare and submit a single joint equity report if the report separately addresses each hospital’s equity analysis.
(d) Data and information included in annual equity reports shall be reported to the extent information is available and disclosed in a manner that protects the personal information of patients pursuant to state and federal privacy laws, including the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (Part 2.6 (commencing with Section 56) of Division 1 of the Civil Code) and the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-191).
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 751, Sec. 2. (AB 1204) Effective January 1, 2022.)
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127374. (a) The Department of Health Care Access and Information may impose a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) against a hospital that fails to adopt, update, or submit an equity report consistent with this article and any implementing regulations adopted by the department.
(b) The department may grant a hospital an automatic 60-day extension to submit an equity report.
(c) The department shall annually prepare, and post on its internet website, a report that includes a list of all hospitals that failed to submit equity reports.
(d) The department shall make all equity reports submitted pursuant to this article available to the public on its internet website.
(e) Data and information posted on hospital internet websites and submitted to and made public by the department shall be disclosed in a manner that protects the personal information of patients pursuant to deidentification requirements as specified by the department, as well as any state and federal privacy laws, including the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (Part 2.6 (commencing with Section 56) of Division 1 of the Civil Code) and the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-191).
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 751, Sec. 2. (AB 1204) Effective January 1, 2022.)
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127375. The Department of Health Care Access and Information shall adopt any rules, regulations, or informal guidance necessary to further the objectives of this article.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 751, Sec. 2. (AB 1204) Effective January 1, 2022.)
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127401. Each general acute care hospital licensed pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1250 shall comply with the provisions of this article. The State Department of Public Health shall be responsible for the enforcement of these provisions for violations occurring prior to January 1, 2024. The Department of Health Care Access and Information shall be responsible for the enforcement of these provisions for violations occurring on or after January 1, 2024.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 473, Sec. 6. (AB 1020) Effective January 1, 2022.)
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127410. (a) Each hospital shall provide patients with a written notice that shall contain information about availability of the hospital’s discount payment and charity care policies, including information about eligibility, as well as contact information for a hospital employee or office from which the person may obtain further information about these policies. The notice shall also include the internet address for the Health Consumer Alliance (https://healthconsumer.org), and shall explain that there are organizations that will help the patient understand the billing and payment process, as well as information regarding Covered California and Medi-Cal presumptive eligibility, if the hospital participates in the presumptive eligibility program. The notice shall also include the internet address for the hospital’s list of shoppable services, pursuant to Section 180.60 of Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations. This written notice shall be provided in addition to the estimate provided pursuant to Section 1339.585. The notice shall also be provided to patients who receive emergency or outpatient care and who may be billed for that care, but who were not admitted. The notice shall be provided in English, and in languages other than English. The languages to be provided shall be determined in a manner similar to that required pursuant to Section 12693.30 of the Insurance Code. Written correspondence to the patient required by this article shall also be in the language spoken by the patient, consistent with Section 12693.30 of the Insurance Code and applicable state and federal law.
(b) The written notice shall be provided at the time of service if the patient is conscious and able to receive written notice at that time. If the patient is not able to receive notice at the time of service, the notice shall be provided during the discharge process. If the patient is not admitted, the written notice shall be provided when the patient leaves the facility. If the patient leaves the facility without receiving the written notice, the hospital shall mail the notice to the patient within 72 hours of providing services.
(c) Notice of the hospital’s policy for financially qualified and self-pay patients shall be clearly and conspicuously posted in locations that are visible to the public, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(1) Emergency department, if any.
(2) Billing office.
(3) Admissions office.
(4) Other outpatient settings, including observation units.
(5) Prominently displayed on the hospital’s internet website, with a link to the policy itself.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 473, Sec. 8.5. (AB 1020) Effective January 1, 2022.)
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127426. (a) The period described in Section 127425 shall be extended if the patient has a pending appeal for coverage of the services, until a final determination of that appeal is made, if the patient makes a reasonable effort to communicate with the hospital about the progress of any pending appeals.
(b) For purposes of this section, “pending appeal” includes any of the following:
(1) A grievance against a contracting health care service plan, as described in Chapter 2.2 (commencing with Section 1340) of Division 2, or against an insurer, as described in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 10110) of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Insurance Code.
(2) An independent medical review, as described in Section 10145.3 or 10169 of the Insurance Code.
(3) A fair hearing for a review of a Medi-Cal claim pursuant to Section 10950 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(4) An appeal regarding Medicare coverage consistent with federal law and regulations.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 755, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2007.)