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2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 101 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 4 - SPECIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 1 - Sonoma County Dental Health Authority › Section 101525.

101525. (a)  The Legislature finds and declares that it is necessary that a special authority be established in Sonoma County in order to meet the problems of the delivery of publicly assisted and indigent dental health care in the county. Because there is no general law under which this authority could be formed, the adoption of a special act and the formation of a special authority is required.
(b)  The Board of Supervisors of Sonoma County may, by ordinance, establish the Sonoma County Dental Health Authority to receive state funds and technical assistance for the purpose of managing a dental health care delivery program for indigent persons and Medi-Cal recipients covered under the Denti-Cal program. The enabling ordinance shall specify the membership of the authority, the qualifications of members, the manner of appointment, selection, or removal of members, and their term of office, and any other matters that the board of supervisors deems necessary or convenient for the conduct of the authority’s activities. The authority so established shall be considered an entity separate from the county, shall file the statement required by Section 53051 of the Government Code, and shall have the rights, powers, duties, privileges conferred by this chapter, the power to acquire, possess, and dispose of real or personal property, as may be necessary for the performance of its functions, to employ personnel and contract for services required to meet its obligations, and to sue or be sued. Any obligations of the authority, statutory, contractual, or otherwise, shall be the obligations solely of the authority and shall not be the obligations of the county or of the state unless expressly provided for in a contract or grant agreement between the authority and the county or the state.
(c)  The authority shall bill the Medi-Cal program for services provided to Medi-Cal recipients.
(d)  In the event the authority no longer functions for the purposes for which it was established, the board of supervisors may, by ordinance, terminate the authority at that time as the authority’s then existing obligations have been satisfied or the authority’s assets have been exhausted. Prior to the termination of the authority, the board of supervisors shall notify the department of its intent to terminate the authority and shall provide the department with an accounting of the assets and liabilities of the authority.
(e)  Any assets of the authority shall be disposed of pursuant to provisions contained in the grant agreement entered into between the state and the authority pursuant to this chapter.
(f)  Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, the department may not enter into any arrangement with the authority to provide case management or fiscal intermediary services for dental health care provided to Medi-Cal recipients.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 101 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 4 - SPECIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 1 - Sonoma County Dental Health Authority › Section 101530.

101530. (a)  The department shall allocate any funds appropriated for that purpose to the Sonoma County Dental Health Authority for the provision of dental care and dental hygiene services for Medi-Cal to recipients covered under the Denti-Cal program, and for indigent persons in Sonoma County.
(b)  The department shall permit the Sonoma County Dental Health Authority to impose a fee upon any indigent persons served by the program, commensurate with their ability to pay. An additional fee shall not be imposed upon Medi-Cal recipients for services covered by that program.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 101 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 4 - SPECIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 2 - Monterey County Special Health Care Authority › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 101550.

101550. The Board of Supervisors of the County of Monterey may by ordinance or resolution order the formation of the Monterey County Special Health Care Authority under this chapter that shall include all of the incorporated and unincorporated areas of the county.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 101 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 4 - SPECIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 2 - Monterey County Special Health Care Authority › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 101555.

101555. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Monterey County Special Health Care Authority Act.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 101 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 4 - SPECIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 2 - Monterey County Special Health Care Authority › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 101560.

101560. Unless the context otherwise requires, this article governs the construction of this chapter. As used in this chapter:
(a)  “Authority” means the Monterey County Special Health Care Authority.
(b)  “Board” means the Monterey County Special Health Care Authority Board.
(c)  “County” means the County of Monterey.
(d)  “Health care system” means any system established to arrange for the provision of medical services.
(e)  “Public agency” means the United States, the State of California, any political subdivision, county, municipality, district, or agency of the State of California or of the United States and any department, bureau, or commission of the State of California or of the United States.
(f)  “Person” means any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, trust, business trust, or the receiver or trustee or conservator for any of the above, but does not include a public agency.
(g)  “The professional advisory board” means that advisory board to the authority’s board composed of nine health and medical care professionals appointed by the Monterey County Board of Supervisors, five of whom shall be nominated by the Monterey County Medical Society, with at least one to be a member of the Monterey County Chapter of the American Academy of Family Physicians, one of whom shall be nominated by Natividad Medical Center, one of whom shall be nominated by the Monterey County Hospital Administrators’ Association, and two of whom shall be nominated by other organizations in the County of Monterey representing other professional health care providers.
(h)  “The community advisory board” means that advisory board to the authority’s board appointed by the Monterey County Board of Supervisors which is comprised of 15 persons who represent community and consumer interests and who do not directly earn their income from the provision of medical or health services.
(i)  For the purposes of this part, the term “medical services or medical benefits” does not include dental care or dental benefits.
(j)  For the purposes of this part, the term “health care” does not include dental care.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 632, Sec. 8. (AB 1622) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 101 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 4 - SPECIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 2 - Monterey County Special Health Care Authority › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 101565.

101565. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board of directors of the authority, members of its community advisory board, members of its professional advisory board, and members of committees of those boards, shall be deemed members of a peer review committee within the meaning of Section 43.7 of the Civil Code.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1023, Sec. 303.5. Effective September 29, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 101 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 4 - SPECIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 2 - Monterey County Special Health Care Authority › ARTICLE 2 - Board of Directors › Section 101575.

101575. The government of the authority shall be vested in a board of directors that shall consist of nine members, selected as follows:
(a)  Five members, one from each supervisorial district, shall be appointed by the Monterey County Board of Supervisors.
(b)  One member, who shall be a current member of the professional advisory board, shall be nominated by the authority’s professional advisory board and confirmed by the Monterey County Board of Supervisors and serve a one-year term.
(c)  One member, who shall be a current member of the community advisory board, shall be nominated by the authority’s community advisory board and confirmed by the Monterey County Board of Supervisors and serve a one-year term.
(d)  Two members, both of whom shall be residents of Monterey County, shall be appointed by the Governor. The Governor shall make the appointments from a list containing at least three nominations by the Monterey County Board of Supervisors.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 101 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 4 - SPECIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 2 - Monterey County Special Health Care Authority › ARTICLE 2 - Board of Directors › Section 101580.

101580. The board at its first meeting, and thereafter annually at the first meeting in January, shall elect a chair who shall preside at all meetings, and a vice chair who shall preside in his or her absence. In the event of their absence or inability to act, the members present, by an order entered in the minutes, shall select one of their members to act as chair pro tem, who, while so acting, shall have all of the authority of the chair.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 101 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 4 - SPECIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 2 - Monterey County Special Health Care Authority › ARTICLE 2 - Board of Directors › Section 101585.

101585. The board shall establish rules for its proceedings.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 101 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 4 - SPECIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 2 - Monterey County Special Health Care Authority › ARTICLE 2 - Board of Directors › Section 101590.

101590. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and all official acts of the board shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the board.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 101 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 4 - SPECIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 2 - Monterey County Special Health Care Authority › ARTICLE 2 - Board of Directors › Section 101595.

101595. The acts of the board shall be expressed by motion, resolution, or ordinance.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 101 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 4 - SPECIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 2 - Monterey County Special Health Care Authority › ARTICLE 2 - Board of Directors › Section 101600.

101600. Except for initial staggered terms that may be established by the board, the term of office of each member shall be four years and, in addition, such time as necessary until the appointment and qualification of his or her successor.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 101 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 4 - SPECIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 2 - Monterey County Special Health Care Authority › ARTICLE 2 - Board of Directors › Section 101605.

101605. The bodies that originally nominated or appointed a member whose term has expired shall nominate or appoint the successor for a full term of four years, except that members who are nominated by the professional advisory board or by the community advisory board shall serve a one-year term.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 101 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 4 - SPECIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 2 - Monterey County Special Health Care Authority › ARTICLE 2 - Board of Directors › Section 101610.

101610. Any vacancy on the board shall be filled for the unexpired term by nomination or appointment by the bodies that originally nominated or appointed the member whose office has become vacant.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 101 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 4 - SPECIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 2 - Monterey County Special Health Care Authority › ARTICLE 2 - Board of Directors › Section 101615.

101615. The Professional Advisory Board shall review and comment on all proposed policies and actions of the board dealing with arrangements for health care within the board of jurisdiction.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 101 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 4 - SPECIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 2 - Monterey County Special Health Care Authority › ARTICLE 2 - Board of Directors › Section 101620.

101620. The Community Advisory Board shall review and comment on matters relating to the accessibility and availability of services arranged by the board.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 101 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 4 - SPECIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 2 - Monterey County Special Health Care Authority › ARTICLE 3 - Powers of the Board › Section 101630.

101630. Notwithstanding any other provision of law:
(a) The state or any state agency may enter into contracts with the authority for the authority to obtain or arrange for health care under the authority’s health care systems, for all persons who are eligible to receive medical benefits under the Medi-Cal Act (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code) in Monterey County through waiver, pilot project, or otherwise.
(b) The County of Monterey or any city in the County of Monterey may enter into contracts with the authority to obtain or provide health care services for all persons from Monterey County or any city in that county who are eligible to receive health care under Parts 4.5 (commencing with Section 16700) and 5 (commencing with Section 17000) of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(c) The department shall pursue waivers of federal law as necessary, in order to carry out this section.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 415. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 101 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 4 - SPECIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 2 - Monterey County Special Health Care Authority › ARTICLE 3 - Powers of the Board › Section 101635.

101635. All claims for money or damages against the authority are governed by Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) and Part 4 (commencing with Section 940) of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code or by other statutes or regulations expressly applicable.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 101 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 4 - SPECIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 2 - Monterey County Special Health Care Authority › ARTICLE 3 - Powers of the Board › Section 101640.

101640. The Board of Supervisors of the County of Monterey may by ordinance or resolution order the dissolution of the authority by declaring that there is no need for the authority to function in the county. The dissolution shall become effective 180 days after the date of adoption of the resolution or ordinance ordering the dissolution.
As of the effective date of the dissolution of the authority, the authority shall be dissolved, disincorporated and extinguished, its existence shall be terminated and all of its corporate powers shall cease, except for winding up the affairs of the authority.
For the purpose of winding up the affairs of the dissolved authority, the County of Monterey shall be the successor.
Upon the effective date of dissolution, control over all of the moneys or funds, including on hand and moneys due, but uncollected, and all property, real or personal, of the authority shall be vested in the County of Monterey for the purpose of winding up the affairs of the authority.
The powers of the county in winding up the affairs of the authority and the distribution of assets of the authority, shall be in accordance with Article IV (commencing with Section 56500) of Chapter 9 of Part 4 of Division 1 of Title 6 of the Government Code.
This chapter shall prevail over the Government Code in case of any inconsistencies.
Monterey County shall remain a separate and distinct governmental agency separate and apart from the authority and shall have no liability for any debt, obligation or contract of any kind owed or incurred by the authority other than to wind up the affairs of the authority in accordance with this section and solely with the assets of the authority.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 101 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 4 - SPECIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 2 - Monterey County Special Health Care Authority › ARTICLE 3 - Powers of the Board › Section 101645.

101645. (a)  The board may by ordinance or resolution provide that each director of the authority board be paid a sum not to exceed fifty dollars ($50) remuneration from authority funds, for each board or committee meeting attended, but not exceeding the sum of one hundred dollars ($100) per month, plus actual expenses incurred in attending board or committee meetings at rates payable to officers and employees of the authority for their attendance at meetings within the scope of their employment.
(b)  The board may, by ordinance or resolution, provide that each member of the professional advisory board be paid a sum not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25) remuneration from authority funds, for each board or committee meeting attended, but not exceeding the sum of fifty dollars ($50) per month, plus his or her reasonable expenses for participating in authority business.
(c)  The board may by ordinance or resolution provide that each member of the community advisory board be paid a sum not to exceed fifteen dollars ($15) remuneration from authority funds, for each board or committee meeting attended, but not exceeding the sum of thirty dollars ($30) per month, plus his or her reasonable expenses for participating in authority business.
(d)  This section shall not apply to staff members of the authority.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 101 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 4 - SPECIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 2 - Monterey County Special Health Care Authority › ARTICLE 3 - Powers of the Board › Section 101650.

101650. The board shall inform the Monterey County Board of Supervisors in writing of any amendment proposed by the authority to the Monterey County Special Health Care Authority Act prior to the authority requesting any legislative action on the amendment.
The board shall inform the Monterey County Board of Supervisors in writing of any change proposed by the authority to any state or federal rule or regulation that may have fiscal impact on the program or an impact on the quality of medical services or medical benefits prior to the authority requesting any change.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 101 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 4 - SPECIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 2.5 - Central Coast Hospital Authority › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 101655.

101655. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Central Coast Hospital Authority Act.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 686, Sec. 1. (AB 276) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 101 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 4 - SPECIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 2.5 - Central Coast Hospital Authority › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 101656.

101656. The Legislature finds and declares the following:
(a) Natividad Medical Center, currently a constituent department of the County of Monterey, is a designated public hospital, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 14166.1 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and a critical component of the state’s health care safety net.
(b) In an era of health care reform and a constantly evolving competitive health care environment, in order to carry out its mission of improving the health status of the people of the county through access to affordable, high-quality health care services, it is necessary that the medical center continues to improve its ability to function with flexibility, responsiveness, and innovation.
(c) The Board of Supervisors of the County of Monterey has determined that the needs of the citizens of the county would best be served if the medical center, while continuing as a designated public hospital and maintaining its mission, is affiliated or consolidated with one or more health care facilities in the County of Monterey and operated by a separate and distinct public hospital authority that is separate and apart from the county.
(d) The board of supervisors has also determined that the creation of a public hospital authority, to be charged with the management, administration, and control of the medical center as a designated public safety net hospital, and the affiliation or consolidation of the medical center with one or more health care facilities in the County of Monterey is the best way to fulfill the county’s commitment to its residents, including the low income, medically indigent, and special needs populations of the county.
(e) Because there is no general law under which this public hospital authority could be formed for these purposes, the adoption of a special act and formation of a special authority by the Legislature are required, and the Board of Supervisors of the County of Monterey has requested that the Legislature act.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 686, Sec. 1. (AB 276) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 101 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 4 - SPECIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 2.5 - Central Coast Hospital Authority › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 101657.

101657. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) “Authority” means the Central Coast Hospital Authority established pursuant to this chapter.
(b) “Board of supervisors” means the Board of Supervisors of the County of Monterey.
(c) “Board of trustees” means the governing body of the authority.
(d) “County” means the County of Monterey.
(e) “Governing board” means the governing body of any other health care facility, as defined in subdivision (g).
(f) “Medical center” means the Natividad Medical Center and related public health care programs, facilities, care organizations, and delivery systems that exist or are established by the board of trustees.
(g) “Other health care facility” or “other health care facilities” means one or more health care facilities, districts, or systems in the County of Monterey, including, but not limited to, general acute care hospitals, public hospital districts, and related health care programs, facilities, care organizations, and delivery systems, but does not include the medical center.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 686, Sec. 1. (AB 276) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 101 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 4 - SPECIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 2.5 - Central Coast Hospital Authority › ARTICLE 4 - Powers and Duties of the Authority › Section 101662.

101662. Pursuant to this section, the board of trustees may find and declare that the authority shall cease to exist. In that event, the board of trustees shall provide for the disposition of the authority’s assets, obligations, and liabilities. Absent written agreement, the county shall not be obligated under any law to assume the authority’s obligations or liabilities, or take title to, or custody or control of, the authority’s assets. Upon notification by the authority of the disposition of the authority’s assets and liabilities, the board of supervisors shall rescind the ordinance that established the authority, and the authority shall cease to exist on the date set forth in the rescinding ordinance.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 686, Sec. 1. (AB 276) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 101 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 4 - SPECIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 3 - Santa Barbara County Special Health Care Authority › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 101675.

101675. This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Santa Barbara San Luis Obispo Regional Health Authority Act.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 266, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 101 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 4 - SPECIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 3 - Santa Barbara County Special Health Care Authority › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 101680.

101680. (a) The Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Barbara may, by ordinance or resolution, order the formation of the Santa Barbara Regional Health Authority under this chapter that shall include, but need not be limited to, all of the incorporated and unincorporated areas of the county.
(b) The Board of Supervisors of the County of San Luis Obispo may, by ordinance or resolution, authorize the provision of medical services by the authority within San Luis Obispo County and may participate on the board of directors of the authority as provided in this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 266, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 101 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 4 - SPECIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 3 - Santa Barbara County Special Health Care Authority › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 101685.

101685. Unless the context otherwise requires, this article governs the construction of this chapter. As used in this chapter:
(a) “Authority” means the Santa Barbara San Luis Obispo Regional Health Authority.
(b) “Board” means the Santa Barbara San Luis Obispo Regional Health Authority Board of Directors.
(c) “Health care system” means any system established to arrange for the provision of medical services.
(d) “Public agency” means the United States, the State of California, any political subdivision, county, municipality, district, or agency of the State of California or of the United States and any department, bureau, or commission of the State of California or of the United States.
(e) “Person” means any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, trust, business trust, or the receiver or trustee or conservator for any of the above, but does not include a public agency.
(f) “Professional advisory boards” means the boards appointed by the board of directors of the authority pursuant to its rules which shall consist of a representative cross section of professional providers of health care services within the service area.
(g) “Community advisory boards” means advisory boards to the authority’s board appointed by the board of directors of the authority which shall consist of persons who represent community and consumer interests and who do not directly earn their income from the provision of medical health services.
(h) “Service area” means Santa Barbara County, and those counties that are contiguous with Santa Barbara County.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 266, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 101 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 4 - SPECIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 3 - Santa Barbara County Special Health Care Authority › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 101695.

101695. The board, at its first meeting, and annually thereafter at the first meeting in January, shall elect a chair who shall preside at all meetings, and a vice chair who shall preside in his or her absence. In the event of their absence or inability to act, the members present, by an order entered in the minutes, shall select one of their members to act as chair pro tempore, who, while so acting, shall have all of the authority of the chair.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 101 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 4 - SPECIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 3 - Santa Barbara County Special Health Care Authority › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 101700.

101700. The board shall establish rules for its proceedings. There shall be at least four meetings per year. Board members shall be entitled to one hundred fifty dollars ($150) per diem from authority funds, for each board meeting attended and the authority may pay per diem to board members attending meetings of committees of the board except that per diem for attending board meetings and board committee meetings shall not exceed the sum of two hundred dollars ($200) per month, plus actual expenses incurred in attending meetings at rates payable to county officers and employees. The per diem rate of one hundred fifty dollars ($150) may be increased by the board subject to approval by the boards of supervisors.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 266, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 101 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 4 - SPECIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 3 - Santa Barbara County Special Health Care Authority › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 101705.

101705. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and all official acts of the board shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the board.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 101 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 4 - SPECIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 3 - Santa Barbara County Special Health Care Authority › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 101710.

101710. The acts of the board shall be expressed by motion, resolution or ordinance.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 101 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 4 - SPECIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 3 - Santa Barbara County Special Health Care Authority › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 101715.

101715. Except for initial staggered terms that may be established by the board, the term of office of each noncounty member shall be two years and, in addition, time as necessary until the appointment and qualification of his or her successor. County officers or employees shall serve at the pleasure of the board of supervisors that appointed that officer or employee.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 266, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 101 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 4 - SPECIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 3 - Santa Barbara County Special Health Care Authority › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 101720.

101720. Any vacancy on the board shall be filled for the unexpired term by the board of supervisors of the county authorized by Section 101690 to make the appointment to that position.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 266, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 101 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 4 - SPECIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 3 - Santa Barbara County Special Health Care Authority › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 101725.

101725. Professional advisory and community advisory boards shall review and comment on proposed policies and actions of the board dealing with the arrangements for health care within the jurisdiction of the authority.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 101 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 4 - SPECIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 3 - Santa Barbara County Special Health Care Authority › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 101730.

101730. The board may allow as a charge against the authority, reimbursement to members of professional and community advisory boards, of actually incurred expenses in attending meetings in amounts allowed by the board of supervisors to county officers and employees.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 101 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 4 - SPECIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 3 - Santa Barbara County Special Health Care Authority › ARTICLE 2 - Powers of the Authority › Section 101750.5.

101750.5. Notwithstanding subdivision (f) of Section 14499.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, for the purposes of Division 3.6 (commencing with Section 810) of Title 1 of the Government Code, the authority shall be considered a public entity separate from the county or counties and shall file the statement required by Section 53051 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 228, Sec. 3.9. Effective August 16, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 101 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 4 - SPECIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 3 - Santa Barbara County Special Health Care Authority › ARTICLE 2 - Powers of the Authority › Section 101755.

101755.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the state or any state agency may enter into contracts with the authority for the authority to obtain or arrange for health care under the authority’s health care systems, for all persons who are eligible to receive medical benefits under the Medi-Cal Act, as set forth in Section 14000 et seq., of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and to enter into contracts for the provision of health care services to subscribers in the Healthy Families Program, in its service area through waiver, pilot project, or otherwise.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 29, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 101 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 4 - SPECIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 3 - Santa Barbara County Special Health Care Authority › ARTICLE 2 - Powers of the Authority › Section 101760.

101760. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the board of supervisors of the county in which the appellant resides may review major administrative decisions of the authority, excluding those involving personnel matters, upon appeal by the affected person and upon a majority vote of that board of supervisors. That board of supervisors may either approve, modify, reflect, or repeal these decisions. The action of the board of supervisors shall be deemed to constitute a final administrative remedy after concurrence by the board of supervisors of the other county.
This section shall not be operative until adopted by resolution by the boards of supervisors of both counties.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 266, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 101 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 4 - SPECIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 3 - Santa Barbara County Special Health Care Authority › ARTICLE 2 - Powers of the Authority › Section 101765.

101765.
Any licensed provider eligible to receive Medi-Cal reimbursement under law and who enters into a written contract with the authority under terms and conditions approved by the department shall be able to participate in this program as a provider. A written agreement shall not be required if any of the following circumstances apply:
(a) The provider renders any medically necessary emergency health care on a nonroutine basis.
(b) The provider renders services that are duly authorized by the authority, if the services are either seldom used or are rendered outside of the service area.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 29, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 101 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 4 - SPECIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 3 - Santa Barbara County Special Health Care Authority › ARTICLE 2 - Powers of the Authority › Section 101770.

101770. All claims for money or damages against the authority are governed by Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) and Part 4 (commencing with Section 940) of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code, except as provided in those parts, or by other statutes or regulations expressly applicable to those parts.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 101 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 4 - SPECIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 3 - Santa Barbara County Special Health Care Authority › ARTICLE 2 - Powers of the Authority › Section 101775.

101775. In the formation of the authority pursuant to this chapter, Chapter 6.6 (commencing with Section 54773) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code is not applicable.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 266, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 101 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 4 - SPECIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 3 - Santa Barbara County Special Health Care Authority › ARTICLE 2 - Powers of the Authority › Section 101780.

101780. (a) The boards of supervisors of the County of Santa Barbara and the County of San Luis Obispo may, by ordinance or resolution, order the dissolution of the authority by declaring that there is no need for the authority to function in the counties. Both boards of supervisors shall order the dissolution of the authority pursuant to this subdivision in order for the dissolution to become effective. The dissolution shall become effective 180 days after the date of the later adopted resolution or ordinance ordering the dissolution.
(b) As of the effective date of the dissolution of the authority, the authority shall be dissolved, disincorporated and extinguished; its existence shall be terminated and all of its corporate powers shall cease, except for winding up the affairs of the authority.
(c) For the purpose of winding up the affairs of the dissolved authority, the County of Santa Barbara shall be the successor.
(d) Upon the effective date of dissolution, control over all of the moneys or funds, including those on hand, and those due, but uncollected, and all property, real or personal, of the authority shall be vested in the County of Santa Barbara for the purpose of winding up the affairs of the authority.
(e) The powers of the county in winding up the affairs of the authority and the distribution of assets of the authority, shall be in accordance with Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 57450) of Part 5 of Division 3 of Title 5 of the Government Code. The liability of the County of Santa Barbara as successor shall be limited to the assets of the authority.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 602, Sec. 1. (AB 2117) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 101 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 4 - SPECIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 3 - Santa Barbara County Special Health Care Authority › ARTICLE 2 - Powers of the Authority › Section 101781.

101781. The Board of Supervisors of either the County of San Luis Obispo or the County of Santa Barbara, or the board of directors of the authority, by ordinance or resolution, may terminate the authority’s operation of a health care system or systems in the County of San Luis Obispo. The termination shall become effective 180 days after the adoption of the ordinance or resolution. If the termination is made by the board of supervisors of either county, the terminating county’s liability to the authority shall be limited to the cost of terminating the authority’s operations in the County of San Luis Obispo, including, but not limited to, the costs of terminating contracts and other obligations for space, services, employment, health care services, required notices to beneficiaries and subscribers, and moving expenses.
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 266, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 101 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 4 - SPECIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 4 - San Luis Obispo County Hospital Authority › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 101825.

101825. The following definitions shall apply for purposes of this chapter:
(a)  “County” means the County of San Luis Obispo.
(b)  “Governing board” means the governing body of the hospital authority.
(c)  “Hospital authority” means the separate public agency that may be established pursuant to this chapter by the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors to manage, administer, and control General Hospital and the Family Care Centers.
(d)  “General Hospital” means the licensed general acute care hospital that, as of January 1, 1999, owned and operated by the County of San Luis Obispo, together with all additions to, or replacements of, that facility.
(e)  “Family care centers” means the outpatient, ambulatory care clinic facilities that are, as of January 1, 1999, licensed as part of General Hospital, as well as all additional or replacement outpatient facilities that may be licensed as part of General Hospital after January 1, 1999.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 899, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 101 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 4 - SPECIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 4 - San Luis Obispo County Hospital Authority › ARTICLE 2 - Hospital Authority › Section 101827.

101827. The board of supervisors of the county may, by ordinance, establish a hospital authority separate and apart from the county for the purpose of effecting a transfer of the management, administration, and control of General Hospital and the Family Care Centers in accordance with Section 14000.2 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. A hospital authority established pursuant to this chapter shall be strictly and exclusively dedicated to the management, administration, and control of General Hospital and the Family Care Centers within parameters set forth in this chapter, and in accordance with ordinances, bylaws, and contracts adopted by the board of supervisors, which shall not be in conflict with this chapter, Section 1442.5 of this code, or Section 17000 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 899, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 101 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 4 - SPECIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 4 - San Luis Obispo County Hospital Authority › ARTICLE 2 - Hospital Authority › Section 101829.

101829. Unless otherwise provided by the board of supervisors by way of resolution, the hospital authority is empowered, or the board of supervisors is empowered on behalf of the hospital authority, to apply as a public agency for one or more licenses for the provision of health care pursuant to statutes and regulations governing licensing as currently written or subsequently amended.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 899, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 101 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 4 - SPECIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 4 - San Luis Obispo County Hospital Authority › ARTICLE 2 - Hospital Authority › Section 101830.

101830. In the event of a change of license ownership, the governing body of the hospital authority shall comply with the obligations of governing bodies of general acute care hospitals generally as set forth in Section 70701 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, as currently written or subsequently amended, as well as the terms and conditions of the license. The hospital authority shall be the responsible party with respect to compliance with these obligations, terms, and conditions.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 899, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 101 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH › PART 4 - SPECIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES › CHAPTER 4 - San Luis Obispo County Hospital Authority › ARTICLE 2 - Hospital Authority › Section 101831.

101831. Any transfer by the county to the hospital authority of the administration, management, and control of General Hospital and the Family Care Centers, whether or not the transfer includes the surrendering by the county of the existing general acute care hospital license and corresponding application for a change of ownership of the license, shall not affect the eligibility of the county, or in the case of a change of license ownership, the hospital authority, to do any of the following:
(a)  Participate in, and receive allocations pursuant to, the California Healthcare for the Indigent Program (CHIP).
(b)  Receive supplemental reimbursements from the Emergency Services and Supplemental Payments Fund created pursuant to Section 14085.6 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(c)  Receive appropriations from the Medi-Cal Inpatient Payment Adjustment Fund without relieving the county of its obligation to make intergovernmental transfer payments related to the Medi-Cal Inpatient Payment Adjustment Fund pursuant to Section 14163 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(d)  Receive Medi-Cal capital supplements pursuant to Section 14085.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(e)  Receive any other funds that would otherwise be available to a county hospital.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 899, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2000.)