CHAPTER 6. Small and Rural Hospitals
Chapter 6 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8.
§§ 124800–124870 · 15 sections
- § 124800 The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Rural hospitals serve as the “hub of health,” and through that role attract and retain in their…
- § 124805 (a) The Legislature recognizes the need to strengthen, and in some cases salvage, rural hospitals to ensure that adequate access to services is provided to…
- § 124810 Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
- § 124815 “Department” means the State Department of Health Services.
- § 124820 “High-risk rural hospital,” means a hospital as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 124840 that can demonstrate through audited and interim financial reports…
- § 124825 The department shall, in consultation with an organization of interest, develop recommendations on the type and scope of technical assistance that needs to be…
- § 124830 “Director” means the State Director of Health Services.
- § 124835 “Organizations of interest” means nonprofit organizations that typically represent the interests of hospitals and health systems.
- § 124840 “Small and rural hospital” means an acute care hospital that meets either of the following criteria: (a) Meets the criteria for designation within peer group…
- § 124845 “Strategically located” means a hospital as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 124840 that, by virtue of its location, or the location of a major portion of…
- § 124850 The department shall provide expert technical assistance to strategically located, high-risk rural hospitals to assist the hospitals in carrying out an…
- § 124855 Any small and rural hospital may apply to the California Health Facilities Financing Authority for consideration under special eligibility programs if the…
- § 124860 (a) The department, after consultation with an organization of interest, shall select two strategically located, high-risk rural hospitals to plan and…
- § 124865 The department shall continue to provide regulatory relief when appropriate through program flexibility for such items as staffing, space, and physical plant…
- § 124870 (a) The department shall adopt regulations that will provide for an increase in reimbursement rates for outpatient services rendered to Medi-Cal patients by…