ARTICLE 3. The Medical Equity Disclosure Act

Article 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 751, Sec. 2.

§§ 127370–127376 · 7 sections

• § 127370 The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The COVID-19 health emergency has thrown into sharp relief longstanding health inequities along…
• § 127371 As used in this article: (a) “Advisory committee” means the Health Care Equity Measures Advisory Committee established pursuant to Section 127376. (b)…
• § 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…
• § 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…
• § 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,…
• § 127375 The Department of Health Care Access and Information shall adopt any rules, regulations, or informal guidance necessary to further the objectives of this…
• § 127376 (a) The Department of Health Care Access and Information shall convene a Health Care Equity Measures Advisory Committee, composed of at least one academic…