CHAPTER 1. Clinics [1200. - 1245.]
Chapter 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1147.
§§ 1200–1245 · 76 sections
ARTICLE 1. Definitions and General Provisions §§ 1200–1210 · 20 sections
- § 1200 (a) As used in this chapter, “clinic” means an organized outpatient health facility that provides direct medical, surgical, dental, optometric, or podiatric…
- § 1200.1 (a) As used in this chapter, “clinic” also means an organized outpatient health facility which, pursuant to Section 1204.1, provides direct psychological…
- § 1201 “License” means a basic permit to operate a clinic. A license may only be granted to a clinic of a type enumerated in Section 1204 or 1204.1, and the license…
- § 1201.5 “Nonprofit speech and hearing center” means a nonprofit agency which provides an integrated program of speech pathology and audiology services in an outpatient…
- § 1202 “Special permit” means a permit issued in addition to a license authorizing the clinic to offer one or more special services, as defined in Section 1203 or…
- § 1203 “Special service” means a functional division, department, or unit of a clinic, or a clinic that is organized, staffed, and equipped to provide a specific type…
- § 1204 Clinics eligible for licensure pursuant to this chapter are primary care clinics and specialty clinics. (a) (1) Only the following defined classes of primary…
- § 1204.1 In addition to the primary care clinics and specialty clinics specified in Section 1204, clinics eligible for licensure pursuant to this chapter include…
- § 1204.2 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, and except as provided in subdivision (c), a primary care clinic described in subdivision (a) of Section 1204 that is…
- § 1204.3 (a) An alternative birth center that is licensed as an alternative birth center specialty clinic pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 1204…
- § 1204.4 The State Department of Health Services shall provide information to the California Health Facilities Financing Authority with respect to primary care clinic…
- § 1204.5 A primary care clinic may submit verification of certification from the Joint Commission, the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC), or…
- § 1205 Except as provided in Section 1206, no person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, or public agency shall operate, establish, manage, conduct or…
- § 1205.5 A clinic that has been verified by the Licensing and Certification Division of the State Department of Health Services and the Office of Statewide Health…
- § 1206 This chapter does not apply to the following: (a) Except with respect to the option provided with regard to surgical clinics in paragraph (1) of subdivision…
- § 1206.1 The provisions of this chapter do not require licensure of any place or establishment owned or leased and operated as a clinic or office by one or more…
- § 1207 The state department shall inspect and license clinics, and shall inspect and approve clinics to offer special services.
- § 1208 The state department may provide consulting services upon request to any clinic to assist in the identification or correction of deficiencies or the upgrading…
- § 1209 This chapter does not authorize any person other than a licensed practitioner of a healing art, or any corporation except charitable or professional…
- § 1210 (a) A chronic dialysis clinic shall not steer, direct, or advise a patient regarding any specific coverage program option or health care service plan contract.…
ARTICLE 2. Administration §§ 1212–1220.2 · 19 sections
- § 1212 (a) Any person, firm, association, partnership, or corporation desiring a license for a clinic or a special permit for special services under the provisions of…
- § 1213 A person, firm, association, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity desiring a license for a clinic shall be exempt from the requirements of Chapter 2…
- § 1214 Each application under this chapter for an initial license, renewal license, license upon change of ownership, or special permit shall be accompanied by a…
- § 1214.1 Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1214, each application for a surgical clinic or a chronic dialysis clinic under this chapter for an initial license,…
- § 1214.5 Each application under this chapter for an initial license, renewal license, license upon change of ownership, or special permit for a psychology clinic shall…
- § 1215 Each new license issued pursuant to this chapter shall expire 12 months from the date of its issuance, and each special permit shall expire on the expiration…
- § 1216 (a) Every clinic holding a license shall, on or before the 15th day of March each year, file with the Department of Health Care Access and Information, upon…
- § 1216.1 (a) Commencing January 1, 2027, every clinic holding a license and, notwithstanding subdivision (h) of Section 1206, every intermittent clinic operated by a…
- § 1217 (a) An applicant for a license to operate a primary care clinic, as specified in subdivision (a) of Section 1204 that meets all requirements for licensure…
- § 1218 Upon the filing of an application for a license or for a special permit, or for renewal of a license or special permit, the state department shall investigate…
- § 1218.1 (a) A clinic corporation on behalf of a primary care clinic that has held a valid, unrevoked, and unsuspended license for at least the immediately preceding…
- § 1218.2 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, two or more primary care clinics that are operated by a single nonprofit corporation shall be entitled to…
- § 1218.3 (a) In order to reduce paperwork, eliminate errors, and streamline communications between the department and licensed primary care clinics, a clinic…
- § 1218.4 (a) A licensed primary care community or free clinic shall report to the department, when renewing its license, whether it is currently operating an…
- § 1219 (a) Except for affiliate clinics, as defined in Section 1218.1, if a clinic or an applicant for a license has not been previously licensed, the department may…
- § 1219.1 (a) The state department may issue a provisional license to a clinic if: (1) The clinic and the applicant for licensure substantially meet the standards…
- § 1220 Immediately upon the denial of any application for a license or special permit or a renewal thereof, the state department shall notify the applicant in…
- § 1220.1 (a) An application for licensure made pursuant to this chapter shall not be denied, nor shall any license issued pursuant to this chapter be suspended,…
- § 1220.2 (a) Notwithstanding any other state law, and consistent with Sections 1 and 1.1 of Article I of the California Constitution, an individual or state or local…
ARTICLE 2.5. Licensing of Clinics §§ 1221–1221.19 · 8 sections
- § 1221 For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Centralized applications unit” means the centralized applications unit in the…
- § 1221.05 Commencing July 1, 2002, all new applications for licenses for clinics shall be reviewed by the centralized applications unit.
- § 1221.09 Commencing January 1, 2002, the centralized applications unit shall work with organizations that are among and advocate on behalf of, clinics to streamline…
- § 1221.11 Commencing January 1, 2002, a telephone number shall be provided for applicants to verify receipt of their application by the Licensing and Certification…
- § 1221.13 All new applications submitted to the centralized applications unit shall be reviewed within two weeks for completeness. The centralized applications unit…
- § 1221.15 (a) Commencing January 1, 2002, the Licensing and Certification Division shall designate at least one surveyor in each of the four regions to specialize in…
- § 1221.17 The Licensing and Certification Program training unit shall work with organizations that are among and advocate on behalf of clinics and other stakeholders to…
- § 1221.19 The centralized applications unit and regional offices shall be routinely reviewed by the department beginning January 31, 2003, to determine if applications…
ARTICLE 2.6. Provider Enrollment for Clinics § 1222 · 1 section
- § 1222 The department shall, on or before July 1, 2005, implement a process that allows an applicant for licensure as a primary care clinic, as defined in subdivision…
ARTICLE 3. Regulations §§ 1225–1234.1 · 18 sections
- § 1225 (a) The department shall adopt, and may from time to time amend or repeal, in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division…
- § 1226 (a) The regulations shall prescribe the kinds of services that may be provided by clinics in each category of licensure and shall prescribe minimum standards…
- § 1226.1 (a) A primary care clinic shall comply with the following requirements regarding health examinations and other public health protections for individuals…
- § 1226.2 The Community Clinics Advisory Committee provided for in subdivision (b) of Section 1226 shall meet on an ad hoc basis and shall be comprised of at least 15…
- § 1226.3 A primary care clinic may establish compliance with the minimum construction standards of adequacy and safety for the physical plant described in subdivision…
- § 1226.5 (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to establish seismic safety standards for facilities licensed as surgical clinics pursuant to this chapter, and for…
- § 1227 Any duly authorized officer, employee, or agent of the state department may upon presentation of proper identification, enter and inspect any building or…
- § 1228 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), every clinic for which a license or special permit has been issued shall be periodically inspected. The frequency of…
- § 1229 The state department shall notify any clinic of all deficiencies in its compliance with the provisions of this chapter or the rules and regulations adopted…
- § 1229.1 No notification of deficiency, civil or criminal penalty, fine, sanction, or denial, suspension, or revocation of licensure, may be imposed against a primary…
- § 1230 Reports on the results of each inspection shall be kept on file in the state department along with the plan of correction and clinic comments. The inspection…
- § 1231 (a) All clinics shall maintain compliance with the licensing requirements. These requirements shall not, however, prohibit the use of alternate concepts,…
- § 1231.5 (a) The department may grant to a PACE program, as defined in Chapter 8.75 (commencing with Section 14591) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and…
- § 1232 No clinic which permits sterilization operations for contraceptive purposes to be performed therein, nor the medical staff of such clinic, shall require the…
- § 1233 A surgical clinic may restrict use of its facilities to members of the medical staff of the surgical clinic and other physicians and surgeons approved by the…
- § 1233.5 By June 30, 1995, a licensed clinic board of directors and its medical director shall establish and adopt written policies and procedures to screen patients…
- § 1234 (a) Smoking a tobacco product shall not be permitted in patient areas of a clinic except those rooms designated for occupancy exclusively by smokers. (b)…
- § 1234.1 (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Medical chaperone” means a trained employee of a provider who assists or observes… see note
ARTICLE 4. Offenses §§ 1235–1238 · 4 sections
- § 1235 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter or who willfully or repeatedly violates any rule or…
- § 1236 The director may bring an action to enjoin the violation or threatened violation of Section 1205 in the superior court in and for the county in which the…
- § 1237 Any action brought by the director against a clinic shall not abate by reason of a sale or other transfer of ownership of the facility which is a party to the…
- § 1238 The district attorney of every county shall, upon application by the state department or its authorized representative, institute and conduct the prosecution…
ARTICLE 5. Suspension and Revocation §§ 1240–1245 · 6 sections
- § 1240 The state department may suspend or revoke any license or special permit issued under the provisions of this chapter upon any of the following grounds and in…
- § 1241 Proceedings for the suspension, revocation, or denial of licenses or special permits under this chapter shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of…
- § 1242 The director may temporarily suspend any license issued to a specialty clinic or special permit prior to any hearing, when in his opinion such action is…
- § 1243 The withdrawal of an application for a license or a special permit after it has been filed with the state department, shall not, unless the state department…
- § 1244 Any license or special permit revoked pursuant to this chapter may be reinstated pursuant to the provisions of Section 11522 of the Government Code.
- § 1245 Any licensee or holder of a special permit may, with the approval of the state department, surrender his license or special permit for suspension by the state…