CHAPTER 2. Health Policy Research and Evaluation [127340. - 127376.]

Chapter 2 heading added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 9.

§§ 127340–127376 · 13 sections

1. ARTICLE 2. Hospitals: Community Benefits §§ 127340–127360 · 6 sections

   • § 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…
   • § 127345 As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Charity care” means free health services provided without expectation of payment…
   • § 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,…
   • § 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…
   • § 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…
   • § 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…
2. ARTICLE 3. The Medical Equity Disclosure Act §§ 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…