ARTICLE 2. Hospitals: Community Benefits

Article 2 added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1023, Sec. 353.

§§ 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…