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CA AB869

Hospitals: seismic safety compliance.


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Introduced
02/14/2023
In Committee
08/15/2024
Crossed Over
05/30/2023
Passed
08/29/2024
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
09/28/2024

Introduced Session

2023-2024 Session

Bill Summary

An act to amend Section 130065 of, and to add Sections 130065.1, 130065.15, 130078.5, and 130078.6 to, the Health and Safety Code, relating to hospitals.

AI Summary

This bill authorizes certain hospitals, such as Distressed Hospital Loan Program recipients, small hospitals, rural hospitals, critical access hospitals, and health care district hospitals, to seek approval from the Department of Health Care Access and Information (DHCAI) for a delay of up to 3 years in complying with seismic safety standards for their hospital buildings by January 1, 2030. The bill requires these hospitals to submit a seismic compliance plan and, if necessary, a Nonstructural Performance Category-5 evaluation report. The bill also allows DHCAI to further delay the compliance deadline by up to 2 years, for a maximum of January 1, 2035, in certain circumstances. Additionally, the bill expands eligibility for grants under the Small and Rural Hospital Relief Program to help these hospitals comply with the seismic safety standards.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (11)

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 801, Statutes of 2024. (on 09/28/2024)

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