Bill > AB869

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.

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB869