Bill > AB2131

This bill would exempt a general acute care hospital, which is a hospital providing immediate, short-term care for serious illnesses or injuries, from certain seismic safety standards if it meets specific criteria. These criteria include being classified as a long-term care hospital under federal law, meaning it primarily provides extended care for patients with complex medical and rehabilitation needs in a freestanding building, and having already met all seismic requirements applicable before January 1, 2021. The existing law, known as the Alfred E. Alquist Hospital Facilities Seismic Safety Act of 1983, generally requires hospitals to meet seismic safety building standards overseen by the Department of Health Care Access and Information to ensure they can withstand earthquakes.

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2131