California Government Code

§ 6538.6

GOV § 6538.6 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 7 · Title 1 · Ch. 5 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, one or more private, nonprofit mutual benefit corporations that are organized pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, formed for purposes of providing health care services, may join a joint powers authority or enter into a joint powers agreement with one or more public agencies otherwise established pursuant to this chapter formed for purposes of providing health care services. Any joint powers authority formed pursuant to a joint powers agreement as described in this section shall be deemed a public entity, as described in Section 6507, except that, notwithstanding any other law, the authority shall not have the power to incur debt or the power to employ physicians and surgeons, charge for professional services rendered by physicians and surgeons, or otherwise engage in the practice of medicine.

(b)An authority formed pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be governed by a board of directors, the composition of which shall be determined by the participating public agency or agencies. The representation of private, nonprofit mutual benefit corporations on the board of directors shall not exceed 50 percent.

(c)(1) (A) When applicable to the construction or refurbishment of health facilities, a project undertaken by a joint powers authority formed pursuant to a joint powers agreement as described in this section, the joint powers authority shall obtain an enforceable commitment that any bidder, contractor, or other entity undertaking the project will use a skilled and trained workforce to complete the project.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 710, Sec. 1. (AB 2293) Effective January 1, 2025. Repealed as of January 1, 2034, by its own provisions.