California Health and Safety Code

§ 101853

HSC § 101853 Effective Jan 1, 2016Div. 101 · Part 4 · Ch. 5.5 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)Pursuant to this chapter, the board of supervisors may establish by ordinance the Kern County Hospital Authority, which shall be a public agency that is a local unit of government separate and apart from the county and any other public entity for all purposes. The authority established pursuant to this chapter shall file the statement required by Section 53051 of the Government Code, and is a public entity for purposes of Division 3.6 (commencing with Section 810) of Title 1 of the Government Code.

(b)The purpose of the authority shall be to do all of the following:

(1)Provide management, administration, and other controls consistent with this chapter as needed to operate the medical center and maintain its status as a designated public hospital, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 14166.1 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and for the operation of additional programs, clinics and other facilities, care organizations, health care service and physician practice plans, and delivery systems that may be affiliated or consolidated with the medical center, to ensure the viability of the health care safety net in the county in a manner consistent with the county’s requirements under Section 17000 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 790, Sec. 3. (AB 1350) Effective January 1, 2016.