California Health and Safety Code

§ 1226

HSC § 1226 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 2 · Ch. 1 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)The regulations shall prescribe the kinds of services that may be provided by clinics in each category of licensure and shall prescribe minimum standards of adequacy, safety, and sanitation of the physical plant and equipment, minimum standards for staffing with duly qualified personnel, and minimum standards for providing the services offered. These minimum standards shall be based on the type of facility, the needs of the patients served, and the types and levels of services provided.

(b)(1) The Department of Health Care Access and Information, in consultation with the Community Clinics Advisory Committee, shall prescribe minimum construction standards of adequacy and safety for the physical plant of clinics as found in the California Building Standards Code.

(2)The construction standards for the construction or alteration of a community clinic licensed under subdivision (a) of Section 1204 or a rural health clinic, as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (l) of Section 1396d of Title 42 of the United States Code, established pursuant to this section and standards established or applied by a city or county, shall comply with the safety and accessibility standards required for the physical environment of a clinic to ensure participation in the federal Medicare and Medicaid programs, as outlined in Subchapter G (commencing with Section 482.1) of Chapter IV of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 796, Sec. 1. (SB 1382) Effective January 1, 2025.