California Health and Safety Code

§ 1256.05

HSC § 1256.05 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 2 · Ch. 2 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)For purposes of this section and Section 1256.06, the following definitions apply:

(1)“Critical access hospital” means a hospital designated by the State Department of Public Health as a critical access hospital, and certified as such by the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services under the federal Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program.

(2)“Department” means the State Department of Public Health, unless otherwise specified.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 603, Sec. 2. (SB 669) Effective January 1, 2026.