California Health and Safety Code

§ 1275.6

HSC § 1275.6Div. 2 · Ch. 2 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)A health facility licensed pursuant to subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 1250 may provide in any alternative setting health care services and programs which may be provided by any other provider of health care outside of a hospital building or which are not otherwise specifically prohibited by this chapter. In addition, the state department and the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development shall adopt and enforce standards which permit the ability of a health facility licensed pursuant to subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 1250 to use its space for alternative purposes.

(b)In adopting regulations implementing this section, and in reviewing an application or other request by a health facility licensed pursuant to subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 1250, pursuant to Section 1265, and subdivision (b) of Section 1276, relating to services provided in alternative settings, the state department may adopt or impose reasonable standards and conditions which promote and protect patient health, safety, security, and quality of health care.

(c)Pending the adoption of regulations referred to in subdivision (b), the state department may condition approval of the alternative service or alternative setting on reasonable standards consistent with this section and subdivisions (d) and (e) of Section 1275. The state department and the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development may adopt these standards by mutual agreement with a health facility proposing a service and may, after consultation with appropriate professional and trade associations, establish guidelines for hospitals wishing to institute an alternative service or to provide a service in an alternative setting. Services provided outside of a hospital building under this section shall be subject to the licensing standards, if any, that are applicable to the same or similar service provided by nonhospital providers outside of a hospital building. The intent of this subdivision is to assure timely introduction of safe and efficacious innovations in health care services by providing a mechanism for the temporary implementation and evaluation of standards for alternative services and settings and to facilitate the adoption of appropriate regulations by the state department.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1171, Sec. 2.