California Health and Safety Code

§ 130063

HSC § 130063 Effective Jul 27, 2021Div. 107 · Part 7 · Ch. 1 · Art. 9

Statute text

(a)With regard to a general acute care hospital building located in Seismic Zone 3 as indicated in the 1995 edition of the California Building Standards Code, any hospital may request an exemption from Non-Structural Performance Category-3 requirements in Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations if the hospital building complies with the year 2002 nonstructural requirements.

(b)The department shall determine the maximum allowable level of earthquake ground shaking potential for purposes of this section.

(c)To qualify for an exemption under this section, a hospital shall provide a site-specific engineering geologic report that demonstrates an earthquake ground shaking potential below the maximum allowable level of earthquake ground shaking potential determined by the department pursuant to subdivision (b).

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 333. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.