California Health and Safety Code

§ 130065.1

HSC § 130065.1 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 107 · Part 7 · Ch. 1 · Art. 9

Statute text

(a)For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall 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)“Distressed Hospital Loan Program recipient” is a hospital that received a loan pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 129380) of Part 6. This may also include a future program recipient, should the Legislature appropriate additional state funding to the program and extend the date identified in Section 129387.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 67, Sec. 131. (AB 1170) Effective January 1, 2026.