California Health and Safety Code

§ 1317.1

HSC § 1317.1 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 2 · Ch. 2 · Art. 7

Statute text

Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions shall control the construction of this article and Section 1371.4:

(a)(1) “Emergency services and care” means medical screening, examination, and evaluation by a physician and surgeon, or, to the extent permitted by applicable law, by other appropriate licensed persons under the supervision of a physician and surgeon, to determine if an emergency medical condition or active labor exists and, if it does, the care, treatment, and surgery, if within the scope of that person’s license, necessary to relieve or eliminate the emergency medical condition, within the capability of the facility.

(2)(A) “Emergency services and care” also means an additional screening, examination, and evaluation by a physician, or other personnel to the extent permitted by applicable law and within the scope of their licensure and clinical privileges, to determine if a psychiatric emergency medical condition exists, and the care and treatment necessary to relieve or eliminate the psychiatric emergency medical condition, within the capability of the facility.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 632, Sec. 1. (AB 1316) Effective January 1, 2025.