California Health and Safety Code

§ 1323

HSC § 1323Div. 2 · Ch. 2 · Art. 7

Statute text

(a)A health facility, as defined by subdivisions (c) to (g), inclusive, of Section 1250, which has a significant beneficial interest in an ancillary health service provider or which knows that an ancillary health service provider has a significant beneficial interest in the health facility shall disclose that interest in writing to the patients of the health facility, or their representatives, and advise the patients, or their representatives, that they may choose to have another ancillary health service provider provide any supplies or services ordered by a member of the medical staff of the health facility.

(b)If supplies or services are provided on an outpatient basis by an ancillary health service provider which is not on the same site as, or which is not on a site which is adjacent to, a health facility, as defined by subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 1250, which has a significant beneficial interest in the ancillary health service provider, or if the ancillary health service provider has a significant beneficial interest in the health facility, the ancillary health service provider shall disclose that interest in writing to the customers of the ancillary health service provider, or their representatives, and advise the customers, or their representatives, that they may choose to have another ancillary health service provider provide any supplies or services ordered by a member of the medical staff of the health facility.

(c)A health facility, as defined by Section 1250, shall not charge, bill, or otherwise solicit payment from a patient on behalf of, or refer a patient to, another health facility in which the health facility has a significant beneficial interest unless the health facility first discloses in writing to the patient, or his or her representative, that the patient may choose to have another health facility provide any supplies or services ordered by a member of the medical staff of the health facility.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 952, Sec. 1.