BILL NUMBER: AB 1776INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Anderson FEBRUARY 9, 2010 An act relating to health facilities. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1776, as introduced, Anderson. Health facilities: general acute care hospitals. Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of health facilities, including general acute care hospitals, by the State Department of Public Health. This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would address general acute care hospital issues. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would address general acute care hospital issues.