CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1339Introduced by Senator PanFebruary 18, 2022 An act to amend Section 130070 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to hospitals. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1339, as introduced, Pan. Hospitals.Existing law, the Alfred E. Alquist Hospital Facilities Seismic Safety Act of 1983, establishes, under the jurisdiction of the Department of Health Care Access and Information, a program of seismic safety building standards for certain hospitals constructed on and after March 7, 1973. Existing law requires, by January 1, 2030, owners of all acute care inpatient hospitals to either seismically retrofit all acute care inpatient hospitals, or demolish, replace, or change to nonacute care use all hospital buildings not in substantial compliance with regulations and standards developed by the department in accordance with the act, as specified. Existing law requires the department to notify the State Department of Public Health of hospital owners that have not voluntarily suspended a hospitals license and would require the department to suspend or refuse to renew the license until written notice of compliance is issued by the department.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 130070 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:130070. The department shall notify the State Department of Public Health of the hospital owners that have received a written notice of violation for failure to comply with either Section 130060 or 130065. Unless the hospital places its license in voluntary suspense, the State Department of Public Health shall suspend or refuse to renew the license of a hospital that has received a notice of violation from the department because of its failure to comply with either Section 130060 or 130065. The license shall be reinstated or renewed upon presentation to the State Department of Public Health of a written notice of compliance issued by the department.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1339Introduced by Senator PanFebruary 18, 2022 An act to amend Section 130070 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to hospitals. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1339, as introduced, Pan. Hospitals.Existing law, the Alfred E. Alquist Hospital Facilities Seismic Safety Act of 1983, establishes, under the jurisdiction of the Department of Health Care Access and Information, a program of seismic safety building standards for certain hospitals constructed on and after March 7, 1973. Existing law requires, by January 1, 2030, owners of all acute care inpatient hospitals to either seismically retrofit all acute care inpatient hospitals, or demolish, replace, or change to nonacute care use all hospital buildings not in substantial compliance with regulations and standards developed by the department in accordance with the act, as specified. Existing law requires the department to notify the State Department of Public Health of hospital owners that have not voluntarily suspended a hospitals license and would require the department to suspend or refuse to renew the license until written notice of compliance is issued by the department.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 1339
Introduced by Senator PanFebruary 18, 2022
Introduced by Senator Pan
February 18, 2022
An act to amend Section 130070 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to hospitals.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1339, as introduced, Pan. Hospitals.
Existing law, the Alfred E. Alquist Hospital Facilities Seismic Safety Act of 1983, establishes, under the jurisdiction of the Department of Health Care Access and Information, a program of seismic safety building standards for certain hospitals constructed on and after March 7, 1973. Existing law requires, by January 1, 2030, owners of all acute care inpatient hospitals to either seismically retrofit all acute care inpatient hospitals, or demolish, replace, or change to nonacute care use all hospital buildings not in substantial compliance with regulations and standards developed by the department in accordance with the act, as specified. Existing law requires the department to notify the State Department of Public Health of hospital owners that have not voluntarily suspended a hospitals license and would require the department to suspend or refuse to renew the license until written notice of compliance is issued by the department.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.
Existing law, the Alfred E. Alquist Hospital Facilities Seismic Safety Act of 1983, establishes, under the jurisdiction of the Department of Health Care Access and Information, a program of seismic safety building standards for certain hospitals constructed on and after March 7, 1973. Existing law requires, by January 1, 2030, owners of all acute care inpatient hospitals to either seismically retrofit all acute care inpatient hospitals, or demolish, replace, or change to nonacute care use all hospital buildings not in substantial compliance with regulations and standards developed by the department in accordance with the act, as specified. Existing law requires the department to notify the State Department of Public Health of hospital owners that have not voluntarily suspended a hospitals license and would require the department to suspend or refuse to renew the license until written notice of compliance is issued by the department.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 130070 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:130070. The department shall notify the State Department of Public Health of the hospital owners that have received a written notice of violation for failure to comply with either Section 130060 or 130065. Unless the hospital places its license in voluntary suspense, the State Department of Public Health shall suspend or refuse to renew the license of a hospital that has received a notice of violation from the department because of its failure to comply with either Section 130060 or 130065. The license shall be reinstated or renewed upon presentation to the State Department of Public Health of a written notice of compliance issued by the department.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 130070 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:130070. The department shall notify the State Department of Public Health of the hospital owners that have received a written notice of violation for failure to comply with either Section 130060 or 130065. Unless the hospital places its license in voluntary suspense, the State Department of Public Health shall suspend or refuse to renew the license of a hospital that has received a notice of violation from the department because of its failure to comply with either Section 130060 or 130065. The license shall be reinstated or renewed upon presentation to the State Department of Public Health of a written notice of compliance issued by the department.
SECTION 1. Section 130070 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:
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130070. The department shall notify the State Department of Public Health of the hospital owners that have received a written notice of violation for failure to comply with either Section 130060 or 130065. Unless the hospital places its license in voluntary suspense, the State Department of Public Health shall suspend or refuse to renew the license of a hospital that has received a notice of violation from the department because of its failure to comply with either Section 130060 or 130065. The license shall be reinstated or renewed upon presentation to the State Department of Public Health of a written notice of compliance issued by the department.
130070. The department shall notify the State Department of Public Health of the hospital owners that have received a written notice of violation for failure to comply with either Section 130060 or 130065. Unless the hospital places its license in voluntary suspense, the State Department of Public Health shall suspend or refuse to renew the license of a hospital that has received a notice of violation from the department because of its failure to comply with either Section 130060 or 130065. The license shall be reinstated or renewed upon presentation to the State Department of Public Health of a written notice of compliance issued by the department.
130070. The department shall notify the State Department of Public Health of the hospital owners that have received a written notice of violation for failure to comply with either Section 130060 or 130065. Unless the hospital places its license in voluntary suspense, the State Department of Public Health shall suspend or refuse to renew the license of a hospital that has received a notice of violation from the department because of its failure to comply with either Section 130060 or 130065. The license shall be reinstated or renewed upon presentation to the State Department of Public Health of a written notice of compliance issued by the department.
130070. The department shall notify the State Department of Public Health of the hospital owners that have received a written notice of violation for failure to comply with either Section 130060 or 130065. Unless the hospital places its license in voluntary suspense, the State Department of Public Health shall suspend or refuse to renew the license of a hospital that has received a notice of violation from the department because of its failure to comply with either Section 130060 or 130065. The license shall be reinstated or renewed upon presentation to the State Department of Public Health of a written notice of compliance issued by the department.