Hospitals: community benefits plan reporting.

Existing law requires private not-for-profit hospitals to, among other things, adopt and update a community benefits plan, as defined, for providing community benefits either alone, in conjunction with other health care providers, or through other organizational arrangements. Existing law requires these hospitals to annually submit their community benefits plans to the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development and, to the extent practicable, assign and report the economic value of community benefits provided. Existing law defines specified terms for purposes of these provisions and makes certain findings and declarations regarding the social obligation of private not-for-profit…