Health facilities: critical care units: critical care unit program flexibility.
It became law on Oct 8, 2021.
- Stage
- Became law
- Started in
- Assembly
- Latest action
- Oct 8, 2021
What it does
Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to license and regulate health facilities, and requires the department to define specified bed classifications for health facilities, including general acute care, intermediate care, and specialized care, among others. Existing law generally authorizes the department or the Department of Health Care Access and Information to permit program flexibility as to various prescribed standards relating to a health facility's physical plant or staffing as long as statutory requirements are met and the program flexibility has prior written approval. A person who violates specified licensing provisions related to these health facilities is…
Where it stands
This bill passed and is now law.
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Done)
Floor (Done)
Law (Done)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
In the news
Reporting that may mention this subject. Possible matches are labeled.
Loading coverage…
Where it goes next
It is law in California. What happens now is up to the agency that carries it out, the courts, and the place itself.