California Health and Safety Code

§ 130066.5

HSC § 130066.5 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 107 · Part 7 · Ch. 1 · Art. 9

Statute text

(a)Before January 1, 2024, the owner of an acute care inpatient hospital that includes a building that does not substantially comply with the seismic safety regulations or standards described in Section 130065 shall post in any lobby or waiting area generally accessible to patients or the public a notice provided by the department that the hospital is not in compliance with the seismic safety requirements that the hospital is required to meet by January 1, 2030. The notice shall be posted until the time the owner receives notification from the department that it meets the requirements described in Section 130065.

(b)On or before January 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the owner of an acute care inpatient hospital that includes a building that does not substantially comply with the seismic safety regulations or standards described in Section 130065 shall provide an annual status update on the Structural Performance Category ratings of the buildings and the services provided in each hospital building on the hospital campus to all of the following entities until each of the hospital buildings owned by that hospital building owner is compliant with Section 130065:

(1)The county board of supervisors in whose jurisdiction the hospital building is located.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 584, Sec. 4. (AB 1882) Effective January 1, 2023.