California Health and Safety Code

§ 1317.6

HSC § 1317.6 Effective Jan 1, 2001Div. 2 · Ch. 2 · Art. 7

Statute text

(a)Hospitals found by the state department to have committed or to be responsible for a violation of this article or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto shall be subject to a civil penalty by the state department in an amount not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for each hospital violation. In determining the amount of the fine for a hospital violation, the state department shall take into account all of the following:

(1)Whether the violation was knowing or unintentional.

(2)Whether the violation resulted or was reasonably likely to result in a medical hazard to the patient.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 857, Sec. 18. Effective January 1, 2001.