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17,661 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 1267.75 — (a) A licensee of an intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled habilitative, as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 1250, or of an intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled, as d
• § 1267.8 — (a) An intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled habilitative or an intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled—nursing or a congregate living health facility shall meet the same fir
• § 1267.9 — (a) The Legislature hereby declares it to be the policy of the state to prevent overconcentrations of intermediate care facilities/development ally disabled habilitative, intermediate care facilities/
• § 12670 — It is unlawful for any person to advertise that he is in any business or venture involving fireworks or pyrotechnic devices or shall cause his name or business name style to be included in any classif
• § 12671 — It is unlawful for any person to sell, offer for sale, use, discharge, possess, store, or transport any type of fireworks within this state unless the State Fire Marshal has classified and registered
• § 12672 — It is unlawful for any person to sell, or offer for sale, safe and sane fireworks at any time outside of the period specified in Section 12599.
• § 12673 — It is unlawful for any person to store any fireworks without having in his possession a valid permit as required by this part.
• § 12674 — It is unlawful for any person to store or possess any fireworks for which a license is required and which has been revoked or surrendered or any license which has not been renewed and such storage or
• § 12675 — It is unlawful for any person to fail to record on each bill of lading, manifest or invoice issued to cover the sale or shipment of fireworks, the license number of both the seller or shipper and the
• § 12676 — It is unlawful for any person to sell, transfer, give, deliver, or otherwise convey title of any dangerous fireworks, including fireworks kits, to any person in this state who does not possess and pre
• § 12677 — It is unlawful for any person to possess dangerous fireworks without holding a valid permit.
• § 12678 — It is unlawful for any person to use or discharge agricultural and wildlife fireworks without first securing a permit as provided in this part.
• § 12679 — It is unlawful for any person to store, sell, or discharge any type of fireworks in or within 100 feet of a location where gasoline or any other flammable liquids are stored or dispensed.
• § 1268 — (a) Upon the filing of the application for licensure or for a special permit for special services and full compliance with this chapter and the rules and regulations of the state department, the state
• § 1268.5 — (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1268 requiring full compliance with this chapter and the rules and regulations of the state department as a condition to the issuance of a license or spec
• § 1268.6 — (a) Commencing October 1, 2011, as a requirement of initial licensure of an intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled-habilitative or an intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled-n
• § 12680 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b) or (c), it is unlawful for any person to place, throw, discharge or ignite, or fire dangerous fireworks at or near any person or group of persons where there
• § 12681 — It is unlawful for any person to sell or transfer any safe and sane fireworks to a consumer or user thereof other than at a fixed place of business of a retailer for which a license and permit has bee
• § 12682 — It is unlawful for any person to allow or permit a fire nuisance, as defined in Section 12510, to exist on any premises where any fireworks are manufactured, sold, assembled, discharged, packaged, sto
• § 12683 — It is unlawful for any person to sell, use, or discharge any emergency signaling device not registered by the State Fire Marshal.
• § 12684 — It is unlawful for any person to use or discharge any registered emergency signaling device in any manner other than that permitted by the instructions for use.
• § 12685 — It is unlawful for any person to conduct a public display without possessing a valid permit for this purpose.
• § 12686 — It is unlawful for any person to use any special effects fireworks unless he possesses a pyrotechnic operator license.
• § 12687 — It is unlawful for any person to sell, transfer, give, or deliver any special effects fireworks to any person not licensed as a pyrotechnic operator.
• § 12688 — It is unlawful for a person to advertise to sell or transfer any class of fireworks, including agricultural and wildlife fireworks or model rocket motors, unless he or she possesses a valid license or
• § 12689 — (a) It is unlawful for any person to sell, give, or deliver any dangerous fireworks to any person under 18 years of age.
• § 1269 — Immediately upon the denial of any application for a license or for a special permit for special services, the state department shall notify the applicant in writing.
• § 12690 — It is unlawful for any person to perform any act, or transact or attempt to transact any business, with an expired license or an expired permit where a license or permit is required for the performanc
• § 12691 — It is unlawful for any person to violate any provision of any regulation adopted by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to this part.
• § 12692 — This chapter shall not prohibit the operations or functions of a licensed pyrotechnic operator holding a special effects license when the operations or functions are a necessary part of the production
• § 1270 — The provisions of this chapter do not apply to the following institutions: (a) Any facility conducted by and for the adherents of any well-recognized church or religious denomination for the purpose o
• § 12700 — (a) Except as provided in Section 12702 and subdivision (b), a person who violates any provision of this part, or any regulations issued pursuant to this part, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con
• § 127000 — There is in the state government, in the Health and Welfare Agency, the Department of Health Care Access and Information.
• § 127002 — Any reference to the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development shall be deemed a reference to the Department of Health Care Access and Information.
• § 127005 — The department is under the control of an executive officer known as the Director of the Department of Health Care Access and Information who shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmatio
• § 12701 — A person is guilty of a separate offense for each day during which he or she commits, continues, or permits a violation of this part, or any order or regulation issued pursuant to this part.
• § 127010 — The director of the department shall have the powers of a head of the department pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11150) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
• § 127011 — (a) Pursuant to subdivision (u) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code, the Department of Health Care Access and Information shall submit to the Department of Justice fingerprint images and related inform
• § 12702 — Notwithstanding Section 12700: (a) A person who violates this part by selling, giving, or delivering any dangerous fireworks to any person under 18 years of age is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon a f
• § 12703 — (a) The State Fire Marshal shall, in conjunction with the Department of Motor Vehicles, develop regulations and procedures to temporarily suspend the commercial motor vehicle license of a person who i
• § 12704 — The State Fire Marshal, at least once a year and in consultation with the Attorney General, shall serve notice to any individual or business known to supply fireworks that any unauthorized shipments o
• § 12706 — Notwithstanding Section 1463 of the Penal Code, all fines and forfeitures imposed by or collected in any court of this state, except for administrative fines described in Section 12557, as a result of
• § 1271 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that uniform orientation and training are fundamental to ensuring a high level of competency of state personnel charged with enforcing state law regulating the l
• § 1271.1 — (a) A health facility may place up to 50 percent of its licensed bed capacity in voluntary suspension for a period not exceeding three years, upon submitting written notification to the state departme
• § 1271.15 — (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, including, but not limited to, Section 1271.
• § 1272 — (a) If a general acute care hospital or an acute psychiatric hospital submits a written application to the department’s centralized applications unit, the department shall do both of the following: (1
• § 12720 — Any threatened violation of any provision of this part or of any order or regulation of the State Fire Marshal issued pursuant to this part may be enjoined in a civil action brought in the name of the
• § 12721 — The State Fire Marshal, his or her salaried deputies, or any chief of a fire department, or his or her authorized representatives, any fire protection agency, or any other public agency authorized by
• § 12722 — The following fireworks may be seized pursuant to Section 12721: (a) Those fireworks that are sold, offered for sale, possessed, stored, used, or transported within this state prior to having been exa
• § 12723 — (a) The authority seizing fireworks under the provisions of this chapter shall notify the State Fire Marshal not more than three days following the date of seizure and shall state the reason for the s
• § 12724 — (a) Any person whose fireworks are seized under the provisions of this chapter may, within 10 days after seizure, petition the State Fire Marshal to return the fireworks seized upon the ground that th
• § 12725 — The State Fire Marshal, his salaried deputies, or any chief or his authorized representatives as qualified in this chapter may prevent, stop, or cause to be stopped, any public display in progress, or
• § 12726 — (a) The dangerous fireworks seized pursuant to this part shall be managed by the State Fire Marshal in the manner prescribed by the State Fire Marshal and in accordance with subdivision (b) at any tim
• § 12726.1 — (a) Subject to an appropriation by the Legislature, the State Fire Marshal shall train local fire and law enforcement personnel on the requirements of this chapter.
• § 12727 — (a) The State Fire Marshal shall establish regulations pursuant to the requirements and procedures established with the Office of Administrative Law to assess fees on all import and export, wholesale,
• § 12728 — (a) The State Fire Marshal Fireworks Enforcement and Disposal Fund is hereby established in the State Treasury.
• § 127280 — (a) Every health facility licensed pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250) of Division 2, except a health facility owned and operated by the state, shall each year be charged a fee establ
• § 127280.1 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, up to two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) of the moneys collected pursuant to Section 127280 may be used by the State Department of Health Services for
• § 127285 — (a) Health facilities and clinics, except for chronic dialysis clinics as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 1204, shall annually report to the department all of the following information on forms
• § 127286 — (a) Commencing on January 1, 2027, health facilities, clinics, home health agencies, and hospices shall annually report to the department, on forms supplied by the department, whether all of their hea
• § 1273 — Members of the committee shall serve without compensation, but shall receive the current per diem, subsistence, and travel reimbursement paid to state managers, supervisors, and confidential employees
• § 127340 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Private not-for-profit hospitals meet certain needs of their communities through the provision of essential health care and other services.
• § 127345 — As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Charity care” means free health services provided without expectation of payment to persons who meet the organization’s c
• § 127346 — (a) The Department of Healthcare Access and Information may impose a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) on hospitals for failure to adopt, update, or submit community benefit plans cons
• § 127350 — Each hospital shall do all of the following: (a) By July 1, 1995, reaffirm its mission statement that requires its policies integrate and reflect the public interest in meeting its responsibilities as
• § 127355 — The hospital shall include all of the following elements in its community benefits plan: (a) Mechanisms to evaluate the plan’s effectiveness including, but not limited to, a method for soliciting the
• § 127360 — Nothing in this article shall be used to justify the tax-exempt status of a hospital under state law.
• § 127370 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The COVID-19 health emergency has thrown into sharp relief longstanding health inequities along racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic lines.
• § 127371 — As used in this article: (a) “Advisory committee” means the Health Care Equity Measures Advisory Committee established pursuant to Section 127376.
• § 127372 — (a) A hospital shall prepare an annual equity report.
• § 127373 — (a) A hospital shall do all of the following with respect to an equity report prepared pursuant to Section 127372: (1) Include in the equity report an explanation of the methodology used, written in p
• § 127374 — (a) The Department of Health Care Access and Information may impose a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) against a hospital that fails to adopt, update, or submit an equity report consi
• § 127375 — The Department of Health Care Access and Information shall adopt any rules, regulations, or informal guidance necessary to further the objectives of this article.
• § 127376 — (a) The Department of Health Care Access and Information shall convene a Health Care Equity Measures Advisory Committee, composed of at least one academic health care quality and measurement expert an
• § 1274 — The committee shall meet on call of the director but no less than one time per year.
• § 127400 — As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Allowance for financially qualified patient” means, with respect to services rendered to a financially qualified patient,
• § 127400.5 — For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Charity care” means free care.
• § 127401 — (a) The State Department of Public Health shall be responsible for the enforcement of the provisions of this article for violations occurring prior to January 1, 2024.
• § 127405 — (a) (1) (A) Each hospital shall maintain an understandable written policy regarding discount payments for financially qualified patients as well as an understandable written charity care policy.
• § 127406 — (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) “Presumptively determine” means a determination made by a hospital that a patient who did not submit an app
• § 127410 — (a) Each hospital shall provide patients with a written notice that shall contain information about availability of the hospital’s discount payment and charity care policies, including information abo
• § 127420 — (a) Each hospital shall make all reasonable efforts to obtain from the patient or the patient’s representative information about whether private or public health insurance or sponsorship may fully or
• § 127425 — (a) A hospital shall not sell patient debt to a debt buyer, as defined in Section 1788.
• § 127426 — (a) The period described in Section 127425 shall be extended if the patient has a pending appeal for coverage of the services, until a final determination of that appeal is made, if the patient makes
• § 127430 — (a) Prior to commencing collection activities against a patient, the hospital, any assignee of the hospital, or other owner of the patient debt, including a collection agency, shall provide the patien
• § 127435 — (a) A hospital shall provide to the department a copy of its discount payment policy, charity care policy, eligibility procedures for those policies, review process, and the application for charity ca
• § 127436 — (a) Upon promulgation of regulations as required in subdivisions (b) and (c) no later than January 1, 2024, the Director of the Department of Health Care Access and Information shall impose an adminis
• § 127440 — (a) The hospital shall reimburse the patient or patients any amount actually paid in excess of the amount due under this article, including interest.
• § 127443 — The rights, remedies, and penalties established by this article are cumulative, and shall not supersede the rights, remedies, or penalties established under other laws.
• § 127444 — (a) This article does not prohibit a hospital from uniformly imposing charges from its established charge schedule or published rates or preclude the recognition of a hospital’s established charge sch
• § 127445 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the amounts paid by parties for services resulting from reduced or waived charges under a hospital’s discounted payment or charity care policy shall not con
• § 127446 — To the extent that any requirement of Section 127400, 127401, or 127405 results in a federal determination that a hospital’s established charge schedule or published rates are not the hospital’s custo
• § 127450 — As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Allowance for financially qualified patient” means, with respect to emergency care rendered to a financially qualified pa
• § 127451 — A violation of this article shall not constitute a violation of the terms of a physician and surgeon’s licensure.
• § 127452 — (a) Uninsured patients or patients with high medical costs who are at or below 400 percent of the federal poverty level shall be eligible to apply to an emergency physician for a discount payment purs
• § 127454 — (a) Each emergency physician shall make all reasonable efforts to obtain from the patient, or his or her representative, information about whether private or public health insurance or sponsorship may
• § 127455 — (a) Each emergency physician shall have a written policy about when and under whose authority patient debt is advanced for collection.
• § 127456 — (a) The period described in Section 127455 shall be extended if the patient has a pending appeal for coverage of the services, until a final determination of that appeal is made, if the patient makes
• § 127457 — (a) After the period described in Section 127455, and upon the completion of appeals consistent with Section 127456, prior to commencing further collection activities against a patient, the emergency
• § 127458 — The emergency physician shall reimburse the patient or patients any amount actually paid in excess of the amount due under this article, including interest.
• § 127459 — The rights, remedies, and penalties established by this article are cumulative, and shall not supersede the rights, remedies, or penalties established under other laws.
• § 127460 — Nothing in this article shall be construed to prohibit the emergency physician from uniformly imposing charges from its established charge schedule or published rates, nor shall this article preclude
• § 127461 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the amounts paid by parties for services resulting from reduced or waived charges under an emergency physician’s discounted payment policy shall not constit
• § 127462 — To the extent that any requirement of this article results in a federal determination that an emergency physician’s established charge schedule or published rates are not the physician and surgeon’s c
• § 127470 — For purposes of this article: (a) “Covered drug” means a drug purchased by a covered entity that is subject to the federal pricing requirements set forth in Section 256b of Title 42 of the United Stat
• § 127471 — (a) A pharmacy benefit manager shall not impose any requirements, conditions, or exclusions that do either of the following: (1) Discriminate against a covered entity or a specified pharmacy in connec
• § 1275 — (a) (1) The department shall adopt, amend, or repeal, in accordance with Chapter 3.
• § 1275.1 — (a) Notwithstanding any rules or regulations governing other health facilities, the regulations developed by the State Department of Health Care Services, or a predecessor, for psychiatric health faci
• § 1275.2 — (a) Notwithstanding any rules or regulations governing other health facilities, the regulations adopted by the state department for chemical dependency recovery hospitals shall prevail.
• § 1275.3 — (a) The State Department of Public Health and the State Department of Developmental Services shall jointly develop and implement licensing regulations appropriate for an intermediate care facility/dev
• § 1275.4 — (a) On or before January 1, 2017, each skilled nursing facility, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 1250, shall adopt and implement an antimicrobial stewardship policy that is consistent with an
• § 1275.41 — (a) (1) In the event of a declared emergency related to a communicable disease, a skilled nursing facility, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 1250, shall report communicable disease data in a f
• § 1275.5 — (a) The regulations relating to the licensing of hospitals, heretofore adopted by the State Department of Public Health pursuant to former Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1400) of Division 2, and i
• § 1275.6 — (a) A health facility licensed pursuant to subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 1250 may provide in any alternative setting health care services and programs which may be provided by any other provider o
• § 1275.7 — (a) The Legislature makes the following findings and declarations: (1) The theft of newborn babies from hospitals is a serious societal problem that must be addressed.
• § 1275.8 — (a) On or before January 1, 2020, each general acute care hospital, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 1250, and acute psychiatric hospital, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 1250, shall
• § 1275.9 — (a) A general acute care hospital shall inform a patient or the patient’s representative, at the time of admission or as soon as reasonably possible in cases of patient incapacity or an emergency trea
• § 12750 — For purposes of this part, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Flamethrowing device” means any nonstationary and transportable device designed or intended to emit or propel a burning stream of
• § 127500 — This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Health Care Quality and Affordability Act.
• § 127500.2 — As used in this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) (1) “Administrative costs and profits” means the total sum of all expenses not included in the numerator of the medical loss ratio calcula
• § 127500.5 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) It is in the public interest that all Californians receive health care that is accessible, affordable, equitable, high-quality, and uni
• § 127501 — (a) There is hereby established, within the Department of Health Care Access and Information, the Office of Health Care Affordability.
• § 127501.10 — (a) There is hereby established, within the office, the Health Care Affordability Board.
• § 127501.11 — (a) After receiving input, including recommendations, from the office and the advisory committee, and receiving public comments, the board shall establish all of the following: (1) A statewide health
• § 127501.12 — (a) (1) The board shall establish a Health Care Affordability Advisory Committee to provide input, including recommendations, to the board and the office on a range of areas, including, but not limite
• § 127501.2 — (a) Until January 1, 2027, any necessary rules and regulations for the purpose of implementing this chapter may be adopted as emergency regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act
• § 127501.3 — (a) The office shall be responsive to requests for additional information from the Legislature, including providing testimony during hearings and commenting on proposed legislation or policy issues.
• § 127501.4 — (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other state or local law, the office shall collect data and other information it determines necessary from health care entities, except exempted providers, to carry out the
• § 127501.5 — The office shall, in a manner prescribed by the office, establish requirements for management services organizations to submit data and other information as necessary to carry out the functions of the
• § 127501.6 — (a) For data submitted to the office under paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 127501.
• § 127501.7 — (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law regarding the confidentiality of data submitted by health care service plans or other entities to the Department of Managed Health Care, the office and the Depart
• § 127501.8 — (a) There is hereby established in the State Treasury the Health Care Affordability Fund for the purpose of receiving and expending revenues collected pursuant to this chapter.
• § 127502 — (a) The board shall establish a statewide health care cost target.
• § 127502.5 — (a) The director shall enforce the cost targets established by this chapter against health care entities in a manner that ensures compliance with targets, allows each health care entity opportunities
• § 127503 — (a) (1) The office shall adopt a single set of standard measures for assessing health care quality and equity across payers, fully integrated delivery systems, hospitals, and physician organizations.
• § 127504 — (a) The office shall promote the shift from payments based on fee-for-service to alternative payment models that provide financial incentive for equitable high-quality and cost-efficient care.
• § 127505 — (a) (1) The office shall measure and promote a sustained systemwide investment in primary care and behavioral health.
• § 127506 — (a) The intent of this section is to monitor the effects of cost targets on health care workforce stability, high-quality jobs, and training needs of health care workers, in addition to adjustments to
• § 127507 — (a) The office shall monitor cost trends, including conducting research and studies on the health care market, including, but not limited to, the impact of consolidation, market power, venture capital
• § 127507.2 — (a) (1) If the office finds that a material change noticed pursuant to Section 127507 is likely to have a risk of a significant impact on market competitions, the state’s ability to meet cost targets,
• § 127507.4 — In furtherance of this article, the office may do all of the following: (a) Contract with, consult, and receive advice from any state agency on terms and conditions that the office deems appropriate.
• § 127507.6 — In addition to any legal remedies, the office shall be entitled to specific performance, injunctive relief, and other equitable remedies a court deems appropriate for enforcement of any of the require
• § 12751 — This part shall not apply to the sale, purchase, possession, transportation, storage, or use of a flamethrowing device by a person if all of the following apply: (a) The person is regularly employed b
• § 12755 — No person shall use or possess a flamethrowing device without a valid flamethrowing device permit issued by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to this part.
• § 12756 — The State Fire Marshal shall adopt regulations to administer this part and establish standards for the background investigation of an applicant for, and holder of, a flamethrowing device permit, and f
• § 12757 — The State Fire Marshal may issue or renew a permit to use and possess a flamethrowing device only if all of the following conditions are met: (a) The applicant or permitholder is not addicted to any c
• § 12758 — (a) If the State Fire Marshal denies an application for, or the renewal of, or revokes a flamethrowing device permit, the applicant for a flamethrowing device permit or permitholder shall be entitled
• § 12759 — The State Fire Marshal shall establish fees pursuant to this part that shall be deposited in the State Fire Marshal Licensing and Certification Fund.
• § 1276 — (a) The building standards published in the California Building Standards Code by the Department of Health Care Access and Information, and the regulations adopted by the State Department of Public He
• § 1276.05 — (a) The Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development shall allow any general acute care hospital facility that needs to relocate services on an interim basis as part of its approval plan for co
• § 1276.1 — In setting personnel standards for licensed health facilities pursuant to Section 1276, the department may set such standards itself or may adopt them by reference to named standard-setting organizati
• § 1276.2 — Standards and regulations adopted by the state department pursuant to Section 1276 shall not require the use of a registered nurse for the performance of any service or staffing of any position in fre
• § 1276.3 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the citizens of California are in danger of being injured and killed in the state’s surgical suites and procedural rooms in licensed health facilities, beca
• § 1276.4 — (a) By January 1, 2002, the State Department of Public Health shall adopt regulations that establish minimum, specific, and numerical licensed nurse-to-patient ratios by licensed nurse classification
• § 1276.5 — (a) The department shall adopt regulations setting forth the minimum number of equivalent nursing hours per patient required in skilled nursing and intermediate care facilities, subject to the specifi
• § 1276.6 — Each facility shall certify, under penalty of perjury and to the best of their knowledge, on a form provided by the department, that funds received pursuant to increasing the staffing ratio to 3.
• § 1276.65 — (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Direct care service hours” means the actual hours of work performed per patient day by a direct caregiver, as defined in p
• § 1276.66 — (a) (1) The Skilled Nursing Facility Minimum Staffing Penalty Account is hereby established in the State Treasury.
• § 1276.7 — (a) (1) On or before May 1, 2001, the department shall determine the need, and provide subsequent recommendations, for any increase in the minimum number of nursing hours per patient day in skilled nu
• § 1276.8 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including, but not limited to, Section 1276, the following shall apply: (a) As used in this code, “respiratory care practitioner,” “respiratory therapist,”
• § 1276.9 — (a) A special treatment program service unit distinct part shall have a minimum 2.
• § 12760 — The State Fire Marshal shall seize any flamethrowing device in the possession of any person who does not have a valid flamethrowing device permit issued pursuant to this part.
• § 12761 — Any person who uses or possesses any flamethrowing device without a valid flamethrowing device permit issued pursuant to this part is guilty of a public offense and, upon conviction, shall be punished
• § 127630 — For purposes of this chapter: (a) “Abortion” has the same meaning as defined in Section 123464.
• § 127631 — (a) The California Reproductive Health Equity Fund is hereby established.
• § 127632 — (a) The California Reproductive Health Equity Program is hereby established within the department.
• § 127633 — (a) A Medi-Cal enrolled provider, as determined by the State Department of Health Care Services, may apply for a grant, and a continuation award after the initial grant, under this chapter if they agr
• § 127634 — (a) An application for a grant under this chapter shall be made on a form to be developed by the department.
• § 127635 — (a) Within the limits of funds available, the department may award grants that, in the department’s judgment, best promote the purposes described in Section 127632, taking into account all of the foll
• § 127636 — (a) An application for a continuation award under this chapter shall be made on a form to be developed by the department.
• § 127637 — Funds awarded pursuant to this chapter shall be expended solely for the purpose for which the funds were awarded, in accordance with the approved application and budget, implementation guidance issued
• § 127638 — In implementing the program, the department shall consult with interested parties, including the State Department of Health Care Services, the Department of Managed Health Care, the Department of Insu
• § 127639 — The department shall conduct an evaluation of the program and shall report its findings to the Legislature by no later than July 1, 2024, and on an annual basis no later than each July 1 thereafter.
• § 127640 — For purposes of this chapter: (a) “Abortion” has the same meaning as defined in Section 123464.
• § 127641 — (a) The Abortion Access Fund is hereby established in the State Treasury.
• § 127642 — (a) The department shall distribute moneys in the fund for the purpose of funding abortion services.
• § 127643 — This chapter shall become inoperative on July 1, 2029, and, as of January 1, 2030, is repealed.
• § 127660 — (a) The Legislature hereby requests the University of California to establish the California Health Benefit Review Program to assess legislation proposing to mandate a benefit or service, as defined i
• § 127661 — A request pursuant to this chapter may be made by an appropriate policy or fiscal committee chairperson, the Speaker of the Assembly, or the President pro Tempore of the Senate, who shall forward the
• § 127662 — (a) In order to effectively support the University of California and its work in implementing this chapter, there is hereby established in the State Treasury, the Health Care Benefits Fund.
• § 127663 — In order to avoid conflicts of interest, the Legislature requests the University of California to develop and implement conflict-of-interest provisions to prohibit a person from participating in any a
• § 127665 — This chapter shall become inoperative on July 1, 2033, and, as of January 1, 2034, is repealed.
• § 127671 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that California has a substantial public interest in the price, cost, utilization, equity, and quality of health care services.
• § 127671.1 — (a) The department shall establish, implement, and administer the Health Care Payments Data Program to implement and administer the system in accordance with this chapter.
• § 127672 — (a) (1) The Department of Health Care Access and Information shall convene a Health Care Payments Data Program advisory committee, composed of health care stakeholders and experts, including, but not
• § 127672.8 — The department shall ensure that the system can map to other datasets, including public health datasets on morbidity and mortality, and data regarding the social determinants of health.
• § 127672.9 — Until June 30, 2028, for purposes of implementing this chapter, including, but not limited to, hiring staff and consultants, facilitating and conducting meetings, conducting research and analysis, and
• § 127673 — (a) The department shall develop guidance to require data submission from the entities specified in this chapter.
• § 127673.05 — (a) For purposes of this section, “pharmacy benefits manager” or “PBM” means an entity that is required to be licensed pursuant to Section 1385.
• § 127673.1 — (a) (1) The department shall report the information it receives pursuant to this chapter in a form that allows valid comparisons across care delivery systems.
• § 127673.2 — (a) In the development of the system, the department or its designee shall consult with state and federal entities, as necessary, to implement the program.
• § 127673.3 — (a) The department shall develop and maintain a master person index, a master index of providers and suppliers, and a master payer index that will enable the matching of California residents longitudi
• § 127673.4 — (a) The department shall develop regulations on data quality and improvement processes and shall make these processes publicly available.
• § 127673.5 — (a) (1) The purpose of the system is to learn about and seek to improve public health, population health, social determinants of health, and the health care system, not about individual patients.
• § 127673.6 — The department shall develop an information security program that uses existing state standards and complies with applicable state and federal laws.
• § 127673.7 — The department shall include in an annual analysis, such as, but not limited to, the following: (a) Population and regional level data on prevention, screening, and wellness utilization.
• § 127673.8 — (a) The department shall use the program data to produce publicly available information, including data products, summaries, analyses, studies, and other reports, to support the goals of the program.
• § 127673.81 — (a) (1) All personal consumer information obtained or maintained by the program shall be confidential.
• § 127673.82 — (a) The department shall develop a comprehensive program for data use, access, and release that includes data use agreements that require data users to comply with this chapter.
• § 127673.83 — (a) In accessing or obtaining nonpublic data through the secure environment, users shall only have access to the minimum amount of potentially identifiable data necessary for an approved project or ac