CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill No. 1732
Introduced by Assembly Member Flora

February 22, 2019

An act to amend Section 1298 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to health facility licensing.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 1732, as introduced, Flora. Health facility licensing.
Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to license and regulate specified health facilities, including general acute care hospitals, acute psychiatric hospitals, and skilled nursing facilities, among other health facilities. Existing law prohibits a person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, political subdivision of the state, or other governmental agency within the state from continuing to operate, conduct, or maintain an existing health facility without applying for and obtaining a license or a special permit.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.
Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  
Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 1298 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:
1298. (a) (1) No A person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, political subdivision of the state, or other governmental agency within the state shall not continue to operate, conduct, or maintain an existing health facility without having applied for and obtained a license or a special permit as provided for in this chapter.
(2) This subdivision shall not apply to a receiver appointed by the court to temporarily operate a long-term health care facility pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 1325).
(b) Any A license or special permit revoked pursuant to this chapter may be reinstated pursuant to Section 11522 of the Government Code.