California Health and Safety Code ARTICLE 8 - New State Responsibilities For Seismic Safety in Hospitals

• Section 130000.
  (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares the following:(1) The Alfred E. Alquist Hospital Facilities Seismic Safety Act of 1983 was created because of the loss of...
• Section 130005.
  By June 30, 1996:(a) The Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, hereinafter called the office, shall develop definitions of earthquake performance categories for earthquake ground...
• Section 130010.
  The office is responsible for reviewing and approving seismic evaluation reports, compliance schedules and construction documents that are developed by hospital owners, and field review...
• Section 130020.
  (a) By December 31, 1996, the California Building Standards Commission shall review, revise as necessary and adopt earthquake performance categories, seismic evaluation procedures, and standards and...
• Section 130025.
  (a) In the event of a seismic event, or other natural or manmade calamity that the office believes is of a magnitude so that it may...

Last modified: October 22, 2018