California Health and Safety Code ARTICLE 10 - Primary Health Service Hospitals

• Section 1339.
  The Legislature hereby finds and declares that:(a)  In many areas, small, rural general acute care hospitals are experiencing financial difficulties brought upon partially because of...
• Section 1339.3.
  It is, therefore, the intent of the Legislature to designate certain general acute care hospitals as primary health service hospitals, which will facilitate the diversification...
• Section 1339.5.
  As used in this article, unless otherwise indicated:(a)  “Health systems agency” means a health systems agency established pursuant to Public Law 93-641. (b)  “Primary care...
• Section 1339.7.
  The state department shall administer the program authorized in this article. In administering the program, the state department shall do all of the following:(a)  Verify...
• Section 1339.8.
  The Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development shall review and approve the number of swing beds that may be designated pursuant to paragraph (4)...
• Section 1339.9.
  In order to be eligible for designation as a primary health service hospital, a hospital shall be licensed pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1250...
• Section 1339.10.
  (a)  The department may request and maintain employment information for nurse assistants and direct care staff of intermediate care facilities/developmentally disabled, other than state-operated intermediate...
• Section 1339.11.
  Health systems agencies shall do all of the following:(a)  Verify information in the health service plan received from hospitals in their respective health service area....
• Section 1339.13.
  Any primary health service hospital, or any group thereof, may submit a health service plan to the state department when a public meeting, which satisfies...
• Section 1339.15.
  A primary health service hospital may request waivers pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 1339.7, and Section 1339.25, authorization for swing beds pursuant to Section...
• Section 1339.17.
  A primary health service hospital may amend its health service plan. Such amendments shall be subject to the provisions of subdivision (c) of Section 1337.7...
• Section 1339.19.
  The primary health service hospital shall operate under the following requirements:(a)  The primary health service hospital shall be subject to the regulations contained in Division...
• Section 1339.21.
  (a)  In accordance with the procedures prescribed in subdivision (h) of Section 1339.7, the state department shall terminate a hospital’s health service plan or its...
• Section 1339.25.
  Implementation of this article shall be consistent with federal rules and regulations in effect on January 1, 1979, and as adopted on or after such...

Last modified: October 22, 2018