California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 297

Introduced by Assembly Member Chesbro

February 11, 2013

An act to amend Section 1204.5 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to health care facilities.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 297, as introduced, Chesbro. Primary care clinics.

Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to license, regulate, and inspect clinics, as defined, including primary care clinics, as defined. Existing law authorizes a primary care clinic to submit verification of Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) certification to the Division of Licensing and Certification within the department for entry into the electronic Licensing Management System for purposes of data collection and extraction for licensing and certification fee calculations.

This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.  

Section 1204.5 of the Health and Safety Code is
amended to read:

1204.5.  

begin delete Primary end delete begin insert A primary end insert care begin delete clinics end delete begin insert clinic end insert may submit
verification of Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare
begin delete Organization end delete begin insert Organizations end insert (JCAHO) certification to the begin insert Division
of end insert Licensing and Certification begin delete Division end delete within the State Department
of Public Health for entry into the electronic Licensing
Management System for purposes of data collection and extraction
for licensing and certification fee calculations.