AB 297, as amended, 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 ofbegin insert certification from theend insert Joint Commissionbegin insert, formerly known as the Joint Commissionend insert on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)begin delete certificationend deletebegin insert,end insert to the Licensing and Certification Division 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 additionally authorize a primary care clinic to submit verification of certification from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Carebegin insert or any other accrediting organization recognized by the departmentend insert to the Licensing and Certification Division for those purposes.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 1204.5 of the Health and Safety Code is
2amended to read:
A primary care clinic may submit verification of
4certification from the Joint Commissionbegin delete on Accreditation of begin insert,end insert the Accreditation
5Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) orend delete
6Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC),begin insert or any other
7accrediting organization recognized by the departmentend insert to the
8Licensing and Certification Division within the State Department
9of Public Health for entry into the electronic Licensing
10Management System for purposes of data collection and
extraction
11for licensing and certification fee calculations.
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