Amended in Assembly March 28, 2014

California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 2546

Introduced by Assembly Member Salas

February 21, 2014

An act to begin delete amend Section 120340 end delete begin insert add Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 101800) to Part 4 of Division 101 end insert of the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2546, as amended, Salas. begin delete Childhood immunization. end delete begin insert Kern County Hospital Authority. end insert

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Existing law authorizes the board of supervisors of certain counties to establish a hospital authority for the management, administration, and control of certain medical facilities.

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This bill would authorize the board of supervisors of the County of Kern to establish the Kern County Hospital Authority by reaching an agreement with at least one health care facility and adopting an ordinance.

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Existing law prohibits the governing authority of a school or other institution from unconditionally admitting any person as a pupil of any private or public elementary or secondary school, child care center, day nursery, nursery school, family day care home, or development center, unless prior to his or her first admission to that institution he or she has been fully immunized against various diseases, including hepatitis B, pertussis (whooping cough), and varicella (chickenpox), and any other disease deemed appropriate by the State Department of Public Health, taking into consideration the recommendations of specified entities. Existing law authorizes a person who is not fully immunized to be admitted by the governing authority of the facility on the condition that, within the time period set by departmental regulations, he or she has been fully immunized.

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

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

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

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begin insert SECTION 1. end insert   

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begin insert Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 101800)
is added to Part 4 of Division 101 of the end insert begin insert Health and Safety Code end insert begin insert ,
to read: end insert

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Chapter   begin insert 3.5. end insert Kern County Hospital Authority

 

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(a) The board of supervisors of the County of Kern
may establish the Kern County Hospital Authority, which shall for
all purposes be a public entity separate and apart from the county
and any other public entity. The authority established pursuant to
this chapter shall file the statement required by Section 53051 of
the Government Code, and shall be considered a public entity for
purposes of Division 3.6 (commencing with Section 810) of Title
1 of the Government Code.

(b) (1) In order for the authority to be established, transact any
business, exercise its powers, or undertake its duties and
responsibilities, the board of supervisors of the County of Kern
and the governing body of at least one health care facility shall
reach an agreement, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the
parties, regarding the affiliation or consolidation.

(2) An agreement concerning the transfer of existing employees
from the county to the authority shall include a transition plan
that recognizes and ensures employee protections.

(3) If the board of supervisors of the County of Kern and the
governing body of at least one health care facility reach an
agreement, the terms and conditions of the agreement shall be
binding upon the authority. After the agreement is reached, the
board of supervisors of the County of Kern shall adopt an
ordinance to establish the authority and authorize the authority
to exercise its powers and duties, and the board of supervisors
and the governing board shall appoint a board of trustees.

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SECTION 1.  

Section 120340 of the Health and Safety Code
is amended to read:

120340.  

A person who has not been fully immunized against
one or more of the diseases listed in Section 120335 may be
admitted by the governing authority on condition that, within time
periods designated by regulation of the department, he or she
presents evidence that he or she has been fully immunized against
all of the diseases listed in subdivision (b) of Section 120335.

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