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AB-2404 Hospitals: seismic compliance: Pacifica Hospital of the Valley.(2021-2022)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.

 Section 130069 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:

130069.
 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, including, but not limited to, Sections 130060 and 130061, the department may waive the requirements of this chapter, in whole or in part, for Pacifica Hospital of the Valley in the County of Los Angeles if both of the following occur:
(1) The hospital submits a plan to the department, on or before September 15, 2022, that proposes compliance with the applicable seismic safety standards of this chapter, and the regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter, on or before January 1, 2025.
(2) The department accepts the plan submitted by the hospital based on it being feasible to complete and promoting public safety.
(b) If the department accepts the hospital’s plan pursuant to subdivision (a), the hospital shall report to the department, in the manner required by the department, on its progress to timely complete its plan, on or before the following dates:
(1) October 1, 2022.
(2) January 1, 2023.
(3) April 1, 2023.
(4) July 1, 2023.
(5) October 1, 2023.
(6) January 1, 2024.
(7) April 1, 2024.
(8) July 1, 2024.
(9) October 1, 2024.
(c) The department may revoke its waiver of the requirements of this chapter, in whole or in part, if Pacifica Hospital of the Valley fails to timely report progress that the department reasonably deems is sufficient to complete the plan.
(d) The provisions of this section shall be retroactively applied so that there is no period of noncompliance if the passage of the act that added this section overlaps with the reporting requirements in Section 130062.
SEC. 2.
 The Legislature finds and declares that a special statute is necessary and that a general statute cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because of the unique financial challenges Pacifica Hospital of the Valley is resolving while providing medical care to underserved and vulnerable populations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
SEC. 3.
 No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.
SEC. 4.
 This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the meaning of Article IV of the California Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:
Because existing law requires seismic compliance for retrofit plans by July 1, 2022, it is necessary for this act to take effect immediately so that Pacifica Hospital of the Valley can be in compliance and continue to provide necessary medical care to underserved and vulnerable populations in the County of Los Angeles.