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SB-1213 Mobile health care units: site reporting requirements.(2007-2008)



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SB1213:v93#DOCUMENT

Senate Bill No. 1213
CHAPTER 360

An act to amend Sections 1765.150 and 1765.155 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to mobile health care units.

[ Approved by Governor  September 27, 2008. Filed with Secretary of State  September 27, 2008. ]

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


SB 1213, Ducheny. Mobile health care units: site reporting requirements.
Existing law establishes the Mobile Health Care Services Act under which the State Department of Public Health regulates the operation of a mobile unit, as defined, as an adjunct to a licensed parent health facility or clinic, an independent-freestanding clinic, or another type of approved mobile unit.
Existing law provides that a mobile unit shall not operate at any site, unless the site has been reported by the licensee to the department at least 15 days before the mobile unit’s first visit to the site. Existing law also provides that prior to the operation of a mobile unit at any site for the first time, the licensee shall report the site to local authorities for purposes of obtaining approvals as provided under the above provisions.
This bill would eliminate these reporting requirements. The bill would, instead, require that the licensee of a mobile unit operating at a new site report the location of the site to the department at least 24 hours prior to the operation at the site unless this requirement is waived, as specified.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: NO  

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


SECTION 1.

 Section 1765.150 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:

1765.150.
 (a) The mobile unit shall be of sufficient size and shall be arranged in a manner that is appropriate for the provision of those health care services that it is licensed to provide.
(b) The mobile unit shall be equipped with appropriate utilities for the comfort and safety of patients. The Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development shall review and approve hospital-provided utility connections for mobile units that require utility hookups with general acute care hospitals.
(c) The mobile unit shall be maintained in good repair and in a clean and sanitary manner.
(d) All proposed modifications to previously approved services and procedures shall be reviewed and approved by the state department before they are implemented. Modifications to the mobile service unit shall be approved by the Department of Housing and Community Development pursuant to Section 18029.
(e) The licensee shall report to the department the location of the site at least 24 hours prior to the operation of a mobile unit at any site for the first time.
(f) Notification required by subdivision (e) shall be waived when the mobile unit operates at any site for the first time at the request of federal, state, or local authorities for the purposes of responding to state or locally declared emergencies as defined in subdivisions (a), (b), and (c) of Section 8558 of the Government Code, federally declared emergencies, and declared public health emergencies as defined in Section 101080 for the duration of the emergency.

SEC. 2.

 Section 1765.155 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:

1765.155.
 (a) The licensed parent facility or clinic shall be responsible for obtaining approvals for the site or sites of the mobile unit as required by the local planning, zoning, and fire authorities.
(b) The mobile unit shall be situated for safe and comfortable patient access. The mobile unit shall comply with all local parking laws. Any parking restrictions developed by a parent facility or clinic for mobile units shall be strictly enforced by the parent facility or clinic.
(c) The parent facility or clinic shall ensure that there is sufficient lighting around the perimeter of the site from which the mobile unit provides any services.