A primary care clinic may submit verification of certification from the Joint Commission, the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC), or any other accrediting organization recognized by the department to the Licensing and Certification Division 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.

(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 583, Sec. 1. (AB 297) Effective January 1, 2014.)

Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 1204.5

  • clinic: means an organized outpatient health facility that provides direct medical, surgical, dental, optometric, or podiatric advice, services, or treatment to patients who remain less than 24 hours, and that may also provide diagnostic or therapeutic services to patients in the home as an incident to care provided at the clinic facility. See California Health and Safety Code 1200
  • Department: means the Licensing and Certification Division of the State Department of Public Health, or its successor. See California Health and Safety Code 1200
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23