California Health and Safety Code 1226.3 – A primary care clinic may establish compliance with the minimum …
A primary care clinic may establish compliance with the minimum construction standards of adequacy and safety for the physical plant described in subdivision (b) of Section 1226 by submitting a written certification, as described in § 5536.26 of the Business and Professions Code, from a licensed architect or a written statement from a local building department that the applicable construction, remodeling, alteration, or other applicable modification of the physical plant is in compliance with these standards. No particular form of certification or statement shall be required by the department. Any form of statement utilized by a city or county building department, or certification by a licensed architect, indicating that the premises conform to the requirements of the California Building Standards Code, shall be accepted by the department as sufficient proof of compliance. Enforcement of compliance with applicable provisions of the California Building Standards Code, pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1226, shall be within the exclusive jurisdiction of the local building department.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 602, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2004.)
Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 1226.3
- 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
- County: includes city and county. See California Health and Safety Code 14
- Department: means the Licensing and Certification Division of the State Department of Public Health, or its successor. See California Health and Safety Code 1200
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.