(a) Commencing January 1, 2027, every clinic holding a license and, notwithstanding subdivision (h) of Section 1206, every intermittent clinic operated by a licensed clinic and exempt from licensure shall file with the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) a verified report pursuant to Sections 127285, 128905, and 128910.

(b) If a clinic fails to file a timely report pursuant to Sections 127285, 128905, or 128910, either for itself or for any intermittent clinic it operates, the department may suspend the license of the clinic until all required reports are completed and filed with HCAI.

Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 1216.1

  • 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

(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 505, Sec. 4. (SB 779) Effective January 1, 2024.)