As a condition of eligibility for loans under this chapter, any hospital district having a licensed bed capacity of less than 100 beds and which participates in a joint powers agreement described in Section 32351 shall submit the following to the state department within 60 days after the effective date of this chapter:

(a)  A health quality assurance program which assures adequate review of health services rendered;

Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 32355

  • department: means State Department of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 20
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.

(b)  Adequate procedures for providing resources for liability coverage, including provisions for the payment of all medical injury tort claims or portions of claims under three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000), and for investment of funds or resources set aside for liability reserves; and

(c)  Adequate procedures for obtaining legal services in connection with medical injury tort claims filed against the hospital district.

(d)  Adequate procedures to repay loans under Government Code and Health and Safety Code sections relating to district hospitals.

(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 447.)