Terms Used In California Codes > Health and Safety Code > Division 107 > Part 2 > Chapter 2 > Article 3 - The Medical Equity Disclosure Act

• Advisory committee: means the Health Care Equity Measures Advisory Committee established pursuant to Section 127376. See California Health and Safety Code 127371
• Committee membership: Legislators are assigned to specific committees by their party. Seniority, regional balance, and political philosophy are the most prominent factors in the committee assignment process.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• County: includes city and county. See California Health and Safety Code 14
• department: means State Department of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 20
• Director: means "State Director of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 21
• Disparity reduction: means a reduction in variation in disease occurrence, including communicable diseases and chronic conditions, as well as health outcomes for vulnerable populations. See California Health and Safety Code 127371
• Equity report: means a written document prepared for annual submission to the Department of Health Care Access and Information pursuant to this article. See California Health and Safety Code 127371
• Hospital: means an acute hospital licensed pursuant to subdivision (a), (b), or (f) of Section 1250. See California Health and Safety Code 127371
• Hospital system: means an entity or system of entities that includes or owns two or more hospitals within the state, of which at least one is a general acute care hospital, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 1250. See California Health and Safety Code 127371
• Integrated system: means an entity or system of entities that includes one or more hospitals and is related to one or more hospitals, health plans, or physician groups through parent-subsidiary relationships, contractual relationships, or common boards and shared senior management. See California Health and Safety Code 127371
• Person: includes any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company, limited liability company, syndicate, estate, trust, business trust, or organization of any kind. See California Financial Code 18
• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23
• Vulnerable populations: includes both of the following:

  California Health and Safety Code 127371