§ 130078.5. — 130078.5. (Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 801, Sec. 4.)

(a)
The department shall expand eligibility for grants for single- and two-story general acute care hospitals located in rural areas with fewer than 80 general acute care beds and general acute care hospital revenue of seventy-five million dollars ($75,000,000) or less, as reported to the department pursuant to Section 128740 in 2020.
(b)
(1)
Grants pursuant to this chapter shall provide general acute care hospitals described in subdivision (a) with funds to secure an
SPC-4D assessment for purposes of planning for, and estimating the costs of, complying with Section 130065.
(2)
The department shall conduct outreach to general acute care
hospitals described in subdivision (a) regarding the availability of these grants and provide technical assistance to hospitals applying for the grants.
(3)
A general acute care hospital receiving a grant for an assessment pursuant to this subdivision shall provide the estimated cost of SPC-4D compliance to the department.
(c)
(1)
Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), general acute care hospitals that have received a grant for an assessment pursuant to subdivision (b) may apply for a grant for purposes of complying with Section 130065.
(2)
Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), for general acute care hospitals that already have an SPC-4D assessment approved by the department, the department may award the general acute care hospital grant money for purposes of complying with Section 130065.

Legislative History

Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 801, Sec. 4. (AB 869) Effective January 1, 2025.