For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:
(a)“Date of record” means a date determined by the department on which eligible employees are deemed to qualify for a retention payment, which shall be no later than 90 calendar days after the effective date of the act that added this article.
(b)“Department” means the State Department of Health Care Services.
(c)“Eligible employee” means a person who is employed by an eligible qualified clinic as of the date of record and is not a manager or supervisor, as defined in this article.
(d)“HCAI” means the
Department of Health Care Access and Information.
(e)“Manager or supervisor” means a qualified clinic employee who meets all of the following criteria:
(1)Whose duties and responsibilities involve the management of t
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For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:
(a)
“Date of record” means a date determined by the department on which eligible employees are deemed to qualify for a retention payment, which shall be no later than 90 calendar days after the effective date of the act that added this article.
(b)
“Department” means the State Department of Health Care Services.
(c)
“Eligible employee” means a person who is employed by an eligible qualified clinic as of the date of record and is not a manager or supervisor, as defined in this article.
(d)
“HCAI” means the
Department of Health Care Access and Information.
(e)
“Manager or supervisor” means a qualified clinic employee who meets all of the following criteria:
(1)
Whose duties and responsibilities involve the management of the enterprise in which they are employed or of a customarily recognized department or subdivision thereof.
(2)
Who customarily and regularly directs the work of two or more other employees of the enterprise in which they are employed or of a customarily recognized department or subdivision of that enterprise.
(3)
Who has the authority to hire or fire other employees, or their suggestions and recommendations as to the hiring or firing and as to the advancement and promotion or any other change of status of other employees will be given
particular weight.
(4)
Who customarily and regularly exercises discretion and independent judgment.
(5)
Who is primarily engaged in duties that meet the test of the exemption. The activities constituting exempt work and nonexempt work shall be construed in the same manner as those items are construed in the following regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act effective as of the date of this section: Sections 541.102, 541.104-111, and 541.115-116 of Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Exempt work shall include, for example, all work that is directly and closely related to exempt work and work that is properly viewed as a means for carrying out exempt functions. The work actually performed by the employee during the course of the workweek shall, first and foremost, be examined and the amount of time the employee spends on that work, together with the employer’s
realistic expectations and the realistic requirements of the job, shall be considered in determining whether the employee satisfies this requirement.
(6)
Who must earn a monthly salary equivalent to no less than two times the state minimum wage for full-time employment. “Full-time employment” is defined in subdivision (c) of Section 515 of the Labor Code as 40 hours per week.
(f)
“Qualified clinic” means, and is inclusive of, FQHCs, FQHC look-alikes, free clinics, Indian health clinics, intermittent clinics, and rural health clinics, as defined in this subdivision. A qualified clinic shall be located in the State of California, with the exception of Tribal FQHCs and Indian health clinics, as specified in the definitions of FQHC and Indian health clinic set forth in this subdivision.
(1)
“Federally qualified health
center” or “FQHC” means any community or public federally qualified health center, including Tribal FQHCs, as defined in Section 1396d(l)(2)(B) of Title 42 of the United States Code, as well as FQHC look-alikes. This definition also covers Tribal FQHCs on tribal land adjacent to California in a neighboring state that provides services to American Indians and their families who reside in California.
(2)
“FQHC look-alike” means an organization that does not receive an FQHC award, but is designated by the United States Health Resources and Services Administration as meeting FQHC program requirements, as set forth in Sections 1395x(aa)(4)(B) and 1396d(l)(2)(B) of Title 42 of the United States Code. For the purposes of this article, an FQHC look-alike is considered an FQHC and all references to FQHCs apply with equal force to FQHC look-alikes.
(3)
“Free clinic” means a facility meeting
the definition set forth in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 1204 of the Health and Safety Code.
(4)
“Indian health clinic” means a health clinic that provides services to American Indians and their families who reside in California pursuant to the Indian Health Program, as set forth in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 124575) of Part 4 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code, and Chapter 3.1 (commencing with Section 1500) of Division 1 of Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations. This definition also covers Indian health clinics on tribal land adjacent to California in a neighboring state that provides services to American Indians and their families who reside in California.
(5)
“Intermittent clinic” means a facility meeting the definition set forth in subdivision (h) of Section 1206 of the Health and Safety Code that has been added to
the provider master file pursuant to Section 14043.15 under the license of a clinic defined in paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive.
(6)
“Rural health clinic” or “RHC” means a facility meeting the definition set forth in Section 1396d(l)(1) of Title 42 of the United States Code.