Section 1205.5 Of Article 1. Definitions And General Provisions From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 1.
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. A clinic that has been verified by the Licensing and
Certification Division of the State Department of Health Services and
the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development as having
(1) provided chronic dialysis and (2) been licensed as an outpatient
clinic, before September 26, 1978, shall not be required to have a
certificate of need pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section
127125) of Part 2 of Division 107 in order to obtain licensure as a
chronic dialysis clinic. A clinic that has been verified by the
Licensing and Certification Division of the State Department of
Health Services and the Office of Statewide Health Planning and
Development as having (1) provided surgical services, (2) been
licensed as an outpatient clinic and (3) been eligible to receive
Medi-Cal reimbursement as an outpatient clinic in connection with the
surgical services, before September 26, 1978, shall not be required
to have a certificate of need pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with
Section 127125) of Part 2 of Division 107 in order to obtain
licensure as a surgical clinic.
Nothing in this section shall, however, be construed to exempt a
clinic subject to this section from the requirement for a certificate
of need with respect to projects specified in subdivision (c), (d),
or (e) of Section 127170, or with respect to changes of licensure
category occurring subsequent to initial licensure as a specialty
clinic pursuant to this section.
A clinic that has been verified by the Licensing and Certification
Division of the State Department of Health Services and the Office
of Statewide Health Planning and Development as having (1) provided
surgical services, (2) been licensed as an outpatient clinic and (3)
been eligible to receive Medi-Cal reimbursement as an outpatient
clinic in connection with the surgical services, before September 26,
1978, and that meets the requirements for licensure as a surgical
clinic, need not operate on an open-staff basis in order to be
licensed as a surgical clinic.
A clinic that has been verified by the Licensing and Certification
Division of the State Department of Health Services and the Office
of Statewide Health Planning and Development as having (1) provided
rehabilitation service and (2) been licensed as an outpatient clinic,
a community clinic, or free clinic, before September 26, 1978, shall
not be required to have a certificate of need pursuant to Chapter 1
(commencing with Section 127125) of Part 2 of Division 107 in order
to obtain licensure as a rehabilitation clinic.