Section 100921 Of Article 4. Freestanding Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 101. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 4.
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. The Legislature finds and declares that:
(a) A pilot program was established by the Office of Statewide
Health Planning and Development to test the feasibility of performing
high quality, safe diagnostic cardiac catheterization procedures in
a freestanding cardiac catheterization laboratory.
(b) Evaluation of this pilot program by the office demonstrated
that it is feasible to conduct these procedures in nonhospital
settings and that these laboratories maintain the quality of the
diagnostic procedures while also reducing the cost of care.
(c) Based on this evaluation, it is the intent of the Legislature
that those freestanding cardiac catheterization laboratories that are
in active status in the pilot program be licensed.