Section 125500 Of Chapter 1. Kidney Diseases-chronic Uremia From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 106. >> Part 7. >> Chapter 1.
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. (a) Up to four regional dialysis centers with up to two in
the northern and up to two in the southern part of the state, shall
be established for the treatment of persons suffering from chronic
uremia. Each center shall be located in a metropolitan area and shall
have an affiliation with a large hospital or medical school, but
shall not be necessarily a physical part of the institution. These
institutions, however, shall be able to provide a full range of
medical, surgical and rehabilitation services. The department shall
only act as a granting agency for state funds that are appropriated
for the establishment and the continuation of the four centers. The
department, upon the advice of the review committee that is provided
for by Section 125515, may contract with any hospital or medical care
institution for the administration and operation of one of the
regional dialysis centers. It is not the intent of this section that
any new hospital or medical school be established.
(b) Any moneys appropriated by Chapter 1416 of the Statutes of
1972 may be used either in existing dialysis and kidney
transplantation programs for children or to establish new programs
for such purposes. Any new or existing dialysis center funded
pursuant to this subdivision shall provide for children the same
center dialysis, home dialysis, and outpatient clinic services as are
provided under Section 125530. Any new center funded pursuant to
this subdivision shall be designated as a pediatric renal failure
center. Funds granted for aid to children under this subdivision
shall be based upon need as determined by the Renal Dialysis Review
Committee established pursuant to Section 125515 and an evaluation by
the department of a county's ability to fund their one-fourth share
of a child's care under the Crippled Children's Services Program. The
funds shall only cover costs not recoverable from direct or third
party payments. A pediatric renal failure center may use funds
provided under this subdivision for payment of costs for kidney
transplantation services at any hospital that is authorized to
perform these services by the department. For purposes of this
subdivision, a child is any person 18 years of age or under.