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. (a) (1) Hospitals shall file the reports required by
subdivisions (a), (b), (c), and (d) of Section 128735 with the office
within four months after the close of the hospital's fiscal year
except as provided in paragraph (2).
(2) If a licensee relinquishes the facility license or puts the
facility license in suspense, the last day of active licensure shall
be deemed a fiscal year end.
(3) The office shall make the reports filed pursuant to this
subdivision available no later than three months after they were
filed.
(b) (1) Skilled nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities,
intermediate care facilities/developmentally disabled, hospice
facilities, and congregate living facilities, including nursing
facilities certified by the department to participate in the Medi-Cal
program, shall file the reports required by subdivisions (a), (b),
(c), and (d) of Section 128735 with the office within four months
after the close of the facility's fiscal year, except as provided in
paragraph (2).
(2) (A) If a licensee relinquishes the facility license or puts
the facility licensure in suspense, the last day of active licensure
shall be deemed a fiscal year end.
(B) If a fiscal year end is created because the facility license
is relinquished or put in suspense, the facility shall file the
reports required by subdivisions (a), (b), (c), and (d) of Section
128735 within two months after the last day of active licensure.
(3) The office shall make the reports filed pursuant to paragraph
(1) available not later than three months after they are filed.
(4) (A) Effective for fiscal years ending on or after December 31,
1991, the reports required by subdivisions (a), (b), (c), and (d) of
Section 128735 shall be filed with the office by electronic media,
as determined by the office.
(B) Congregate living health facilities are exempt from the
electronic media reporting requirements of subparagraph (A).
(c) A hospital shall file the reports required by subdivision (g)
of Section 128735 as follows:
(1) For patient discharges on or after January 1, 1999, through
December 31, 1999, the reports shall be filed semiannually by each
hospital or its designee not later than six months after the end of
each semiannual period, and shall be available from the office no
later than six months after the date that the report was filed.
(2) For patient discharges on or after January 1, 2000, through
December 31, 2000, the reports shall be filed semiannually by each
hospital or its designee not later than three months after the end of
each semiannual period. The reports shall be filed by electronic
tape, diskette, or similar medium as approved by the office. The
office shall approve or reject each report within 15 days of
receiving it. If a report does not meet the standards established by
the office, it shall not be approved as filed and shall be rejected.
The report shall be considered not filed as of the date the facility
is notified that the report is rejected. A report shall be available
from the office no later than 15 days after the date that the report
is approved.
(3) For patient discharges on or after January 1, 2001, the
reports shall be filed by each hospital or its designee for report
periods and at times determined by the office. The reports shall be
filed by online transmission in formats consistent with national
standards for the exchange of electronic information. The office
shall approve or reject each report within 15 days of receiving it.
If a report does not meet the standards established by the office, it
shall not be approved as filed and shall be rejected. The report
shall be considered not filed as of the date the facility is notified
that the report is rejected. A report shall be available from the
office no later than 15 days after the date that the report is
approved.
(d) The reports required by subdivision (a) of Section 128736
shall be filed by each hospital for report periods and at times
determined by the office. The reports shall be filed by online
transmission in formats consistent with national standards for the
exchange of electronic information. The office shall approve or
reject each report within 15 days of receiving it. If a report does
not meet the standards established by the office, it shall not be
approved as filed and shall be rejected. The report shall be
considered not filed as of the date the facility is notified that the
report is rejected. A report shall be available from the office no
later than 15 days after the report is approved.
(e) The reports required by subdivision (a) of Section 128737
shall be filed by each hospital or freestanding ambulatory surgery
clinic for report periods and at times determined by the office. The
reports shall be filed by online transmission in formats consistent
with national standards for the exchange of electronic information.
The office shall approve or reject each report within 15 days of
receiving it. If a report does not meet the standards established by
the office, it shall not be approved as filed and shall be rejected.
The report shall be considered not filed as of the date the facility
is notified that the report is rejected. A report shall be available
from the office no later than 15 days after the report is approved.
(f) Facilities shall not be required to maintain a full-time
electronic connection to the office for the purposes of online
transmission of reports as specified in subdivisions (c), (d), and
(e). The office may grant exemptions to the online transmission of
data requirements for limited periods to facilities. An exemption may
be granted only to a facility that submits a written request and
documents or demonstrates a specific need for an exemption.
Exemptions shall be granted for no more than one year at a time, and
for no more than a total of five consecutive years.
(g) The reports referred to in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of
Section 128730 shall be filed with the office on the dates required
by applicable law and shall be available from the office no later
than six months after the date that the report was filed.
(h) The office shall post on its Internet Web site and make
available to any person a copy of any report referred to in
subdivision (a), (b), (c), (d), or (g) of Section 128735, subdivision
(a) of Section 128736, subdivision (a) of Section 128737, Section
128740, and, in addition, shall make available in electronic formats
reports referred to in subdivision (a), (b), (c), (d), or (g) of
Section 128735, subdivision (a) of Section 128736, subdivision (a) of
Section 128737, Section 128740, and subdivisions (a) and (c) of
Section 128745, unless the office determines that an individual
patient's rights of confidentiality would be violated. The office
shall make the reports available at cost.