Section 32126.5 Of Article 2. Powers From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 23. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 2.
32126.5
. (a) The board of directors of a hospital district or any
affiliated nonprofit corporation may do any of the following when it
determines that the action is necessary for the provision of adequate
health services to communities served by the district:
(1) Enter into contracts with health provider groups, community
service groups, independent physicians and surgeons, and independent
podiatrists, for the provision of health services.
(2) Provide assistance or make grants to nonprofit provider groups
and clinics already functioning in the community.
(3) Finance experiments with new methods of providing adequate
health care.
(b) Nothing in this section shall authorize activities which
corporations and other artificial legal entities are prohibited from
conducting by Section 2400 of the Business and Professions Code.