California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1256.1

Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 561, Sec. 101. (AB 1516) Effective January 1, 2018.

A general acute care hospital shall not hold itself out directly or indirectly by any sign, brochure, or advertisement as providing any service or services that require a supplemental or special service unless that general acute care hospital has first obtained a supplemental or special service approval from the State Department of Public Health to operate that service.

Cite this section

Cal. Health & Saf. Code § 1256.1 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/hsc/division-2-licensing-provisions/chapter-2-health-facilities/article-1-general/section-1256.1

Other sections in Article 1 - General

§ 1250§ 1250.02§ 1250.03§ 1250.05§ 1250.06§ 1250.1§ 1250.2§ 1250.3§ 1250.4§ 1250.5…§ 1261.6§ 1262§ 1262.4§ 1262.5§ 1262.6§ 1262.7§ 1262.8§ 1263§ 1264§ 1264.1

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