Section 127401 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Enforcement; investigations; penalties for violations(a) The State Department of Public Health shall be responsible for the enforcement of the provisions of this article for violations occurring prior to January 1, 2024. The Department of Health Care Access and Information shall be responsible for the enforcement of the provisions of this article for violations occurring on or after January 1, 2024.(b) For investigations involving hospital actions required by this article occurring on or after January 1, 2024, the Department of Health Care Access and Information shall also have enforcement authority to assess penalties for violations that occurred on or after January 1, 2022, that arise out of the same investigation. The State Department of Public Health and the Department of Health Care Access and Information shall not impose a penalty for any violation for which the other department has imposed a penalty. Any action brought by the Director of the Department of Health Care Access and Information against a hospital shall not abate by reason of a sale or other transfer of ownership of the hospital that is a party to the action except with the express written consent of the director.Ca. Health and Saf. Code § 127401
Amended by Stats 2024 ch 511 (AB 2297),s 3, eff. 1/1/2025.Amended by Stats 2021 ch 473 (AB 1020),s 6, eff. 1/1/2022.Added by Stats 2006 ch 755 (AB 774),s 1, eff. 1/1/2007.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.