(Reyes D) Hospitals: seismic safety.
Summary: Current law provides that, after January 1, 2008, a general acute care hospital building that is determined to be a potential risk of collapse or to pose significant loss of life in the event of seismic activity be used only for nonacute care hospital purposes, except that the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development may grant 5-year and 2-year extensions under prescribed circumstances, except as specified. This bill would require all hospitals with buildings subject to the January 1, 2020, deadline described above to submit a binding application to the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development by July 1, 2019, that specifies the seismic compliance method each building will use, as specified. The bill would require the office to grant an additional extension of time to an owner who is subject to the January 1, 2020, deadline if specified conditions are met.