California AB2282 establishes a rural emergency stabilization care unit in Patterson, Stanislaus County, to provide emergency medical services.

California AB2282 adds Section 1251.7 to the Health and Safety Code, authorizing the State Department of Public Health to issue a waiver for a general acute care hospital to operate a rural emergency stabilization care unit in Patterson. This unit will provide emergency stabilization services, including 24-hour medical screening, stabilization, and triage for unscheduled patients. The waiver is intended to address access challenges faced by residents of Patterson and surrounding communities, who have limited access to timely emergency medical services.

California AB2282 establishes a rural emergency stabilization care unit in Patterson, Stanislaus County, to provide emergency medical services.

California AB2282 adds Section 1251.7 to the Health and Safety Code, authorizing the State Department of Public Health to issue a waiver for a general acute care hospital to operate a rural emergency stabilization care unit in Patterson. This unit will provide emergency stabilization services, including 24-hour medical screening, stabilization, and triage for unscheduled patients. The waiver is intended to address access challenges faced by residents of Patterson and surrounding communities, who have limited access to timely emergency medical services.