California SB526 allows primary care clinics to establish affiliate clinics without needing a new license if certain conditions are met.

California SB526 amends the Health and Safety Code to streamline the process for primary care clinics to establish affiliate clinics. A primary care clinic that has held a valid, unrevoked, and unsuspended license for at least five years, with no history of violations posing immediate jeopardy to patients, can apply to change its location or ownership using an affiliate clinic application. The Department of Health Care Services must approve the application and issue a new license within 30 days.

California SB526 allows primary care clinics to establish affiliate clinics without needing a new license if certain conditions are met.

California SB526 amends the Health and Safety Code to streamline the process for primary care clinics to establish affiliate clinics. A primary care clinic that has held a valid, unrevoked, and unsuspended license for at least five years, with no history of violations posing immediate jeopardy to patients, can apply to change its location or ownership using an affiliate clinic application. The Department of Health Care Services must approve the application and issue a new license within 30 days.