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Health Care -- Regulatory Scheme And Licensure A-Level Coursework

Health Care -- Regulatory Scheme and Licensure Requirements -- Operating a Health Care Organization California's licensing process for health care organizations is governed by the State's Health and Safety Code, with responsibility for licensing, licensing, inspecting, regulating and/or certifying shouldered by State and Federal agencies. In a straightforward yet rigorous process aided by online application packets and checklists, these agencies are intent on ensuring compliance with State and Federal laws and regulations.

The process for becoming licensed to operate as a health care organization in California is governed by §1200 -- 1209 of the California Health and Safety Code (California State Legislature, 2003). These code sections broadly deem the term "clinic" or "primary care clinic" to mean an "organized outpatient health facility," whether a community clinic, free clinic, specialty clinic or clinic corporation required to be licensed (California State Legislature, 2003). The requirements and processes outlined in...

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All such clinics are required to be licensed by the Licensing and Certification Division of the California State Department of Public Health in order to practice within the State (California State Legislature, 2003). The Licensing and Certification Division is responsible for licensing, inspecting, regulating and/or certifying California's health care facilities (California Department of Public Health, 2013). In addition, in the case of health care facilities accepting or intending to accept Medicare and Medi-Cal, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is also responsible for licensing, inspecting, regulating and/or certifying those health care facilities (California Department of Public Health,…

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