Chronic dialysis clinics.

Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of clinics by the State Department of Public Health. Existing law provides that certain types of specialty clinics, including chronic dialysis clinics, as defined, are eligible for licensure. This bill would require the department, within 90 days after receiving an initial and complete chronic dialysis clinic application, to complete the application paperwork and conduct a licensure survey, if necessary. The bill would require, for certain applicants, that the department conduct an unannounced certification survey within 60 days after the department receives approval from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to conduct the certification survey. The bill would require the department to forward the results of the certification survey to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, as specified.