The Alfred E Alquist Hospital Facilities Seismic Safety Act of 1983,[1] formerly cited first as the Hospital Seismic Safety Act of 1982[2][3] and then as the Hospital Seismic Safety Act of 1983,[4][5] originally passed in 1972,[6] and sometimes called the Hospital Seismic Safety Act of 1972, the Hospital Seismic Safety Act, the Alquist Act, or the Alquist Seismic Safety Act, is an Act of the California State Legislature, which forms part of the California Health and Safety Code.
The Act was amended by Senate Bill 1953 of 1994, and other Acts.
Senate Bill 1953
editSenate Bill 1953 (California Health and Safety Code §§ 130000 et seq.) was introduced on February 25, 1994. It was signed into law on September 21, 1994.[7] The bill establishes a seismic safety building standards program under OSHPD's jurisdiction for California hospitals built before March 7, 1973. Almost 50% of California's hospitals may have to be retrofitted, reconstructed, or closed to meet the new requirements.
References
edit- ^ The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 129675 of the Code, as amended by section 9 of the Act 1995 chapter 415. It was formerly authorised by section 15000 of the Code, as amended by section 1 of the Act 1989 chapter 396 (Senate Bill 850, Dills), which first conferred this short title on this Act: Health and Safety Code Annotated, Deering's California Codes, p 46; Health and Safety Code: Sections 13000 to 18199, West's Annotated California Codes, p 57.
- ^ The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by section 15000 of the Code, as inserted by section 2 of the Act 1982 chapter 303: Health and Safety Code Annotated: Sections 13000 to 18199, West's Annotated California Codes, p 277; Health and Safety Code Annotated, Deering's California Codes, p 122 [1] [2].
- ^ Senate Bill 961, Alquist: 1982 Summary Digest, p 109
- ^ The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by section 15000 of the Code, as amended by section 1 of the Act 1984 chapter 1344: Statutes of California and Digests of Measures, 1984, vol 3, p 4773
- ^ 1989 Digest of Significant Legislation, October 1989, vol 2, p 408 [3] [4]; 1989-90 Regular Session: Summary Digest of Statutes enacted and Resolutions adopted, in "Statutes of California and Digests of Measures", 1989, vol 4, p 132 [5] [6] [7]; "Alfred E Alquist Hospital Facilities Seismic Safety Act", 1989 Northern California Earthquake, California Legislature; "California at Risk, Reducing Earthquake Hazards, 1992-1996", p 160 [8] [9]; A History of the California Seismic Safety Commission, 2000, p 66 [10].
- ^ The Act 1972 chapter 1130 (Senate Bill 519): 1972 Regular Session Summary Digest, p 160
- ^ "Seismic Compliance and Safety". California Department of Health Care Access and Information. State of California. Retrieved April 20, 2023.