Certain Licensed Hospitals – AB 2975 – CA

In California AB 2975, the phrase “certain licensed hospitals” refers to California hospitals licensed pursuant to subdivision (a), (b), or (f) of Section 1250 of the Health and Safety Code, except as exempted by subdivision (e) which includes (1) all licensed general acute care hospitals, (2) acute psychiatric hospitals, and (3) special hospitals and excludes small and rural hospitals. The bill does not specify certain hospitals by name, but rather applies to any hospital licensed under these categories by the California Department of Public Health.

AB 2975 applies to hospitals licensed pursuant to subdivision (a), (b), or (f) of Section 1250 of the Health and Safety Code, except as exempted by subdivision (e) regardless of whether the risk of harm at the specific facility warrants a security measure. Prior regulations had allowed hospitals more discretion on when to deploy metal detectors.

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