Health & Saf. Code, § 129820 · Article 3. General Requirements and Administration
Health & Saf. Code, § 129820
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
No contract for the construction or alteration of any hospital building, made or executed on or after January 1, 1983, by the governing board or authority of any hospital or other similar public board, body, or officer otherwise vested with authority to make or execute the contract, is valid, and no money shall be paid for any work done under the contract or for any labor or materials furnished in constructing or altering the hospital building, unless all of the following requirements are satisfied:
(a) The plans and specifications comply with this chapter and the requirements contained in the California Building Standards Code.
(b) The written approval thereof has first been obtained from the department.
(c) The hospital building is to be accessible to, and usable by, persons with disabilities.
(d) The plans and specifications comply with the fire and panic safety requirements of the California Building Standards Code.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 296. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.
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