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Program Statutes

Statutory authorization for the Department of Health Care Access and Information and its programs is primarily found in Division 107 of the Health and Safety Code, §127000 et seq.

Division 107 is divided into parts that roughly correlate to the Divisions within the Office. Some HCAI Divisions administer more than one program. (Note that specific program statutes may be located in other areas of the Health and Safety Code, or in other Codes.)

  • Healthcare Workforce and Community Development Division programs and Health Professions Education Foundation programs – Part 3, commencing with §127750
  • Information Services Division programs – Part 5, commencing with §128675
  • Cal-Mortgage Loan Insurance Division – Part 6, commencing with §129000
  • Facilities Development Division – Part 7, commencing with §129675

California Codes, including the Health and Safety Code, can be accessed through the Official California Legislative Information website. Select “California Law” and then “Health and Safety Code”.

Program Regulations

Most HCAI program regulations are found in Division 7 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations (CCR), commencing with §90001.

Division 7 is divided into chapters – HCAI Divisions may have regulations in more than one chapter.

  • Healthcare Workforce and Community Development Division and Health Professions Education Foundation (Note that specific program regulations may be found in other parts of the CCR)
    • Chapter 6, commencing with §92001
    • Chapters 14 – 17, commencing with §97700.1
  • Information Services Division
    • Chapter 9, commencing with §96040,
    • Chapter 9.5, commencing with §96060,
    • Chapter 10, commencing with §97003
  • Cal-Mortgage Division
    • Chapter 5, commencing with §91401

Facilities Development Division adopts building standards that are found in Title 24.

The California Code of Regulations (except for Title 24) can be accessed through the Office of Administrative Law or directly through the California Code of Regulations.

Newly Adopted, Amended, or Repealed Regulations

Posted pursuant to Government Code Section 11343(c).

See the California Code of Regulations website to view a simple text version of the documents in this section.

Proposed Regulations

HCAI’s Prescription Drug Pricing for Purchasers regulation proposal was submitted to OAL, and the public comment period began on Friday, March 17, 2023. The last day to submit comments is May 2, 2023. The proposed regulations are expected to be implemented in October 2023. Please see the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. Additional rulemaking documents are linked below. For more information, visit the Cost Transparency: Prescription Drugs (CTRx) program page.

HCAI’s Health Care Payments Database Program regulation proposal was submitted to OAL, and the public comment period began on Friday, June 2, 2023. The last day to submit comments is July 18, 2023. The proposed regulations are expected to be implemented in October 2023. Please see the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. Additional rulemaking documents are linked below. For more information, visit the Health Care Payments Database (HPD) program page.

Conflict of Interest

The Political Reform Act of 1974 requires certain officials and employees who serve in positions designated in an agency’s conflict of interest code to publicly disclose specified personal economic interests. Such economic interests are disclosed on the Form 700, Statement of Economic Interests. Pursuant to Government Code section 81008, Form 700 Statement of Economic Interests are public records and will be made available for public inspection.

The HCAI Conflict of Interest Code identifies the positions that are subject to the Form 700 Statement of Economic Interests filing requirements. It also specifies the types of economic interests required to be disclosed. For any questions contact the HCAI Filing Officer.

View Conflict of Interest Code