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Hospital Building Safety Board (HBSB)

About HBSB

The Hospital Building Safety Board (HBSB or Board) was established by Senate Bill 519 (Alquist) in the original Hospital Facilities Seismic Safety Act of 1973.

The purpose of the Board is to:

  • Advise the Director of the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) on the administration of the Hospital Facilities Seismic Safety Act, and
  • Act as a board of appeals with regard to seismic safety and fire and life safety issues relating to hospital facilities.

The Board is comprised of:

  • Sixteen board members appointed by the Director of HCAI from nominations submitted by professional associations, as specified in the Health and Safety Code: two structural engineers, two architects, one engineering geologist, one geotechnical engineer, one mechanical engineer, one electrical engineer, one hospital facilities manager, one local building official, one general contractor, one fire and panic safety representative, and one hospital inspector of record. Three more are appointed as public members. These appointed Board members serve 4-year terms with a maximum of two terms.
  • Six statutory ex-officio members, representing state agencies whose programs interface with the hospital design and construction program: Director of the Department of Health Care Access and Information, the State Fire Marshal, the State Geologist, the Executive Director of the California Building Standards Commission, the State Director of Health Services, and the Deputy Director of the Office of Statewide Hospital Planning and Development.
  • Three additional ex-officio members appointed by the Director of HCAI as desired. 

Board members maintain close contact with professional groups and important industry organizations to bring attention to changes and emerging issues occurring in the design and construction of health facilities in California.

The full Board meets on an as needed basis. Additionally, committee meetings are held throughout the year. All meetings are open to the public and interested parties are always welcome to attend.

Board Information:

Go to the HCAI subscription page and select Hospital Building Safety Board or its Committees to receive news and information.

HBSB 2023 Full Board

Appointed Members:

  • Louise Belair, Chair
  • Scott L. Jackson, Vice-Chair
  • David Bliss
  • Cody Bartley
  • Bruce Clark
  • Michael L. Davis
  • Gary Dunger
  • Teresa Endres
  • Michael Foulkes
  • Sharon Goei
  • John Griffiths
  • Michele Lampshire
  • Marshall Lew
  • Scott Mackey
  • James Malley
  • Farzad Naeim

Director-Appointed Ex-Officio Members:

  • Bert Hurlbut
  • Michael O’Connor

Ex-Officio Members:

  • Elizabeth Landsberg, HCAI Director
  • Daniel Berlant (Acting), State Fire Marshal
  • Jeremy Lancaster, State Geologist
  • Kevin Day (Acting), Building Standards Commission Executive Director
  • Tomás J. Aragón, M.D., Dr. P.H., Department of Public Health Director
  • Chris Tokas, HCAI Office of Statewide Hospital Planning and Development Deputy Director

Meeting Dates:

  • April 20 (Virtual + Los Angeles and Sacramento)
  • August 17 (Sacramento)
  • December 5 and 6 (Los Angeles)

HBSB 2023 Committees

BOARD PROCEDURES COMMITTEE (Ad hoc)

Committee Members:

  • Michael Foulkes, Chair
  • Scott Jackson, Vice Chair
  • Louise Belair
  • Gary Dunger

HCAI Representatives:

  • Joe LaBrie
  • Carl Scheuerman

Meeting Dates:

  • December 5

CODES AND PROCESSES COMMITTEE

Board Members: 

  • Michael O’Connor, Chair
  • Jim Malley, Vice-Chair
  • Cody Bartley
  • Louise Belair
  • Michael Davis
  • Gary Dunger
  • Teresa Endres
  • Sharon Goei
  • John Griffiths
  • Scott Jackson
  • Michele Lampshire
  • Scott Mackey
  • Farzad Naeim

Consulting Members: 

  • Mark Hershberg, KPFF Consulting Engineers 
  • Kelly Martinez, Hallsta, Inc.
  • Belinda Young, HOK

HCAI Representatives:

  • Brett Beekman
  • Larry Enright
  • Mike Hooper
  • Roy Lobo
  • Bob Lyons
  • Mia Marvelli
  • Diana Navarro
  • Carl Scheuerman
  • Jamie Schnick
  • Nanci Timmins

Meeting Dates:

  • February 7- CANCELLED
  • May 9
  • August 1
  • August 14
  • October 17

EDUCATION AND OUTREACH COMMITTEE

Board Members:

  • Scott Mackey, Chair
  • Cody Bartley, Vice-Chair
  • Louise Belair
  • Michael Davis
  • Gary Dunger
  • Teresa Endres
  • John Griffiths
  • Bert Hurlbut   
  • Marshall Lew
  • Jim Malley

Consulting Members:

  • Kelly Martinez, Hallsta, Inc.
  • Bruce Rainey, Jacobs
  • Belinda Young, HOK
  • Bill Zellmer, Sutter Health

HCAI Representatives:

  • Hussain Bhatia
  • Monica Colosi
  • Mickey Fong
  • Mike Hooper
  • Mia Marvelli
  • Jamie Schnick
  • Nanci Timmins

Meeting Dates:

  • January 18
  • March 8
  • May 24
  • July 26
  • August 23- RESCHEDULED
  • August 30
  • September 20- RESCHEDULED
  • September 27
  • October 11- CANCELLED
  • November 1

Offsite Fabrication/Preassembled Components Webinar Subcommittee

Board Members:

  • Cody Bartley, Chair
  • Scott Mackey, Vice-Chair

Consulting Members:

  • Kelly Martinez, Hallsta, Inc.

HCAI Representatives:

  • Hussain Bhatia
  • Mia Marvelli

Meeting Dates:

  • June 13- RESCHEDULED
  • June 21
  • June 27
  • July 11- RESCHEDULED
  • July 12

ENERGY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Board Members:

  • Scott Jackson, Chair
  • John Griffiths, Vice-Chair
  • Louise  Belair
  • David Bliss
  • Gary Dunger
  • Michael Foulkes
  • Sharon Goei
  • Michele Lampshire 

Consulting Members:

  • Eric Johnson, ECOM Engineering, Inc. 
  • David Lockhart, Kaiser Permanente

HCAI Representatives:

  • Larry Enright
  • Mia Marvelli
  • Carl Scheuerman
  • Jamie Schnick 
  • Nanci Timmins

Meeting Dates:

  • March 16
  • June 22- CANCELLED
  • October 5

INSTRUMENTATION COMMITTEE

Board Members:

  • Marshall Lew, Chair
  • Bruce Clark, Vice-Chair
  • Scott Jackson
  • Jim Malley
  • Farzad Naeim
  • Jennifer Thornburg

Consulting Members:

  • Hamid Haddadi 
  • Moh Huang
  • Tony Shakal

HCAI Representatives:

  • Hussain Bhatia
  • Erol Kalkan
  • Roy Lobo 
  • Ali Sumer

Meeting Dates:

  • February 16- CANCELLED
  • June 1- CANCELLED
  • October 26

STRUCTURAL AND NON-STRUCTURAL REGULATIONS COMMITTEE

Board Members:

  • Jim Malley, Chair
  • Farzad Naeim, Vice Chair
  • Cody Bartley
  • Louise Belair
  • Michael Davis
  • Bruce Clark
  • Sharon Goei
  • Marshall Lew 
  • Jennifer Thornburg 

Consulting Members:

  • Mark Hershberg, KPFF Consulting Engineers 

HCAI Representatives:

  • Mike Hooper
  • Joe LaBrie
  • Roy Lobo
  • Mia Marvelli
  • David Neou
  • Carl Scheuerman
  • Jamie Schnick
  • Ali Sumer 

Meeting Dates:

  • January 24- CANCELLED
  • April 11
  • August 29- CANCELLED
  • November 7

TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH COMMITTEE

Board Members:

  • Michael Foulkes, Chair
  • Gary Dunger, Vice-Chair
  • David Bliss
  • Teresa Endres
  • John Griffiths
  • Bert Hurlbut
  • Scott Jackson
  • Scott Mackey
  • Michael O’Connor 

Consulting Members:

  • Benjamin Broder, Kaiser Permanente
  • Eric Johnson, ECOM Engineering, Inc. 
  • Belinda Young, HOK

HCAI Representatives:

  • Hussain Bhatia
  • Larry Enright
  • Joe LaBrie
  • Carl Scheuerman
  • Jamie Schnick
  • Nanci Timmins

Meeting Date(s):

  • April 26- CANCELLED
  • September 7- CANCELLED

Activities & Resources

To see committee activities as well as previous committee meeting information, go to the HBSB Meeting Archives page.

HBSB Meeting Archives

Guidelines & Related Information

HBSB Staff

Veronica Yuke
Acting Executive Director
HBSB
(916) 440-8444
veronica.yuke@hcai.ca.gov

Marcus Palmer
HBSB
Support Staff
(916) 440-8411
mark.palmer@hcai.ca.gov

Evett Torres
HBSB
Support Staff
(916) 440-8453
evett.torres@hcai.ca.gov

2020 West El Camino Avenue, Suite 800
Sacramento, California 95833
(916) 440-8453