(a) Notwithstanding any other law, including, but not limited to, Sections 130060 and 130061, the department may waive the requirements of this chapter, in whole or in part, for Pacifica Hospital of the Valley in the County of Los Angeles if both of the following occur:
(1) The hospital submits a plan to the department, on or before September 15, 2022, that proposes compliance with the applicable seismic safety standards of this chapter, and the regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter, on or before January 1, 2025.
(2) The department accepts the plan submitted by the hospital based on it being feasible to complete and promoting public safety.
(b) If the department accepts the hospital’s plan pursuant to subdivision (a), the hospital shall report to the department, in the manner required by the department, on its progress to timely complete its plan, on or before the following dates:
(1) October 1, 2022.
(2) January 1, 2023.
(3) April 1, 2023.
(4) July 1, 2023.
(5) October 1, 2023.
(6) January 1, 2024.
(7) April 1, 2024.
(8) July 1, 2024.
(9) October 1, 2024.
(c) The department may revoke its waiver of the requirements of this chapter, in whole or in part, if Pacifica Hospital of the Valley fails to timely report progress that the department reasonably deems is sufficient to complete the plan.
(d) The provisions of this section shall be retroactively applied so that there is no period of noncompliance if the passage of the act that added this section overlaps with the reporting requirements in Section 130062.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 592, Sec. 1. (AB 2404) Effective September 27, 2022.)