Hospital Facilities Seismic Safety Act

Question 1

Hospital Facilities Seismic Safety Act:

What event did this come out of?

Answer 1

Hospital Facilities Seismic Safety Act:

Northridge earthquake knocked out 23 hospitals

Question 2

Hospital Facilities Seismic Safety Act:

What is the basic premise of the act?

Answer 2

Hospital Facilities Seismic Safety Act:

Deadlines of increasing requirements to get hospitals up to earthquake resistance.

Question 3

Hospital Facilities Seismic Safety Act:

Who enforced this act?

Answer 3

Hospital Facilities Seismic Safety Act:

Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development OSHPD

Question 4

Hospital Facilities Seismic Safety Act:

What are the acts deadlines?

Answer 4

2002

2022
2025

2030

Hospital Facilities Seismic Safety Act:

2002: non-structural systems must be braced. Backup generators, exit lights, etc

2013 (was 2008) all acute care inpatient buildings at risk must be retrofitted, rebuilt, or closed. City or county owns facilities can request 2020 extension if they rebuild facility…..NOTE 2020 has been extended another 2 years for retro (2022) and 5 years for rebuilt (2025)

2030: all hospitals must remain in operation after a major earthquake.