California Code of Regulations
Title 22 - Social Security
Division 7 - Health Planning and Facility Construction
Chapter 10 - Health Facility Data
Article 8 - Patient Data Reporting Requirements
Section 97253 - Definition of Data Element for ED and AS-Race
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) Effective with encounters occurring on and after January 1, 2019, the race shall be as self-reported by the patient or patient's guardian in cases where the patient is not capable of providing the information. The patient's race shall be reported as up to five choices from the following list of alternatives:
1. New section filed 5-5-2005; operative 5-5-2005 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2005, No. 18).
2. Amendment filed 1-11-2018; operative 4-1-2018 (Register 2018, No. 2).
3. Change without regulatory effect repealing subsections (a)-(a)(7) and relettering subsections filed 5-2-2019 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2019, No. 18).
Note: Authority cited: Section 128810, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 128736 and 128737, Health and Safety Code.