The State Department of Health Services shall consider the special needs and requirements of rural hospitals in California that are financially distressed and in danger of closure. The department may provide technical assistance and other appropriate assistance and relief on Medi-Cal program policies, reimbursement issues, and Medi-Cal operational and procedural problems to financially distressed rural hospitals, when appropriate, in order to preserve the availability of health care services in rural California.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 999, Sec. 2.)