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1278.5.
(a) The Legislature finds and declares that it is the public policy of the State of California to encourage patients, nurses, members of the medical staff, and other health care workers to notify government entities of suspected unsafe patient care and conditions. The Legislature encourages this reporting in order to protect patients and in order to assist those accreditation and government entities charged with ensuring that health care is safe. The Legislature finds and declares that whistleblower protections apply primarily to issues relating to the care, services, and conditions of a facility and are not intended to conflict with existing provisions in state and federal law relating to employee and employer relations.
(b) (1) A health
facility shall not discriminate or retaliate, in any manner, against a patient, employee, member of the medical staff, or other health care worker of the health facility because that person has done either of the following:(A) Presented a grievance, complaint, or report to the facility, to an entity or agency responsible for accrediting or evaluating the facility, or the medical staff of the facility, or to any other governmental entity.
(B) Has initiated, participated, or cooperated in an investigation or administrative proceeding related to the quality of care, services, or conditions at the facility that is carried out by an entity or agency responsible for accrediting or evaluating the facility or its medical staff, or governmental entity.
(2) An entity that owns or operates a health facility, or that owns or
operates any other health facility, shall not discriminate or retaliate against a person because that person has taken any actions pursuant to this subdivision.(3) A violation of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000). The civil penalty shall be assessed and recovered through the same administrative process set forth in Chapter 2.4 (commencing with Section 1417) for long-term health care facilities.
(c) Any type of discriminatory treatment of a patient by whom, or upon whose behalf, a grievance or complaint has been submitted, directly or indirectly, to a governmental entity or received by a health facility administrator within 180 days of the filing of the grievance or complaint, shall raise a rebuttable presumption that the action was taken by the health facility in retaliation for the filing of the grievance or
complaint.(d) (1) There shall be a rebuttable presumption that discriminatory action was taken by the health facility, or by the entity that owns or operates that health facility, or that owns or operates any other health facility, in retaliation against an employee, member of the medical staff, or any other health care worker of the facility, if responsible staff at the facility or the entity that owns or operates the facility had knowledge of the actions, participation, or cooperation of the person responsible for any acts described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b), and the discriminatory action occurs within 120 days of the filing of the grievance or complaint by the employee, member of the medical staff or any other health care worker of the facility.
(2) For purposes of this section, discriminatory treatment of an employee, member of the medical
staff, or any other health care worker includes, but is not limited to, discharge, demotion, suspension, or any unfavorable changes in, or breach of, the terms or conditions of a contract, employment, or privileges of the employee, member of the medical staff, or any other health care worker of the health care facility, or the threat of any of these actions.(e) The presumptions in subdivisions (c) and (d) shall be presumptions affecting the burden of producing evidence as provided in Section 603 of the Evidence Code.
(f) A person who willfully violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000), in addition to the civil penalty provided in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b).
(g) An employee who has been discriminated against in employment
pursuant to this section shall be entitled to reinstatement, reimbursement for lost wages and work benefits caused by the acts of the employer, and the legal costs associated with pursuing the case, or to any remedy deemed warranted by the court pursuant to this chapter or any other applicable provision of statutory or common law. A health care worker who has been discriminated against pursuant to this section shall be entitled to reimbursement for lost income and the legal costs associated with pursuing the case, or to any remedy deemed warranted by the court pursuant to this chapter or other applicable provision of statutory or common law. A member of the medical staff who has been discriminated against pursuant to this section shall be entitled to reinstatement, reimbursement for lost income resulting from any change in the terms or conditions of the member’s privileges caused by the acts of the facility or the entity that owns or operates a health facility or any other health facility that is owned or
operated by that entity, and the legal costs associated with pursuing the case, or to any remedy deemed warranted by the court pursuant to this chapter or any other applicable provision of statutory or common law.(h) The medical staff of the health facility may petition the court for an injunction to protect a peer review committee from being required to comply with evidentiary demands on a pending peer review hearing from the member of the medical staff who has filed an action pursuant to this section, if the evidentiary demands from the complainant would impede the peer review process or endanger the health and safety of patients of the health facility during the peer review process. Prior to granting an injunction, the court shall conduct an in camera review of the evidence sought to be discovered to determine if a peer review hearing, as authorized in Section 805 and Sections 809 to 809.5, inclusive, of the Business and Professions Code,
would be impeded. If it is determined that the peer review hearing will be impeded, the injunction shall be granted until the peer review hearing is completed. This section does not preclude the court, on motion of its own or by a party, from issuing an injunction or other order under this subdivision in the interest of justice for the duration of the peer review process to protect the person from irreparable harm.(i) For purposes of this section, “health facility” means a facility defined under this chapter, including, but not limited to, the facility’s administrative personnel, employees, boards, and committees of the board, and medical staff.
(j) This section does not apply to an inmate of a correctional facility or juvenile facility of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, or to an inmate housed in a local detention facility including a county jail or a juvenile
hall, juvenile camp, or other juvenile detention facility.(k) This section does not apply to a health facility that is a long-term health care facility, as defined in Section 1418. A health facility that is a long-term health care facility shall remain subject to Section 1432.
(l) This section does not limit the ability of the medical staff to carry out its legitimate peer review activities in accordance with Sections 809 to 809.5, inclusive, of the Business and Professions Code.
(m) This section does not abrogate or limit any other theory of liability or remedy otherwise available at law.
(n) An employee or the employee’s representative shall have the right to discuss possible regulatory violations or patient safety concerns with the inspector
privately during the course of an investigation or inspection by the department.
With regard to the statute of limitations argument, the Court finds that Plaintiff has adequately supported his contention that the appropriate statute of limitations for a Section 1278.5 claim is three years, and therefore the Court denies the motion for summary adjudication of the Section 1278.5 claim on that basis.
AARON ROSENBERG VS. DIGNITY HEALTH
16CV-01460
May 29, 2019
Merced County, CA
Employment
Wrongful Term
Regarding plaintiff’s first cause of action, Health and Safety Code section 1278.5 protects members of medical staff and others who have engaged in protected activities and then suffered retaliation or discrimination.
DIN VS. SUTTER HEALTH
CV-2020-720
Sep 07, 2022
Yolo County, CA
For instance, subdivision (j) of section 1278.5 expressly excludes certain public-entity health care facilities from the scope of section 1278.5. Specifically, subdivision (j) provides that section 1278.5 shall not apply to an inmate of a correctional facility or juvenile facility of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, or to an inmate housed in a local detention facility including a county jail or a juvenile hall, juvenile camp, or other juvenile detention facility. (Health & Saf.
23STCV23088
Aug 31, 2023
Los Angeles County, CA
Discussion 1. 4th Cause of Action for Violation of Health & Safety Code Section 1278.5 Section 1278.5(b)(1) protects whistleblowers from discrimination and retaliation by a "health facility." A "health facility" means a facility defined under Division 2, Chapter 2 of the Health and Safety Code. Health & Safety Code, § 1278.5, subd. (i). Section 1278.5 also applies to an entity that "owns or operates a health facility, or that owns or operates any other health facility." Id. at subd. (b)(2).
ACHEATEL MD VS ARCH HEALTH PARTNERS INC
37-2018-00015584-CU-BT-CTL
Feb 06, 2020
San Diego County, CA
Business
Intellectual Property
Plaintiff alleged that he was retaliated against for protected activity under Health and Safety Code section 1278.5 (Section 1278.5) for making a report to the facility and medical staff and initiating an investigation. The Complaint, filed on October 5, 2018, alleges a single violation of Section 1278.5 against Defendant UCLA.
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Los Angeles County, CA
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