City Council

(13)\n25-0289\nARTS, PARKS, LIBRARIES, AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT\nCOMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION\nrelative to authorizing the Los Angeles County (County) Department of\nPublic Health to collect and publish medical debt data and financial\nassistance activities.\nRecommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL\nOF THE MAYOR:\nPRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated\nDecember 20, 2025, adding Paragraphs (H) and (I) to Subdivision 1\nof Subsection (a) of Section 31.00, Chapter III of the Los Angeles\nMunicipal Code to incorporate County Code Sections 11.02.085\nthrough 11.41.045, to authorize the County Department of Public\nHealth to collect and publish medical debt data and related\ninformation from hospitals operating within the City of Los Angeles.\nFiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the City Attorney. Neither\nthe City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has\ncompleted a financial analysis of this report.