Los Angeles

LA County Board

August 06, 2024 Item #51

Agenda Item 51

51. County Code, Title 11 - Health and Safety Code Ordinance Amendment\nRecommendation: Approve an ordinance for introduction amending County\nCode, Title 11 - Health and Safety Code, to amend Section 11.02.085 to clarify\napplicability and add Chapter 11.41, Addressing Medical Debt Through Data\nCollection, which authorizes the Department of Public Health (DPH) to collect\nand publish data and policies concerning debt collection and financial\nassistance to enhance transparency around medical debt, and establishes\nauthority for DPH to create rules for reporting the collection of debt and\nfinancial assistance data and policies and gives the DPH enforcement authority\nfor violations, if any. (Department of Public Health) APPROVE (Relates to\nAgenda No. 110) (24-3095)\nCommunity Services