A local hospital district may be organized, incorporated and managed, as provided in this division and may exercise the powers herein granted or necessarily implied. Such a district may include incorporated or unincorporated territory, or both, or territory in any one or more counties. The territory comprising this district need not be contiguous but the territory of a municipal corporation shall not be divided; provided, that land either in a municipal corporation or in unincorporated territory which the supervising authority finds will not be benefited shall not be included.
Cal. Health & Safety Code § 32001
Formation of District
Known as the The Local Health Care District Law
The act spans §§ 32000–32499 (143 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Palomar Pomerado Health System v. Belshe (1999)
Most recently applied in Palomar Pomerado Health System v. Belshe (June 1999)
Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 2043.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.