Projects for freestanding outpatient surgery units that only perform cataract surgery under the Medi-Cal program or a program that provides over 25 percent of its services to patients covered by prepaid health care are exempt from the certificate-of-need requirement of this chapter.
As used in this section and in paragraphs (f) and (g) of Section 127170, patients are covered by prepaid health care if they are members of federally qualified health maintenance organizations.
Source:
Section 127195, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=127195..