Health and Safety Code section 32121.5

(a)

Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, a health care district may enter into a contract of employment with a hospital administrator, including a hospital administrator who is designated as chief executive officer, the duration of which shall not exceed four years, but which may periodically be renewed for a term of not more than four years.

(b)

A contract entered into, or renewed, on or after January 1, 2014, shall not authorize retirement plan benefits to be paid to a hospital administrator, including a hospital administrator who is designated as chief executive officer, prior to his or her retirement.

Source: Section 32121.5, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=32121.­5.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2014; accessed Jul. 7, 2025).

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