Alameda Health System: hospital authority.

Existing law authorizes the Alameda County Board of Supervisors to establish a hospital authority for the purpose of effecting a transfer of the management, administration, and control of the Alameda Health System. A hospital authority established pursuant to this authorization is a legal entity separate and apart from the county. Existing law specifies that a hospital authority established pursuant to these provisions, but that does not obtain the administration, management, and control of the medical center or has those duties and responsibilities revoked by the board of supervisors, is not empowered with the powers provided to an independent hospital authority, as specified. This bill would prohibit the existence of up to 3 county employees who were appointed by the board of supervisors simultaneously serving on the governing board of the hospital authority from being a basis to determine that the hospital authority is not an independent entity or that the hospital authority has not obtained the administration, management, and control of the medical center. The bill would also make technical changes to these provisions.