CA AB2557

Clarifies that general acute care hospital buildings determined to pose seismic risk may continue acute care operations if an extension of the January 1, 2008 deadline has been granted and a replacement building or retrofit is completed before the extension ends.

Authorizes hospitals in Sacramento, San Mateo, and Santa Barbara counties and the City of San Jose that received a 2-year extension to request an additional extension until September 1, 2015 to obtain a certificate of occupancy for a replacement building or construction final for a retrofit.

Requires the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development to provide public notice and allow 45-day comment periods before granting deadline extensions, with notices posted on the office's website.

Establishes criteria for hospitals to request additional extensions of up to seven years, including submitting letters of intent, construction schedules, and financial capacity reports by specified deadlines.

Declares the law necessary for hospitals in specified counties and cities due to unique seismic safety circumstances and makes it effective immediately as an urgency statute.