Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 97218 - Definition of Data Element for Inpatients-Race

(a) Effective with discharges on or after January 1, 2019, the patient's ethnic and racial background shall be reported as one choice from the following list of alternatives under ethnicity and up to five choices from the following list of alternatives under race:

(1) Ethnicity:

(A) Hispanic or Latino Ethnicity

(B) Non Hispanic or Latino Ethnicity

(C) Unknown

(2) Race:

(A) American Indian or Alaska Native

(B) Asian

(C) Black or African American

(D) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

(E) White

(F) Other Race

(G) Unknown

Notes

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 97218

1. New section filed 10-14-93; operative 11-15-93 (Register 93, No. 42).
2. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 7-23-97 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 97, No. 30).
3. Amendment of subsection (b)(4) filed 9-21-98; operative 10-21-98 (Register 98, No. 39).
4. Amendment of section heading filed 5-5-2005; operative 5-5-2005 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2005, No. 18).
5. Amendment filed 1-11-2018; operative 4-1-2018 (Register 2018, No. 2).
6. Change without regulatory effect repealing subsections (a)-(a)(2)(F) and relettering subsections filed 5-2-2019 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2019, No. 18).

Note: Authority cited: Section 128810, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 128735, Health and Safety Code.

1. New section filed 10-14-93; operative 11-15-93 (Register 93, No. 42).
2. Amendment of section and Note filed 7-23-97 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 97, No. 30).
3. Amendment of subsection (b)(4) filed 9-21-98; operative 10-21-98 (Register 98, No. 39).
4. Amendment of section heading filed 5-5-2005; operative 5-5-2005 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(Register 2005, No. 18).
5. Amendment filed 1-11-2018; operative 4/1/2018 (Register 2018, No. 2).
6. Change without regulatory effect repealing subsections (a)-(a)(2)(F) and relettering subsections filed 5-2-2019 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2019, No. 18).