(a) (1) Hospitals shall file the reports required by subdivisions (a), (b), (c), and (d) of Section 128735 with the department within four months after the close of the hospitalâs fiscal year except as provided in paragraph (2). (2) If a licensee relinquishes the facility license or puts the facility license in suspense, the last day of active licensure shall be deemed a fiscal year end. (3) The department shall make the reports filed pursuant to this subdivision available no later than three months after they were filed. (b) (1) Skilled nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities, intermediate care facilities/developmentally disabled, hospice facilities, and congregate living facilities, including nursing facilities certified by the State Department of Health Care Services to participate in the Medi-Cal program, shall file the reports required by subdivisions (a), (b), (c), and (d) of Section 128735 with the department within four months after the close of the facilityâs fiscal year, except as provided in paragraph (2). (2) (A) If a licensee relinquishes the facility license or puts the facility licensure in suspense, the last day of active licensure shall be deemed a fiscal year end. (B) If a fiscal year end is created because the facility license is relinquished or put in suspense, the facility shall file the reports required by subdivisions (a), (b), (c), and (d) of Section 128735 within two months after the last day of active licensure. (3) The department shall make the reports filed pursuant to paragraph (1) available not later than three months after they are filed. (4) (A) Effective for fiscal years ending on or after December 31, 1991, the reports required by subdivisions (a), (b), (c), and (d) of Section 128735 shall be filed with the department by electronic media, as determined by the department. (B) Congregate living health facilities are exempt from the electronic media reporting requirements of subparagraph (A). (c) A hospital shall file the reports required by subdivision (g) of Section 128735 as follows: (1) For patient discharges on or after January 1, 1999, through December 31, 1999, the reports shall be filed semiannually by each hospital or its designee not later than six months after the end of each semiannual period, and shall be available from the department no later than six months after the date that the report was filed. (2) For patient discharges on or after January 1, 2000, through December 31, 2000, the reports shall be filed semiannually by each hospital or its designee not later than three months after the end of each semiannual period. The reports shall be filed by electronic tape, diskette, or similar medium as approved by the department. The department shall approve or reject each report within 15 days of receiving it. If a report does not meet the standards established by the department, it shall not be approved as filed and shall be rejected. The report shall be considered not filed as of the date the facility is notified that the report is rejected. A report shall be available from the department no later than 15 days after the date that the report is approved. (3) For patient discharges on or after January 1, 2001, the reports shall be filed by each hospital or its designee for report periods and at times determined by the department. The reports shall be filed by online transmission in formats consistent with national standards for the exchange of electronic information. The department shall approve or reject each report within 15 days of receiving it. If a report does not meet the standards established by the department, it shall not be approved as filed and shall be rejected. The report shall be considered not filed as of the date the facility is notified that the report is rejected. A report shall be available from the department no later than 15 days after the date that the report is approved. (d) The reports required by subdivision (a) of Section 128736 shall be filed by ea
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