California Health and Safety Code § 128900

The following definitions apply for purposes of this chapter: (a) “Clinic” means an organized outpatient health facility required to be licensed pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1200) of Division 2. (b) “Primary care clinic” means a clinic specified in subdivision (a) of Section 1204, including community clinics and free clinics. (c) “Intermittent clinic” means a clinic operated by a primary care community or free clinic that is operated on separate premises from the licensed clinic and is only open for limited services, as described in subdivision (h) of Section 1206. (d) “Specialty clinic” means a clinic specified in subdivision (b) of Section 1204 or in Section 1204.1, including surgical clinics, chronic dialysis clinics, rehabilitation clinics, alternative birth centers, and psychology clinics. (e) “Department” means the Department of Health Care Access and Information. (f) “FQHC” means a federally qualified health center. (g) “RHC” means a rural health clinic.

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