The Alfred E Alquist Hospital Facilities Seismic Safety Act of 1983,[1] formerly cited first as the Hospital Seismic Safety Act of 1982[2][3] and then as the Hospital Seismic Safety Act of 1983,[4][5] originally passed in 1972,[6] and sometimes called the Hospital Seismic Safety Act of 1972, the Hospital Seismic Safety Act, the Alquist Act, or the Alquist Seismic Safety Act, is an Act of the California State Legislature, which forms part of the California Health and Safety Code.
Senate Bill 1953 (California Health and Safety Code §§ 130000 et seq.)
It was signed into law on September 21, 1994.
[7] The bill establishes a seismic safety building standards program under OSHPD's jurisdiction for California hospitals built before March 7, 1973.
Almost 50% of California's hospitals may have to be retrofitted, reconstructed, or closed to meet the new requirements.