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You can locate Fair Pricing Policy information for hospitals in California by entering the Hospital Name, address, city, or ZIP code. The following are instructions for quick searches:

General Search You can search for hospitals by entering one of the following search criteria: Hospital name Street address City ZIP code Please note: this search box will search hospital names, street addresses, cities, and ZIP codes together. For example, if you enter part of a hospital name such as "Santa", search results will yield hospitals where Santa is part of the hospital name, street address, or city.

• In general, do not enter street type such as street or boulevard as it may be too specific and may not yield any results.
• If you are searching on a lettered street (e.g., J Street), enter address as "J St" (i.e. abbreviate street type and do not add punctuation). Entering only "J" may yield too many results. Entering street type as "Street" will not yield any results.
• It is not recommended that you enter an address number as it may be too specific and not yield any results.

• Select a "Distance" and enter information in the "From Location" field. You must enter information in both fields to yield search results.
• To narrow search parameters, select a smaller distance from the desired location. Example: Distance = 10 miles, From Location: Sacramento.
• Enter a Location such as street name, city and/or zip code. To yield more specific results, enter only one location option (e.g., only city or zip code).

• You can show hospital addresses by clicking on the plus sign ("+") located next to Hospital Name. Clicking on the minus sign ("-") will hide addresses.
• You can sort each column in ascending or descending order by clicking on the headings.
• Emergency Room availability is shown by a check. It does not indicate the emergency room's level or whether it's a designated trauma center.
• The FPL column shows the maximum Federal Poverty Level (FPL) for which a payment discount is provided (See Show FPL Chart below).
• The Effective Date column displays the effective date of the hospital's fair pricing policy. "Not Yet Posted" means that the policy has not yet been submitted or has been submitted and is currently under review before being released.

1. Click on the blue Download Results or Download all Hospitals link above the results table.
2. You will be asked to confirm downloading of results. Click OK to download.
3. You can either open results in a new window or click Save to save the results.
4. If you click Open, Excel will launch and results will be populated into a spreadsheet.
   NOTE: If you are downloading all hospitals, you may experience slow performance if your machine does not have sufficient memory.

1. Search for a hospital.
2. Click the hyperlink for the desired hospital in the search results list. Alternatively, you can click on the red marker on the map and click View Fair Pricing Policy for a desired hospital.
3. A new page with the hospital details will be displayed. From this page, you can view general information such as the hospital's address and contact information. You can also see summary information regarding its fair pricing policy and retrieve the hospital's detailed fair pricing policy and application.
4. Click the more... hyperlink to view the license information for the hospital selected. A new window with licensing information is provided. (NOTE: You must be using Microsoft's Internet Explorer version 5 or greater to view this page).
5. To view the policy and/or application submitted for the hospital selected, click Policy File or Application File links.
   

   NOTE: To open and view the hospital's submitted fair pricing policy and application form, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, click on the "Get Adobe Reader" logo. You will be taken to the Adobe website where you can download a free copy of Adobe Reader.

6. When you arrive at the Hospital Detail page, the most recent information is provided. If there are older submissions (e.g. from previous years or modifications to the current year), you may select them from the Policy Effective Date (Date Posted) drop down at the top of the page.
7. **If you have questions about your eligibility for a payment discount, please call the Hospital Contact listed on the Hospital Detail page**.

• You can use the zoom controls to see more or less of the map.
• You can move the map in any direction by clicking on the arrows.
• Clicking on the red pin will display the name and address of the hospital.
• Clicking on View Details will open another page which displays general information about a hospital along with its fair pricing policy and application form.
• Clicking on the X in the hospital detail will close the bubble.

• Gray markers are provided to indicate surrounding hospitals that were not part of your original search criteria.
• Clicking on the marker will display an information bubble with the hospital name and address.
• Clicking on View Fair Pricing Policy link in the information bubble will open another page which displays general information about the hospital, along with its fair pricing policy and application form.
• Clicking on the X in the hospital detail will close the bubble.