(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that funding provided to hospitals through a hospital quality assurance fee be explored with the goal of increasing access to care and stabilizing hospital rates through supplemental Medi-Cal payments to hospitals.
The noun SAFETY CATCH has 1 sense: 1. guard consisting of a locking device that prevents a weapon from being fired. Familiarity information: SAFETY CATCH used as a noun is very rare.
safety net - a guarantee of professional or financial security. guarantee - an unconditional commitment that something will happen or that something is true; there is no guarantee that they are not lying 2. safety net - a large strong net to catch circus acrobats who fall or jump from a trapeze