Concerning allowing certain public hospitals to improve access to health care through collaboration, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation. The bill permits a hospital that has fewer than 50 beds and is a county public hospital, a hospital formed by a health service district, or a hospital affiliated with either such hospital (hospital) to enter into collaborative agreements to engage in activities that may be characterized as anticompetitive or result in displacement of competition, such as agreements to provide ancillary or specialty services, joint purchasing, shared services, consulting, and collaboration efforts with payers. [...]