SECTION 1. Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 1751.100) is added to Chapter 8.5 of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code, to read:

1751.100. Notwithstanding any other law and except as provided in Section 1751.105, on and after January 1, 2022, and until 365 days from the date that the California State Auditor publishes a report on hospice licensure, the department shall not issue a new license to operate a hospice pursuant to this chapter.

1751.105. (a) The department may grant an exception to the moratorium imposed by this article upon making a written finding that an applicant for a new license has shown a demonstrable need for hospice services in the area where the applicant proposes to operate based on the concentration of all existing hospice services in that area.