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Health and Safety Code - HSC

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• § 1565.5 — In addition to any other requirement of this chapter, an adult day program, as defined in Section 1502, shall have an emergency and disaster plan that includes, but is not limited to, all of the follo
• § 1566 — The Legislature hereby declares that it is the policy of this state that each county and city shall permit and encourage the development of sufficient numbers and types of residential care facilities
• § 1566.1 — Any person licensed under the provisions of this chapter who operates, or proposes to operate a residential facility, the department or other public agency authorized to license such a facility, or an
• § 1566.2 — A residential facility, which serves six or fewer persons shall not be subject to any business taxes, local registration fees, use permit fees, or other fees to which other family dwellings of the sam
• § 1566.25 — If a county of residence agrees to pay a placement county the costs of providing services to a minor pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 740 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, all of the followi
• § 1566.3 — (a) Whether or not unrelated persons are living together, a residential facility that serves six or fewer persons shall be considered a residential use of property for the purposes of this article.
• § 1566.4 — No fire inspection clearance or other permit, license, clearance, or similar authorization shall be denied to a residential facility because of a failure to comply with local ordinances from which suc
• § 1566.45 — (a) (1) For purposes of this section, “bedridden” means requiring assistance in turning and repositioning in bed or being unable to independently transfer to and from bed, except in a facility with ap
• § 1566.5 — For the purposes of any contract, deed, or covenant for the transfer of real property executed on or after January 1, 1979, a residential facility which serves six or fewer persons shall be considered
• § 1566.6 — The department shall annually prepare, with a quarterly update commencing July 1, 1979, specifying newly licensed facilities, a list or lists of all licensed community care facilities in the state, ot
• § 1566.7 — The department shall notify affected placement agencies and the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 9701 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, whenev
• § 1566.75 — (a) By January 1, 2006, the department’s Community Care Licensing Division shall enter into memoranda of understanding with up to 10 local mental health departments that volunteer to participate.
• § 1566.8 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if according to the rules and regulations of a mobilehome park, the park is designated as a family park or a section of a mixed mobilehome park is designate
• § 1567 — It is the intent of the Legislature that each county be encouraged to provide, in the county, a number and variety of licensed community care facilities, as defined in Sections 1502 and 1503 of the He
• § 1567.1 — It is further the intent of the Legislature that, where city or county zoning restrictions unreasonably impair the ability of a county to serve the needs of its residents who are wards of the juvenile
• § 1567.2 — As used in this article, the term “wards of the juvenile court” shall include minors who have been found by the juvenile court to be described by Section 601 or 602 of the Welfare and Institutions Cod
• § 1567.3 — (a) No licensed community care facility may receive a ward of the juvenile court as described in Section 602 of the Welfare and Institutions Code until the probation officer of the county in which the
• § 1567.4 — The State Department of Social Services shall provide, at cost, quarterly to each county and to each city, upon the request of the county or city, and to the chief probation officer of each county and
• § 1567.50 — (a) Notwithstanding that a community care facility means a place that provides nonmedical care under subdivision (a) of Section 1502, pursuant to Article 3.
• § 1567.51 — (a) Notwithstanding that a community care facility means a place that provides nonmedical care under subdivision (a) of Section 1502, pursuant to Article 3.
• § 1567.61 — As used in this article the following terms apply: (a) “Consumer” or “client” means an individual who has been determined by a regional center to meet the eligibility criteria of Section 4512 of the W
• § 1567.62 — (a) Each enhanced behavioral supports home shall be licensed as an adult residential facility or a group home and certified by the State Department of Developmental Services.
• § 1567.63 — The license applicant shall submit a facility program plan to the State Department of Developmental Services for approval and submit the approved plan to the State Department of Social Services as par
• § 1567.64 — The State Department of Social Services shall adopt regulations to address, at a minimum, staffing structure, staff qualifications, and training.
• § 1567.65 — If the State Department of Social Services determines that urgent action is necessary to protect a consumer residing in an enhanced behavioral supports home from physical or mental abuse, abandonment,
• § 1567.66 — An enhanced behavioral supports home employing secured perimeters shall comply with Section 1531.
• § 1567.67 — (a) The State Department of Social Services shall revoke the enhanced behavioral supports home’s facility license if the State Department of Developmental Services has decertified an enhanced behavior
• § 1567.68 — (a) A license shall not be issued pursuant to this article before emergency regulations for this article filed by the State Department of Developmental Services have been published.
• § 1567.69 — This article does not interfere with the authority of the State Department of Social Services to temporarily suspend or revoke the license of an enhanced behavioral supports home pursuant to Section 1
• § 1567.7 — This article shall not apply to existing community care facilities for wards of the juvenile court which have received city or county zoning approval prior to the effective date of this article.
• § 1567.8 — A community care facility for wards of the juvenile court, which serves six or fewer persons shall not be subject to any business taxes, local registration fees, use permit fees, or other fees to whic
• § 1567.80 — For the purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Consumer” or “client” means an individual who has been determined by a regional center to meet the eligibility criteria of Secti
• § 1567.81 — (a) (1) Each community crisis home shall be licensed as an adult residential facility or a group home, pursuant to this article, and certified by the State Department of Developmental Services, pursua
• § 1567.82 — The State Department of Social Services’ regulations shall address at least both of the following: (a) Staffing structure, staff qualifications, and training.
• § 1567.83 — (a) When the State Department of Social Services determines that urgent action is necessary to protect consumers residing in a community crisis home from physical or mental abuse, abandonment, or any
• § 1567.84 — The licensee shall submit the facility program plan approved by the State Department of Developmental Services, pursuant to Section 4698 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, to the State Department o
• § 1567.85 — If applicable, a community crisis home shall be in compliance with Section 1531.
• § 1567.86 — (a) The State Department of Social Services shall revoke the community crisis home’s facility license if the State Department of Developmental Services has rescinded a community crisis home’s certific
• § 1567.87 — (a) A license shall not be issued pursuant to this article until the publication in Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations of emergency regulations filed by the State Department of Development
• § 1567.90 — (a) This article does not require a facility to accept, store, or retain firearms or ammunition.
• § 1567.91 — As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Firearm” means a device, designed to be used as a weapon, from which is expelled through a barrel, a projectile by the fo
• § 1567.92 — A licensee that permits clients to possess firearms on the facility premises shall do all of the following: (a) Accept and centrally store a client’s firearm, ammunition, or both.
• § 1567.93 — (a) A licensee shall not accept, retain, or store any deadly weapon, as defined in Section 1567.
• § 1567.94 — The acceptance or storage of a client’s firearm by a licensee at a facility in accordance with this article, or the retention and storage of a client’s firearm, shall not constitute a loan, sale, rece
• § 1568.01 — For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Activities of daily living” means housework, meals, laundry, taking medication, money management, appropriate transportation,
• § 1568.02 — (a) (1) The department shall license residential care facilities for persons with chronic, life-threatening illness under a separate category.
• § 1568.021 — (a) If the applicant for a license for a residential care facility handles or will handle any money of a resident of the facility, the applicant or licensee shall file or have on file with the departm
• § 1568.023 — An applicant or licensee for a residential care facility licensed pursuant to this chapter shall maintain an email address of record with the department.
• § 1568.03 — (a) No person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation within the state and no state or local public agency shall operate, establish, manage, conduct, or maintain a residential care facility in
• § 1568.04 — Any person desiring issuance of a license for a residential care facility under this chapter shall file with the department, pursuant to regulations adopted by the department, an application.
• § 1568.041 — (a) The department shall designate at least one person in each region to be responsible for all activities pertaining to license application as well as prescribed monitoring of licensees.
• § 1568.042 — (a) A corporation that applies for licensure with the department shall list the facilities that any member of the board of directors, the executive director, or an officer has been licensed to operate
• § 1568.043 — A residential care facility for persons with chronic, life-threatening illness shall have one or more carbon monoxide detectors in the facility that meet the standards established on Chapter 8 (commen
• § 1568.044 — (a) A facility shall have an emergency and disaster plan that shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following: (1) Evacuation procedures, including identification of an assembly point or po
• § 1568.05 — (a) (1) An application fee adjusted by facility and capacity, shall be charged by the department for a license to operate a residential care facility for persons with chronic life-threatening illness.
• § 1568.06 — (a) Upon initial application for licensure, residential care facilities shall be provided a printed copy of all applicable regulations for the operation of these facilities by the department, without
• § 1568.061 — A license shall be forfeited by operation of law prior to its expiration date when any of the following occurs: (a) The licensee sells or otherwise transfers the facility or the real property on which
• § 1568.062 — (a) Upon the filing of the application for issuance of a license and substantial compliance with this chapter and the rules and regulations of the department adopted pursuant to this chapter, the dire
• § 1568.063 — Immediately upon the denial of any application for a license, the department shall notify the applicant in writing.
• § 1568.064 — (a) When a licensee dies, an adult relative who has control of the property may continue operation of the facility if the following conditions are met: (1) The department receives notification of the
• § 1568.065 — (a) Proceedings for the suspension, revocation, or denial of a license under this chapter shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Tit
• § 1568.0651 — (a) The administrative law judge conducting a hearing under this article may permit the testimony of a child witness, or a similarly vulnerable witness, including a witness who is developmentally disa
• § 1568.0652 — (a) (1) An out-of-court statement made by a minor under 12 years of age who is the subject or victim of an allegation at issue is admissible evidence at an administrative hearing conducted pursuant to
• § 1568.067 — (a) No license issued pursuant to this chapter shall have any property value for sale or exchange purposes and no person, including any owner, agent, or broker, shall sell or exchange any license for
• § 1568.068 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 1568.
• § 1568.069 — (a) A licensee of a residential care facility for persons with chronic, life-threatening illness may request inactive license status for either of the following: (1) If the facility is nonoperational
• § 1568.07 — (a) (1) Within 90 days after a facility accepts its first resident for placement following its initial licensure, the department shall conduct an unannounced inspection of the facility to evaluate com
• § 1568.071 — (a) Any person may request an inspection of any residential care facility in accordance with this chapter by transmitting to the department notice of an alleged violation of applicable requirements pr
• § 1568.0715 — (a) The department shall ensure that the licensee’s plan of correction is verifiable and measurable.
• § 1568.072 — (a) The department shall adopt, amend, and repeal, in accordance with Chapter 3.
• § 1568.073 — (a) (1) The department may order the licensee to remove a resident who has a health condition which cannot be cared for within the limits of the license or requires inpatient care in a health facility
• § 1568.074 — (a) A licensee of a facility that has internet service shall provide at least one internet access device, such as a computer, smart phone, tablet, or other device, that can support real-time interacti
• § 1568.075 — On and after January 1, 1999, no security window bars may be installed or maintained on any residential care facility unless the security window bars meet current state and local requirements, as appl
• § 1568.08 — Each facility required to be licensed under this chapter shall keep a current record of all of the following: (a) Residents in the facility, including each resident’s name and ambulatory status.
• § 1568.081 — (a) A placement agency shall place individuals only in licensed residential care facilities or facilities which are exempt from licensure under subdivision (c) of Section 1568.
• § 1568.082 — (a) The department may suspend or revoke any license issued under this chapter upon any of the following grounds and in the manner provided in this chapter: (1) Violation by the licensee of this chapt
• § 1568.0821 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any person who violates Section 1568.
• § 1568.0822 — (a) In addition to the suspension, temporary suspension, or revocation of a license issued under this chapter, the department shall levy civil penalties as follows: (b) (1) The amount of the civil pen
• § 1568.0823 — (a) Any person who violates this chapter, or who willfully or repeatedly violates any rule or regulation adopted under this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be pun
• § 1568.0824 — A person who, without lawful authorization from a duly authorized officer, employee, or agent of the department, informs an owner, operator, employee, agent, or resident of a residential care facility
• § 1568.0825 — (a) The department shall conduct an unannounced visit to a facility within 30 days after the effective date of a temporary suspension of a license in order to ensure that the facility is nonoperationa
• § 1568.083 — (a) The department, State Fire Marshal, or local fire officials shall not make a de facto determination of a resident’s ambulatory or nonambulatory status based on a resident’s placement in the facili
• § 1568.0831 — (a) (1) Whether or not unrelated persons are living together, a residential care facility that serves six or fewer persons shall be considered a residential use of property for the purposes of this ch
• § 1568.0832 — (a) (1) For purposes of this section, “bedridden” means requiring assistance in turning and repositioning in bed or being unable to independently transfer to and from bed, except in a facility with ap
• § 1568.09 — It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to require the electronic fingerprint images of those individuals whose contact with residents of residential care facilities for persons w
• § 1568.092 — (a) The department may prohibit any person from being a member of the board of directors, an executive director, or an officer of a licensee or a licensee from employing, or continuing the employment
• § 1568.093 — (a) (1) If the department determines that a person was issued a license under this chapter, Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1200), Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250), Chapter 3 (commencing wi
• § 1568.094 — The department shall conduct an unannounced visit to a facility within 30 days after the department serves an order of immediate exclusion from the facility upon the licensee or a person subject to im
• § 1568.095 — (a) This article does not require a facility to accept, store, or retain firearms or ammunition.
• § 1568.096 — As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Firearm” means a device, designed to be used as a weapon, from which is expelled through a barrel, a projectile by the fo
• § 1568.097 — A licensee that permits residents to possess firearms on the facility premises shall do all of the following: (a) Accept and centrally store a resident’s firearm, ammunition, or both.
• § 1568.098 — (a) A licensee shall not accept, retain, or store any deadly weapon, as defined in Section 1568.
• § 1568.099 — The acceptance or storage of a resident’s firearm by a licensee at a facility in accordance with this article, or the retention and storage of a resident’s firearm, shall not constitute a loan, sale,
• § 1568.15 — The Secretary of California Health and Human Services shall be responsible for the oversight and coordination of programs serving people living with Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders and their
• § 1568.17 — (a) The California Health and Human Services Agency shall establish an Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Conditions Advisory Committee representing the diversity of California and that consists of at le
• § 1568.21 — The following definitions shall apply for purposes of this chapter: (a) “Activities of daily living” has the same meaning as that term is defined in Section 17.
• § 1568.22 — (a) The department may establish a medical foster home for veterans program in California pursuant to this chapter no sooner than July 1, 2024.
• § 1568.23 — (a) No person shall operate, establish, manage, conduct, or maintain a medical foster home for veterans in this state without a current valid license, as provided in this chapter.
• § 1568.24 — (a) A person seeking a license for a medical foster home for veterans under this chapter shall file with the department, pursuant to rules, regulations, and written directives, an application that sha
• § 1568.25 — (a) The department may suspend or revoke a license issued under this chapter, in the manner provided in subdivision (b), upon any of the following grounds: (1) A licensee violates this chapter or the
• § 1568.255 — Proceedings for the suspension, revocation, or denial of a license under this chapter shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Div
• § 1568.257 — (a) A licensee of a medical foster home for veterans may request inactive license status for either of the following: (1) If the facility is nonoperational due to its destruction, significant damage,
• § 1568.26 — A license shall be forfeited by operation of law when one of the following occurs: (a) The licensee sells or otherwise transfers the medical foster home for veterans or medical foster home for veteran
• § 1568.27 — (a) (1) Every licensed medical foster home for veterans shall be periodically inspected and evaluated for quality of care by a representative or representatives designated by the department.
• § 1568.271 — (a) Upon receipt of a complaint, other than a complaint alleging a denial of a statutory right of access to a medical foster home for veterans, the department shall make a preliminary review and, unle
• § 1568.28 — (a) (1) No unlicensed medical foster home for veterans, as defined in paragraph (3), shall operate in this state.
• § 1568.29 — (a) Prior to licensure, the following individuals shall be subject to and complete a background check pursuant to Section 1522: (1) An applicant.
• § 1568.295 — (a) The department may prohibit a person from being a licensee or a licensee from employing, continuing the employment of, allowing in a licensed medical foster home for veterans, or allowing contact
• § 1568.296 — (a) (1) If the department determines that a person was issued a license under this chapter, Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1200), Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250), Chapter 3 (commencing wi
• § 1568.30 — (a) A medical foster home caregiver and relief caregiver shall provide the department written evidence of all initial and ongoing training received as required by the United States Department of Veter
• § 1568.40 — (a) The department shall adopt, amend, or repeal, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.
• § 1569 — This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the California Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly Act.
• § 1569.1 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares: (a) The Legislature has taken steps in recent years to develop a continuum of long-term social and health support services for older persons in the community
• § 1569.10 — No person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation within the state and no state or local public agency shall operate, establish, manage, conduct, or maintain a residential facility for the eld
• § 1569.11 — The department shall inspect and license residential care facilities for the elderly.
• § 1569.12 — The department may provide consulting services upon request to any residential care facility for the elderly to assist in the identification or correction of deficiencies and in the upgrading of the q
• § 1569.13 — (a) The department may contract for state, county, or other public agencies to assume specified licensing, approval, or consultation responsibilities.
• § 1569.14 — No license issued pursuant to this chapter shall have any property value for sale or exchange purposes and no person, including any owner, agent, or broker, shall sell or exchange any license for any
• § 1569.145 — This chapter shall not apply to any of the following: (a) A health facility, as defined by Section 1250.
• § 1569.147 — (a) Nothing in this chapter authorizes the imposition of rent regulations or controls for licensed residential care facilities for the elderly.
• § 1569.149 — A prospective applicant for licensure shall be notified at the time of the initial request for information regarding application for licensure that, prior to obtaining licensure, the facility shall se
• § 1569.15 — (a) Any person, entity, or agent signing on behalf of an entity, seeking a license for a residential care facility for the elderly under this chapter shall file with the department, pursuant to regula
• § 1569.150 — (a) The department and the licensing agencies with which it contracts for licensing shall review and make a final determination within 60 days of an applicant’s submission of a complete application on
• § 1569.151 — Upon receipt of an application to operate a residential care facility for the elderly from an applicant who is also applying or intends to apply for a permit to sell deposit subscriptions on life care
• § 1569.1515 — (a) A corporation that applies for licensure with the department shall list the facilities that any member of the board of directors, the executive director, or an officer has been licensed to operate
• § 1569.152 — (a) A residential care facility for the elderly, as defined in Section 1569.
• § 1569.153 — A theft and loss program shall be implemented by the residential care facilities for the elderly within 90 days after January 1, 1989.
• § 1569.154 — No provision of a contract of admission, which includes all documents which a resident or his or her representative is required to sign at the time of, or as a condition of, admission to a residential
• § 1569.155 — Upon initial licensure, residential care facilities for the elderly shall be provided a printed copy of all applicable regulations by the department, without charge.
• § 1569.156 — (a) A residential care facility for the elderly shall do all of the following: (1) Not condition the provision of care or otherwise discriminate based on whether or not an individual has executed an a
• § 1569.157 — (a) Every licensed residential care facility for the elderly, at the request of two or more residents, shall assist the residents in establishing and maintaining a single resident council at the facil
• § 1569.158 — (a) A residential care facility for the elderly shall not prohibit the formation of a family council.
• § 1569.159 — The State Department of Social Services shall provide to residential care facilities for the elderly a form, which the residential care facility for the elderly shall attach to each resident admission
• § 1569.16 — (a) (1) If an application for a license indicates, or the department determines during the application review process, that the applicant previously was issued a license under this chapter or under Ch
• § 1569.17 — The Legislature recognizes the need to generate timely and accurate positive fingerprint identification of applicants as a condition of issuing licenses, permits, or certificates of approval for perso
• § 1569.171 — Prior to issuance to any person of a certificate of completion of the administrator certification program pursuant to Section 1569.
• § 1569.172 — The Department of Justice may charge a fee sufficient to cover its cost in providing services in accordance with Section 1569.
• § 1569.175 — (a) In addition to any other requirements of this chapter, any residential care facility for the elderly providing residential care for six or fewer persons at which the owner does not reside shall pr
• § 1569.185 — (a) (1) An application fee adjusted by facility and capacity shall be charged by the department for the issuance of a license to operate a residential care facility for the elderly.
• § 1569.19 — A license shall be forfeited by operation of law prior to its expiration date when one of the following occurs: (a) The licensee sells or otherwise transfers the facility or facility property, except
• § 1569.191 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 1569.
• § 1569.192 — (a) A licensee of a residential care facility for the elderly may request inactive license status for either of the following: (1) If the facility is nonoperational due to its destruction, significant
• § 1569.193 — (a) When a licensee dies, an adult relative, or other nonrelated adult, who has control of the property may be designated as the responsible party to continue operation of the facility if the followin
• § 1569.194 — (a) Every residential care facility for the elderly that is licensed or has a valid special permit therefor pursuant to Section 1569.
• § 1569.2 — As used in this chapter: (a) “Administrator” means the individual designated by the licensee to act on behalf of the licensee in the overall management of the facility.
• § 1569.20 — Upon the filing of the application for issuance of an initial license, the department shall, within five working days of the filing, make a determination regarding the completeness of the application.
• § 1569.21 — The director may issue provisional licenses to operate residential care facilities for the elderly for the facilities which the director determines are in substantial compliance with this chapter and
• § 1569.22 — Immediately upon the denial of any application for a license, the department shall notify the applicant in writing.
• § 1569.23 — (a) As a requirement for licensure, the applicant shall demonstrate that he or she has successfully completed a certification program approved by the department.
• § 1569.235 — As a requirement for licensure, the applicant shall attend an orientation given by the department which outlines the applicable rules and regulations, and the scope and responsibility for operation of
• § 1569.24 — Within 90 days after a facility accepts its first resident for placement following its initial licensure, the department shall inspect the facility to evaluate compliance with rules and regulations an
• § 1569.261 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this article to adopt fundamental rights for all persons residing in a residential care facility for the elderly, as defined in Section 1569.
• § 1569.265 — (a) Rights and liberties set forth in this article do not diminish a resident’s constitutional rights or any other rights set forth in other state or federal laws and regulations.
• § 1569.267 — (a) At admission, a facility staff person shall personally advise a resident and the resident’s representative of, and give a complete written copy of, the rights in this article and the personal righ
• § 1569.269 — (a) Residents of residential care facilities for the elderly shall have all of the following rights: (1) To be accorded dignity in their personal relationships with staff, residents, and other persons
• § 1569.280 — (a) This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the Keep Our Seniors Safe Act.
• § 1569.281 — As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Firearm” means a device, designed to be used as a weapon, from which is expelled through a barrel, a projectile by the fo
• § 1569.282 — A licensee that permits residents to possess firearms on the facility premises shall do all of the following: (a) Accept and centrally store a resident’s firearm, ammunition, or both.
• § 1569.283 — (a) A licensee shall not accept, retain, or store any deadly weapon, as defined in Section 1569.
• § 1569.284 — The acceptance or storage of a resident’s firearm by a licensee at a facility in accordance with this article, or the retention and storage of a licensee’s firearm, shall not constitute a loan, sale,
• § 1569.3 — The license of any facility licensed as a residential facility for the elderly under the California Community Care Facilities Act provided for in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1500) on January 1,
• § 1569.30 — (a) The department shall adopt, amend, or repeal, in accordance with Chapter 3.
• § 1569.31 — The regulations for a license shall prescribe standards of safety and sanitation for the physical plant and standards for basic care and supervision, personal care, and services to be provided.
• § 1569.311 — Every residential care facility for the elderly shall have one or more carbon monoxide detectors in the facility that meet the standards established in Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 13260) of Par
• § 1569.312 — Every facility required to be licensed under this chapter shall provide at least the following basic services: (a) Care and supervision as defined in Section 1569.
• § 1569.313 — Each residential care facility for the elderly shall state, on its client information form or admission agreement, and on its patient’s rights form, the facility’s policy concerning family visits and
• § 1569.314 — A residential care facility for the elderly shall not require residents to purchase medications, or rent or purchase medical supplies or equipment, from any particular pharmacy or other source.
• § 1569.315 — Each facility required to be licensed shall keep a current record of all of the following: (a) Clients in the facility, including each client’s name and ambulatory status.
• § 1569.316 — (a) The referring agency or facility, or its designee, shall provide to the administrator all information in its possession concerning any history of dangerous propensity of the client prior to the pl
• § 1569.317 — Every residential care facility for the elderly, as defined in Section 1569.
• § 1569.318 — Every residential care facility for the elderly shall abide by the provisions of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Long-Term Care Facility Residents’ Bill of Rights (Chapter 2.
• § 1569.319 — (a) A licensee of a facility that has internet service shall provide at least one internet access device, such as a computer, smart phone, tablet, or other device, that can support real-time interacti
• § 1569.32 — Any duly authorized officer, employee, or agent of the department may, upon presentation of proper identification, enter and inspect any place providing personal care, supervision, and services at any
• § 1569.33 — (a) Every licensed residential care facility for the elderly shall be subject to unannounced inspections by the department.
• § 1569.331 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares that in order to protect the health and safety of elders in care at residential care facilities for the elderly, appropriate oversight and regulation of resid
• § 1569.335 — (a) The department shall provide the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 9701 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, with a precautionary notification
• § 1569.34 — The director shall have the authority to contract for personal services as required in order to perform inspections of, or consultation with, residential care facilities for the elderly.
• § 1569.345 — Upon request, the department shall provide the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman and any approved organizations of the office with copies of inspection reports for residential care faciliti
• § 1569.35 — (a) Any person may request an investigation of a residential care facility for the elderly in accordance with this chapter by making a complaint to the department alleging a violation of applicable re
• § 1569.351 — (a) The department shall ensure that the licensee’s plan of correction is verifiable and measurable.
• § 1569.355 — The director shall establish an automated license information system on licensees and former licensees of licensed residential care facilities for the elderly.
• § 1569.356 — To the extent that the department’s computer system can electronically accommodate additional residential care facility for the elderly profile information, the department shall post on its Internet W
• § 1569.36 — (a) Not less than 30 days prior to the expiration date of any residential care facility for the elderly license, the department shall transmit a copy to the state ombudsman in the Department of Aging
• § 1569.37 — No licensee, or officer or employee of the licensee, shall discriminate or retaliate in any manner, including, but not limited to, eviction or threat of eviction, against any person receiving the serv
• § 1569.371 — (a) No licensee, or officer or employee of the licensee, shall discriminate or retaliate in any manner against any person receiving the services of the licensee’s residential care facility for the eld
• § 1569.38 — (a) Each residential care facility for the elderly shall place in a conspicuous place copies of all licensing reports issued by the department within the preceding 12 months, and all licensing reports
• § 1569.39 — (a) A residential care facility for the elderly that accepts or retains residents with prohibited health conditions, as defined by the department, in Section 87615 of Title 22 of the California Code o
• § 1569.4 — (a) Beginning May 1, 2021, and annually thereafter, the department shall collect information and send a report to each county’s department of mental health or behavioral health of all licensed residen
• § 1569.40 — (a) Any person who violates this chapter, or who willfully or repeatedly violates any rule or regulation adopted under this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be pun
• § 1569.405 — Upon a finding by the licensing authority that a facility is in operation without a license, a peace officer, as defined in Chapter 4.
• § 1569.406 — Any person who, without lawful authorization from a duly authorized officer, employee, or agent of the department, informs an owner, operator, employee, agent, or resident of a residential care facili
• § 1569.41 — The director may bring an action to enjoin the violation or threatened violation of Section 1569.
• § 1569.42 — Any action brought by the director against a residential care facility for the elderly shall not abate by reason of a sale or other transfer of ownership of the residential care facility for the elder
• § 1569.43 — Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the district attorney of every county, and city attorneys in those cities which have city attorneys which prosecute misdemeanors pursuant to Secti
• § 1569.44 — (a) A facility shall be deemed to be an “unlicensed residential care facility for the elderly” and “maintained and operated to provide residential care” if it is unlicensed and not exempt from licensu
• § 1569.45 — A facility shall be licensed as a residential care facility for the elderly if it offers care and supervision, as defined, to its residents.
• § 1569.46 — Operation of an unlicensed facility shall be an act of unfair competition and an unfair business practice within the meaning of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 17200) of the Business and Profession
• § 1569.47 — (a) “Placement agency” means any county welfare department, county social service department, county mental health department, county public guardian, general acute care hospital discharge planner or
• § 1569.48 — An emergency resident contingency account may be established within the Technical Assistance Fund established under Section 1523.