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Health and Safety Code - HSC

17,661 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 1569.481 — (a) (1) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to authorize the department to take quick, effective action to protect the health and safety of residents of residential care facil
• § 1569.482 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to authorize the department to take quick, effective action to protect the health and safety of residents of residential care facilitie
• § 1569.485 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any person who violates Section 1569.
• § 1569.49 — (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
• § 1569.495 — The civil, criminal, and administrative remedies available to the department pursuant to this article are not exclusive, and may be sought and employed in any combination deemed advisable by the state
• § 1569.5 — (a) The director shall adopt regulations authorizing residential care facilities for the elderly, as defined in Section 1569.
• § 1569.50 — (a) The department may deny an application for a license or may suspend or revoke a license issued under this chapter upon any of the following grounds and in the manner provided in this chapter: (1)
• § 1569.51 — (a) 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
• § 1569.510 — (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
• § 1569.511 — (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
• § 1569.512 — (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
• § 1569.515 — In addition to the witness fees and mileage provided by Section 11450.
• § 1569.52 — The withdrawal of an application for a license after it has been filed with the department shall not, unless the department consents in writing to such withdrawal, deprive the department of its author
• § 1569.525 — (a) If the director determines that it is necessary to temporarily suspend or to revoke any license of a residential care facility for the elderly in order to protect the residents or clients of the f
• § 1569.53 — Any license suspended or revoked pursuant to this chapter may be reinstated pursuant to Section 11522 of the Government Code.
• § 1569.54 — (a) (1) When the department does not suspend the license of a residential care facility for the elderly pursuant to this article, the department may still order the licensee to remove a resident who h
• § 1569.545 — (a) For purposes of this section, “suspension of new admissions” means a prohibition on admitting new residents to receive care or services in the facility.
• § 1569.58 — (a) The department may prohibit any person from being a licensee, owning a beneficial ownership interest of 10 percent or more in a licensed facility, or being an administrator, officer, director, mem
• § 1569.59 — (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
• § 1569.595 — 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
• § 1569.60 — (a) The director shall require as a condition precedent to the issuance of any license for a residential care facility for the elderly, if the licensee handles or will handle any money of a person wit
• § 1569.601 — The director may grant a partial or total variance from the bonding requirements of Section 1569.
• § 1569.605 — On and after July 1, 2015, all residential care facilities for the elderly, except those facilities that are an integral part of a continuing care retirement community, shall maintain liability insura
• § 1569.61 — The department shall develop and maintain at each district office a file for each facility in that district, containing all documents regarding the facility that were received or created by the depart
• § 1569.613 — Any person who becomes an administrator of a residential care facility for the elderly on or after January 1, 1992, shall, at a minimum, comply with all of the following: (a) Be at least 21 years of a
• § 1569.616 — (a) (1) An administrator of a residential care facility for the elderly shall successfully complete a department-approved administrator certification training program pursuant to subdivision (c) prior
• § 1569.617 — (a) (1) There is hereby created in the State Treasury, the Certification Fund from which moneys, upon appropriation of the Legislature, shall be expended by the department for the purpose of administe
• § 1569.618 — (a) The administrator designated by the licensee pursuant to paragraph (11) of subdivision (a) of Section 1569.
• § 1569.62 — (a) The director shall ensure that licensees, administrators, and staff of residential care facilities for the elderly have appropriate training to provide the care and services for which a license or
• § 1569.625 — (a) The Legislature finds that the quality of services provided to residents of residential care facilities for the elderly is dependent upon the training and skills of staff.
• § 1569.626 — (a) All residential care facilities for the elderly shall meet the following training requirements, as described in Section 1569.
• § 1569.627 — Any residential care facility for the elderly that advertises or promotes special care, special programming, or a special environment for persons with dementia shall disclose to the department the spe
• § 1569.628 — A licensee of a residential care facility for the elderly that advertises or promotes special care, programming, or environments for persons with a health related condition, except as specified in Sec
• § 1569.63 — The director shall insure that licensing personnel at the department have appropriate training to properly carry out this chapter.
• § 1569.64 — The department shall institute a staff development and training program within the organization structure to develop among staff the knowledge and understanding necessary to successfully carry out thi
• § 1569.65 — (a) On or before January 1, 1987, the department shall publish a comprehensive consumer guideline brochure to assist persons in the evaluation and selection of a licensed residential care facility for
• § 1569.651 — (a) A licensee of a residential care facility for the elderly shall not require any form of preadmission fee or deposit from a recipient under the State Supplementary Program for the Aged, Blind and D
• § 1569.652 — (a) A residential care facility for the elderly shall not require advance notice for terminating an admission agreement upon the death of a resident.
• § 1569.655 — (a) If a licensee of a residential care facility for the elderly increases the rates of fees for residents or makes increases in any of its rate structures for services, the licensee shall provide no
• § 1569.657 — (a) For any rate increase due to a change in the level of care of the resident, the licensee shall provide the resident and the resident’s representative, if any, written notice of the rate increase w
• § 1569.658 — (a) On or before January 31 of each year, the licensee of a licensed residential care facility for the elderly shall prepare a document disclosing its average monthly rate increases, inclusive of rate
• § 1569.66 — At least annually, the director shall publish and make available to interested persons a list or lists covering all licensed residential care facilities for the elderly and the services for which each
• § 1569.67 — (a) The department shall develop a written notice for the purpose of informing any individual who requests information regarding admission to a residential care facility for the elderly that the depar
• § 1569.68 — All residential care facilities shall be required to include their current license number in any public advertisement or correspondence.
• § 1569.681 — (a) Each residential care facility for the elderly licensed under this chapter shall reveal its license number in all advertisements, publications, or announcements made with the intent to attract cli
• § 1569.682 — (a) A licensee of a licensed residential care facility for the elderly shall, prior to transferring a resident of the facility to another facility or to an independent living arrangement as a result o
• § 1569.683 — (a) In addition to complying with other applicable regulations, a licensee of a residential care facility for the elderly who sends a notice of eviction to a resident shall set forth in the notice to
• § 1569.686 — (a) A licensee shall notify the department, the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, all residents, and, if applicable, their legal representatives, in writing, within two business days, and shall notify a
• § 1569.69 — (a) Each residential care facility for the elderly licensed under this chapter shall ensure that each employee of the facility who assists residents with the self-administration of medications meets a
• § 1569.695 — (a) In addition to any other requirement of this chapter, a residential care facility for the elderly shall have an emergency and disaster plan that shall include, but not be limited to, all of the fo
• § 1569.696 — (a) All residential care facilities for the elderly shall provide training to direct care staff on postural supports, restricted conditions or health services, and hospice care as a component of the t
• § 1569.698 — (a) The State Fire Marshal has proposed that the California Building Standards Commission adopt building standards to provide for locked and secured perimeters in residential care facilities for the e
• § 1569.699 — (a) When approved by the person responsible for enforcement, as described in Section 13146, exit doors in facilities classified as Group R, Division 2 facilities under the California Building Standard
• § 1569.6991 — On and after January 1, 1999, no security window bars may be installed or maintained on any residential care facility for the elderly unless the security window bars meet current state and local requi
• § 1569.7 — Residential care facilities for the elderly that serve residents with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of major neurocognitive disorder should include information on sundowning as part of the train
• § 1569.70 — It is the intent of the Legislature to develop and implement a plan to establish three levels of care under the residential care facility for the elderly license, subject to future Budget Act appropri
• § 1569.71 — In consultation with the State Fire Marshal the department shall develop and expedite implementation of regulations related to nonambulatory persons that ensure resident safety but also provide flexib
• § 1569.72 — (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (d), no resident shall be admitted or retained in a residential care facility for the elderly if any of the following apply: (1) The resident requires 2
• § 1569.725 — (a) A residential care facility for the elderly may permit incidental medical services to be provided through a home health agency, licensed pursuant to Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 1725), when
• § 1569.73 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 1569.
• § 1569.74 — (a) Licensed residential care facilities for the elderly that employ health care providers may establish policies to honor a request to forego resuscitative measures as defined in Section 4780 of the
• § 1569.80 — (a) A resident of a residential care facility for the elderly, or the resident’s representative, or both, shall have the right to participate in decisionmaking regarding the care and services to be pr
• § 1569.82 — 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 of residential care facilities for the el
• § 1569.83 — Any person licensed under this chapter who operates, or proposes to operate a residential care facility for the elderly, the department or other public agency authorized to license the facility, or an
• § 1569.84 — A residential care facility for the elderly, 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
• § 1569.85 — (a) Whether or not unrelated persons are living together, a residential care facility for the elderly that serves six or fewer persons shall be considered a residential use of property for the purpose
• § 1569.86 — No fire inspection clearance or other permit, license, clearance, or similar authorization shall be denied to a residential care facility for the elderly because of a failure to comply with local ordi
• § 1569.87 — 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 for the elderly which serves six or fewer persons sha
• § 1569.880 — (a) For purposes of this section, an “admission agreement” includes all documents that a resident or his or her representative must sign at the time of, or as a condition of, admission to a residentia
• § 1569.881 — (a) Every residential care facility for the elderly shall make blank complete copies of its admission agreement available to the public immediately, subject to time required for copying or mailing, at
• § 1569.882 — (a) The admission agreement shall be printed in black type of not less than 12-point type size, on plain white paper.
• § 1569.883 — (a) The admission agreement shall not include unlawful waivers of facility liability for the health and safety or personal property of residents.
• § 1569.884 — The admission agreement shall include all of the following: (a) A comprehensive description of any items and services provided under a single fee, such as a monthly fee for room, board, and other item
• § 1569.885 — (a) When referring to a resident’s obligation to observe facility rules, the admission agreement shall indicate that the rules must be reasonable, and that there is a facility procedure for suggesting
• § 1569.886 — (a) The admission agreement shall not include any ground for involuntary transfer or eviction of the resident unless those grounds are specifically enumerated under state law or regulation.
• § 1569.887 — (a) The admission agreement shall be signed and dated, acknowledging the contents of the document, by the resident or the resident’s representative.
• § 1569.888 — (a) The requirements of this article relating to admission agreements for residential care facilities for the elderly are intended to be in addition to, and not exclusive of, any other requirements es
• § 1569.889 — (a) The personal rights form made available by the department’s Community Care Licensing Division to residential care facilities for the elderly shall include a statement regarding procedures for repo
• § 1570 — This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the California Adult Day Health Care Act.
• § 1570.2 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares that there exists a pattern of overutilization of long-term institutional care for elderly persons or adults with disabilities, and that there is an urgent ne
• § 1570.7 — As used in this chapter and in any regulations promulgated thereunder: (a) “Adult day health care” means an organized day program of therapeutic, social, and skilled nursing health activities and serv
• § 1570.9 — In the event of conflict between the provisions of this chapter and the provisions of Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1200), Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250), or Chapter 3 (commencing with
• § 1571 — Nothing in this chapter shall require any county to include adult day health care as a part of the services offered by the county hospital or to otherwise establish an adult day health center.
• § 1572 — (a) The functions and duties of the State Department of Public Health provided for under this chapter shall be performed by the California Department of Aging commencing on the date those functions ar
• § 1574 — The state department may delegate to local health departments the authority to verify compliance with the licensing and approval provisions of this chapter, and regulations adopted pursuant to this ch
• § 1574.5 — (a) All adult day health care centers shall maintain compliance with licensing requirements.
• § 1574.7 — (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
• § 1575 — No person or public agency within this state shall provide adult day health care in this state, without first obtaining a license therefor as provided in this chapter.
• § 1575.1 — (a) (1) Each applicant for a license to operate an adult day health care center shall disclose to the department the name and business address of each general partner if the applicant is a partnership
• § 1575.2 — An applicant for initial licensure as an adult day health care center shall file with the department, pursuant to its regulations, an application on forms furnished by the department, that shall inclu
• § 1575.3 — (a) If an adult day health care center or an applicant for a license has not been previously licensed, the department may only issue a provisional license to the center as provided in this section.
• § 1575.4 — (a) The department may issue a provisional license to an adult day health care center if all of the following conditions are met: (1) The adult day health care center and the applicant for licensure s
• § 1575.45 — (a) If the department determines that the adult day health care center operating under a provisional license has serious deficiencies that pose a risk to the health and safety of the participants, the
• § 1575.6 — (a) As a prudent business practice, a licensee shall maintain sufficient financial resources for adult day health care operations to enable each licensed facility to operate for 30 calendar days.
• § 1575.7 — (a) (1) The State Department of Public Health, prior to issuing a new license, shall obtain a criminal record clearance for the administrator, program director, and fiscal officer of the proposed adul
• § 1575.9 — Each application for a new license or renewal submitted to the state department shall be accompanied by an annual Licensing and Certification Program fee set in accordance with Section 1266.
• § 1576 — The director shall approve an application for a new license if no substantial basis for denial of the license exists under Section 1575.
• § 1576.2 — Each license issued or renewed pursuant to this chapter shall not be transferable and the initial license shall expire 12 months from the date of its issuance.
• § 1576.5 — Immediately upon the denial of any application for issuance or renewal of a license, the state department shall notify the applicant in writing.
• § 1578 — A provider may share space with another licensed health facility, community care facility, senior center, or other appropriate structure, upon the approval of the department, based upon a determinatio
• § 1578.1 — (a) Notwithstanding subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 1570.
• § 1579 — (a) A rural alternative adult day health care center shall operate its programs a minimum of three days weekly, unless the program can justify, to the satisfaction of the department, fewer days of ope
• § 1580 — The state department shall adopt and may from time to time amend or repeal, in accordance with Chapter 3.
• § 1580.1 — (a) An entity providing adult day health care as part of a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) organization, as defined in Section 460.
• § 1580.2 — On or before December 1, 1978, the director shall by regulation adopt an equitable and uniform method of evaluating the quality of care and services provided by adult day health centers based upon the
• § 1580.5 — (a) Every adult day health care center shall be periodically inspected and evaluated for quality of care by a representative or representatives designated by the director.
• § 1580.9 — Any person may request an inspection of any adult day health center in accordance with the provisions of this article by transmitting to the state department notice of an alleged violation of applicab
• § 1581 — Upon receipt of a complaint pursuant to Section 1580.
• § 1581.5 — Any duly authorized officer, employee, or agent of the department or the California Department of Aging may, upon presentation of proper identification, enter and inspect any place providing adult day
• § 1582 — The state department may provide consulting services upon request to any adult day health center to assist in the identification or correction of deficiencies and in the upgrading of the quality of ca
• § 1582.5 — Reports on the results of each inspection, evaluation, or consultation performed pursuant to this article shall be kept on file in the state department, and all inspection reports, consultation report
• § 1583 — The director shall publish and make available to interested persons a list of all licensed adult day health centers, the services which each such facility provides, and the relative evaluation rating
• § 1584 — (a) An adult day health care center that provides care for adults with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias may install for the safety and security of those persons secured perimeter fences or egre
• § 1584.5 — Every adult day health care center shall, for the purpose of addressing issues that arise when an adult day health care participant is missing from the facility, develop and comply with an absentee no
• § 1585 — No member of the governing board of an adult day health center, nor any member of the immediate family of that board member, may have any direct or indirect interest in any contract for supplying serv
• § 1585.2 — (a) Any operator of a health facility licensed to provide adult day health care under this chapter shall provide that adult day health care as a separate program as determined by the State Department
• § 1585.5 — Adult day health care centers shall provide services to each participant pursuant to an individual plan of care designed to maintain or restore each participant’s optimal capacity for self-care.
• § 1586 — No adult day health center shall refuse to provide adult day care health services to any person on the basis that service to such person will be reimbursed under the Medi-Cal Act (Chapter 7 (commencin
• § 1586.6 — Adult day health care centers may not require family members to attend the center or assist the participant with activities of daily living while at the center.
• § 1586.7 — (a) Adult day health care centers may not discriminate because of race, color, creed, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, or physical or mental disabilities.
• § 1588 — (a) The state department shall, subject to the availability of funds appropriated therefor, conduct a grants-in-aid program for the following purposes: (1) To assist in the establishment of new adult
• § 1588.2 — Eligibility for grants pursuant to this article shall be limited to any public or private nonprofit agency.
• § 1588.3 — The grant amount available from funds appropriated through the Budget Act for the Adult Day Health Care Program shall not exceed one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($125,000) for a single projec
• § 1588.5 — In developing policies and priorities pertaining to the allocation of grant funds, the department shall give primary consideration to the following factors: (a) The applicant’s immediate need for fund
• § 1588.7 — (a) The department, unless otherwise specified in the interagency agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1572 or pursuant to annual Budget Act requirements, shall adopt specific guidelines for the
• § 1589 — Subject to the appropriation of funds pursuant to the annual Budget Act, the department may establish planning and development grants for public or private nonprofit applicants that request assistance
• § 1589.5 — State administrative costs on grants issued pursuant to this article shall not exceed 10 percent of the amount of the grants.
• § 1590 — The state department may suspend or revoke any license issued under the provisions of this chapter upon any of the following grounds and in the manner provided in this article: (a) Violation by the li
• § 1590.5 — Proceedings for the suspension, revocation, or denial of a license under this article shall be conducted in accordance with Section 100171.
• § 1591 — (a) When the director intends to seek the suspension or revocation of a license, the director shall notify the licensee of the proposed suspension or revocation and, at the same time, shall serve the
• § 1591.5 — The withdrawal of an application for a license after it has been filed with the state department shall not, unless the state department consents in writing to such withdrawal, deprive the state depart
• § 1595 — Any license revoked pursuant to this article may be reinstated pursuant to the provisions of Section 11522 of the Government Code.
• § 1595.2 — Any person who negligently, repeatedly, or willfully violates any of the provisions of this chapter, or regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction the
• § 1595.5 — The director may bring an action to enjoin the violation or threatened violation of Section 1575 in the superior court in and for the county in which the violation occurred or is about to occur.
• § 1596 — Any action brought by the director against an adult day health center shall not abate by reason of a sale or other transfer of ownership of the adult day health center which is a party to the action.
• § 1596.5 — The district attorney of every county shall, upon application by the state department or its authorized representative institute and conduct the prosecution of any action for violation within his coun
• § 1596.60 — For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Ancillary day care center” means a day care center, as defined in Section 1596.
• § 1596.601 — Any child care provider who possesses any one of the following identification cards may initiate a background examination to be a trustline provider: (a) A valid California driver’s license.
• § 1596.603 — (a) Each person initiating a background examination to be a trustline provider shall either obtain two sets of fingerprints from a law enforcement agency or other local agency on a fingerprint card au
• § 1596.605 — (a) (1) The department shall establish a trustline registry pursuant to this chapter and shall continuously update the registry information.
• § 1596.607 — (a) (1) If the department finds that the trustline applicant has been convicted of a crime, other than a minor traffic violation, the department shall deny the application, unless the department grant
• § 1596.608 — (a) (1) The department may revoke a provider’s trustline registration for any of the following: (A) Procuring trustline registration by fraud or misrepresentation.
• § 1596.61 — (a) The department may charge a fee to a trustline applicant.
• § 1596.615 — All moneys collected by the department to implement this chapter shall, notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, be continuously appropriated to the department without regard to fiscal ye
• § 1596.616 — Notwithstanding Section 1596.
• § 1596.62 — (a) (1) The Department of Justice shall maintain and continually update an index of reports of child abuse by, and pertinent criminal convictions of, providers and shall inform the department of subse
• § 1596.63 — It is a misdemeanor for a person to falsely represent or present himself or herself as a trustline applicant or a registered trustline child care provider.
• § 1596.64 — (a) The department shall enter into a contract with the California Child Care Resource and Referral Network to administer the trustline duties as described in this chapter.
• § 1596.643 — (a) The California Child Care Resource and Referral Network shall have the following responsibilities: (1) Establish and maintain a toll-free line to allow parents, employment agencies, child care ref
• § 1596.645 — The California Child Care Resource and Referral Network, in consultation with representatives of private industry, parents, childcare resource and referral agencies, the department, trustline provider
• § 1596.65 — (a) An employment agency, as defined in Section 1812.
• § 1596.653 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to protect the well-being of California children by regulating private individuals and companies that transport or accompany minors to out-of-state residential
• § 1596.655 — A childcare resource and referral agency established pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 10217) of Part 1.
• § 1596.656 — (a) A person 18 years of age or older, who provides child care or child care supervision in an ancillary day care center, as defined in Section 1596.
• § 1596.657 — Pursuant to Section 3200.
• § 1596.66 — (a) Each license-exempt childcare provider, as defined pursuant to Section 1596.
• § 1596.67 — (a) To the extent permitted by federal law, each childcare provider, as defined by Section 1596.
• § 1596.671 — (a) To the extent required by federal law, each license-exempt childcare provider, as defined in Section 1596.
• § 1596.68 — (a) This chapter shall be operative on July 1, 1998.
• § 1596.70 — This chapter and Chapters 3.
• § 1596.71 — This chapter applies to Chapters 3.
• § 1596.72 — The Legislature finds all of the following: (a) That child daycare facilities can contribute positively to a child’s emotional, cognitive, and educational development.
• § 1596.73 — The purposes of this act are to: (a) Streamline the administration of childcare licensing and thereby increase the efficiency and effectiveness of this system.
• § 1596.74 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in this chapter govern the construction of this chapter and Chapters 3.
• § 1596.75 — “Child” means a person who is under 18 years of age who is being provided care and supervision in a child day care facility, except where otherwise specified in this act.
• § 1596.750 — “Child day care facility” means a facility that provides nonmedical care to children under 18 years of age in need of personal services, supervision, or assistance essential for sustaining the activit
• § 1596.76 — “Day care center” means a child day care facility other than a family day care home, and includes infant centers, preschools, extended day care facilities, and schoolage child care centers, and includ
• § 1596.77 — “Department” means the State Department of Social Services.
• § 1596.770 — “Director” means the Director of Social Services.
• § 1596.771 — “Employer-sponsored child care center” means any child day care facility at the employer’s site of business operated directly or through a provider contract by any person or entity having one or more
• § 1596.773 — (a) “Probation” means the period of time that a licensed child day care facility is required to comply with specific terms and conditions set forth by the department in order to stay or postpone the r
• § 1596.775 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) There is a severe shortage of child care for schoolage children throughout California, with many schoolage children going home to an empty,
• § 1596.78 — (a) “Family daycare home” means a facility that regularly provides care, protection, and supervision for 14 or fewer children, in the provider’s own home, for periods of less than 24 hours per day, wh
• § 1596.785 — “Nonminor student” means a person 18 years of age or older who qualifies as an individual with exceptional needs, as defined in Section 56026 of the Education Code, and who qualifies for services from
• § 1596.79 — “Person” means an individual, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, or governmental entity, such as the state, a county, city, special district, school district, community
• § 1596.790 — “Planning agency” means the agency designated pursuant to Section 65100 of the Government Code.
• § 1596.791 — “Provider” means a person who operates a child day care facility and is licensed pursuant to Chapter 3.
• § 1596.7915 — “Schoolage child care center” means a day care center or part of a day care center that provides nonmedical care and supervision, personal services, or assistance essential for sustaining the activiti
• § 1596.7916 — “Drop-in childcare center” means any daycare center, as defined in Section 1596.
• § 1596.792 — This chapter, Chapter 3.
• § 1596.7925 — (a) On or before July 1, 2019, the State Department of Education shall adopt new health and safety regulations under Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations that apply to California state presch
• § 1596.793 — This chapter and Chapters 3.
• § 1596.794 — The department shall serve as the liaison to child day care facilities for the purposes of Sections 17608 to 17613, inclusive, of the Education Code.
• § 1596.795 — (a) The smoking of a tobacco product in a private residence that is licensed as a family day care home shall be prohibited in the home and in those areas of the family day care home where children are
• § 1596.796 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, payments are not required to be made to any person who provides child care services and is exempt from the licensing requirements of this chapter, Chapter 3
• § 1596.797 — (a) Blood glucose testing for the purposes of monitoring a minor child diagnosed with diabetes may be performed in a child day care facility in accordance with paragraph (6) of subdivision (b) of Sect
• § 1596.798 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, licensees and staff of a child day care facility may administer inhaled medication to a child if all of the following requirements are met: (1) The lice
• § 1596.7985 — (a) (1) On or before July 1, 2027, the department, in consultation with the Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) and the State Department of Education, shall establish an anaphylactic policy th
• § 1596.799 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 1597.
• § 1596.7995 — (a) (1) Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a day care center if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles.
• § 1596.7996 — (a) A licensed child day care facility, upon enrolling or reenrolling any child, shall provide the parent or guardian with written information, to be developed by the department, in consultation with
• § 1596.80 — No person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation shall operate, establish, manage, conduct, or maintain a child day care facility in this state without a current valid license therefor as pro
• § 1596.802 — Notwithstanding any other law, on or before January 1, 2025, the department shall do all of the following: (a) Create a template form for plans of operations.
• § 1596.803 — (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 child day care facility.
• § 1596.804 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, on or before January 1, 2024, the department shall revise its regulations to meet both of the following requirements: (1) Permit children with exceptional needs, as
• § 1596.805 — No person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation shall provide specialized services within a child day care facility in this state without first obtaining a special permit as provided in this
• § 1596.806 — (a) A room used as a classroom by a schoolage childcare program shall not be required to meet the square footage or toilet requirements for child daycare centers if the program is operated on either o
• § 1596.807 — The State Department of Social Services, shall allow an extended daycare program, whether or not exempt from licensure pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1596.
• § 1596.808 — (a) Commencing January 1, 2012, except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), a licensed child day care facility shall comply with all of the following requirements for beverages served by the day c