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CA Health & Safety Code § 1568.072 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.01 - Residential Care Facilities for Persons With Chronic Life-Threatening Illness|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 1568.072.

1568.072.  (a)  The department shall adopt, amend, and repeal, in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, any reasonable rules, regulations, and standards as may be necessary or proper to carry out the purposes and intent of this chapter and to enable the department to exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred upon it by this chapter, not inconsistent with state law. (b)  Regulations for a license shall prescribe standards of safety and sanitation, for the physical plant, as well as for the basic care and supervision, personal care, and services to be provided by a facility. (c)  Regulations shall specify the application and licensing process, the range of services, alternative methods for providing those services, the appraisal and assessment process, and facility staffing and training requirements. (d)  Regulations shall allow for the development of new and innovative community programs. (Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 832, Sec. 12.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1568.074 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.01 - Residential Care Facilities for Persons With Chronic Life-Threatening Illness|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 1568.074.

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 interactive applications, is equipped with videoconferencing technology, including microphone and camera functions, and is dedicated for client use.(b) A licensee shall ensure the following requirements are met in providing any internet access device for client use:(1) The device shall be available in a manner that allows a client to access it for discussion of personal or confidential information with a reasonable level of personal privacy.(2) The device shall be made available to clients in a manner that permits shared access among all clients in the facility during reasonable hours.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 469, Sec. 2. (AB 665) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1568.075 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.01 - Residential Care Facilities for Persons With Chronic Life-Threatening Illness|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 1568.075.

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 applicable, for security window bars and safety release devices.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 343, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1568.08 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.01 - Residential Care Facilities for Persons With Chronic Life-Threatening Illness|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 1568.08.

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. (b)  The name and telephone number of each resident’s physician and surgeon. (c)  The name, address, and telephone number of any person or agency responsible for the care of a resident. (d)  Updated resident file records, including, but not limited to, the current physician and surgeon report, residential appraisal, level of services required and documentation of any health related services provided to residents. The facility shall respect the privacy and confidentiality of this information.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1333, Sec. 1.5.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1568.081 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.01 - Residential Care Facilities for Persons With Chronic Life-Threatening Illness|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 1568.081.

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 1568.03. (b)  No employee of a placement agency shall place, refer, or recommend placement of a person in a facility operating without a license, unless the facility is exempt from licensure under subdivision (c) of Section 1568.03. Violation of this subdivision is a misdemeanor. (c)  Any employee of a placement agency who knows, or reasonably suspects that a facility, which is not exempt from licensure under this chapter, is operating without a license shall report the name and address of the facility to the department. Failure to report as required by this subdivision is a misdemeanor. (d)  The department shall investigate any report filed under subdivision (c). If the department has probable cause to believe that the facility which is the subject of the report is operating without a license, the department shall investigate the facility within 10 days after receipt of the report. (e)  A placement agency shall notify the department of any known or suspected incidents which would jeopardize the health or safety of residents in a residential care facility. Reportable incidents include, but are not limited to, all of the following: (1)  Incidents of physical abuse. (2)  Any violation of personal rights. (3)  Any situation in which a facility is unclean, unsafe, unsanitary, or in poor condition. (4)  Any situation in which a facility has insufficient personnel or incompetent personnel on duty. (5)  Any situation in which residents experience mental or verbal abuse. (6)  Any situation in which a facility is suspected of accepting or retaining residents who require a higher level of care than the facility is authorized to provide. (Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1333, Sec. 1.5.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1568.082 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.01 - Residential Care Facilities for Persons With Chronic Life-Threatening Illness|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 1568.082.

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 chapter or of the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter. (2)  Aiding, abetting, or permitting the violation of this chapter or of the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter. (3)  Conduct which is inimical to the health, welfare, or safety of either an individual in or receiving services from the facility or the people of the State of California. (4)  The provision of services beyond the level the facility is authorized to provide, or accepting or retaining residents who require services of a higher level than the facility is authorized to provide. (5)  Engaging in acts of financial malfeasance concerning the operation of a facility, including, but not limited to, improper use or embezzlement of client moneys and property or fraudulent appropriation for personal gain of facility moneys and property, or willful or negligent failure to provide services. (b)  The director may temporarily suspend any license, prior to any hearing when, in the opinion of the director, the action is necessary to protect residents of the facility from physical or mental abuse, abandonment, or any other substantial threat to health or safety. The director shall notify the licensee of the temporary suspension and the effective date of the temporary suspension, and at the same time shall serve the provider with an accusation. Upon receipt of a notice of defense to the accusation by the licensee, the director shall, within 15 days, set the matter for hearing, and the hearing shall be held as soon as possible, but not later than 30 days after receipt of the notice. The temporary suspension shall remain in effect until the time the hearing is completed and the director has made a final determination on the merits. However, the temporary suspension shall be deemed vacated if the director fails to make a final determination on the merits within 30 days after the original hearing has been completed. (c)  In any case where the department orders the licensee to remove a resident who has a health condition or health conditions which cannot be cared for within the limits of the license or special permit or requires inpatient care in a health facility licensed pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250), the licensee shall do all of the following: (1)  Prepare and submit to the department a written plan for relocation of the client or resident, in a form acceptable to the department. (2)  Comply with all terms and conditions of the approved relocation plan. (3)  Provide any other information as may be required by the department for the proper administration and enforcement of this section. (Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 311, Sec. 32. Effective August 19, 1998.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1568.0821 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.01 - Residential Care Facilities for Persons With Chronic Life-Threatening Illness|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 1568.0821.

1568.0821.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any person who violates Section 1568.03 shall be assessed by the department an immediate civil penalty in the amount of one hundred dollars ($100) per resident for each day of the violation. (b)  The civil penalty authorized in subdivision (a) shall be two hundred dollars ($200) per resident for each day of the violation if an unlicensed facility is operated and the operator refuses to seek licensure or the operator seeks licensure and the license application is denied and the operator continues to operate the unlicensed facility. (c)  An operator may appeal the assessment to the director. The department shall adopt regulations setting forth the appeal procedure. (Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 819, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1568.0823 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.01 - Residential Care Facilities for Persons With Chronic Life-Threatening Illness|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 1568.0823.

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 punished by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed 180 days, or by both fine and imprisonment.(b) Operation of a residential care facility without a license shall be subject to a summons to appear in court. (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the district attorney of every county, and the city attorneys in those cities which have city attorneys who have jurisdiction to prosecute misdemeanors pursuant to Section 72193 of the Government Code, shall, upon their own initiative or upon application by the department or its authorized representative, institute and conduct the prosecution of any action for violation within his or her county of this chapter.(Amended (as added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 832) by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 514. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1568.0824 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.01 - Residential Care Facilities for Persons With Chronic Life-Threatening Illness|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 1568.0824.

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 for persons with a chronic, life-threatening illness of an impending and unannounced site visit to that facility by personnel of the department, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed 180 days, or by both a fine and imprisonment.(Added by renumbering Section 1568.0823 (as added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 888, Sec. 3) by Stats. 2015, Ch. 303, Sec. 279. (AB 731) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1568.0825 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.01 - Residential Care Facilities for Persons With Chronic Life-Threatening Illness|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 1568.0825.

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 nonoperational, unless the department previously has verified that the facility is nonoperational.(b) The department shall conduct an unannounced visit to a facility within 30 days after the effective date of a revocation of a license in order to ensure that the facility is nonoperational, unless the department previously has verified that the facility is nonoperational.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 291, Sec. 12. Effective September 25, 2008.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1568.083 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.01 - Residential Care Facilities for Persons With Chronic Life-Threatening Illness|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 1568.083.

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 facility. Interpretation of regulations related to fire safety in residential care facilities shall be made to provide flexibility to allow residents to remain in the least restrictive environment. (b)  This chapter shall not preempt the application of any local zoning requirements to residential care facility, except as provided for in Section 1568.0831. (Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1333, Sec. 1.5.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1568.094 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.01 - Residential Care Facilities for Persons With Chronic Life-Threatening Illness|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 1568.094.

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 immediate removal or exclusion from the facility pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (c) of Section 1568.09 and subdivision (c) of Section 1568.092 in order to ensure that the excluded person is not within the facility, unless the department previously has verified that the excluded person is not within the facility.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 291, Sec. 13. Effective September 25, 2008.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1568.095 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.01 - Residential Care Facilities for Persons With Chronic Life-Threatening Illness|ARTICLE 2 - Firearms, Ammunition, and Deadly Weapons|Section 1568.095.

1568.095.  (a) This article does not require a facility to accept, store, or retain firearms or ammunition.(b) The department shall promulgate regulations to implement this article.(c) Until regulations are adopted, the department may implement and administer the provisions of this article through the issuance of written directives that have the same force and effect as regulations. The directives shall be exempt from the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 840, Sec. 3. (SB 172) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1568.096 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.01 - Residential Care Facilities for Persons With Chronic Life-Threatening Illness|ARTICLE 2 - Firearms, Ammunition, and Deadly Weapons|Section 1568.096.

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 force of an explosion or other form of combustion, including the frame or receiver of the device.(b) “Ammunition” means one or more loaded cartridges consisting of a primed case, propellant, and with one or more projectiles. “Ammunition” does not include blanks.(c) “Antique firearm” has the same meaning as set forth, and has the same meaning as, in Section 921(a)(16) of Title 18 of the United States Code.(d) “Deadly weapon” means any of the following:(1) Any weapon, the possession or concealed carrying of which is prohibited by Section 16590 of the Penal Code.(2) A destructive device, as defined in Section 16460 of the Penal Code.(e) “Facility” means a residential care facility for persons with chronic life-threatening illness licensed by the State Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 840, Sec. 3. (SB 172) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1568.097 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.01 - Residential Care Facilities for Persons With Chronic Life-Threatening Illness|ARTICLE 2 - Firearms, Ammunition, and Deadly Weapons|Section 1568.097.

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.(b) Retain and centrally store a licensee’s firearm, ammunition, or both.(c) Resident’s and licensees’ firearms, ammunition, or both shall be centrally stored in the facility and in the following manner:(1) Firearms shall be centrally stored unloaded, in a locked gun safe, that meets the regulatory standards established by the Department of Justice in Section 4100 of Title 11 of the California Code of Regulations.(2) Ammunition shall be centrally stored separately in a locked location different from firearms.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 840, Sec. 3. (SB 172) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1568.098 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.01 - Residential Care Facilities for Persons With Chronic Life-Threatening Illness|ARTICLE 2 - Firearms, Ammunition, and Deadly Weapons|Section 1568.098.

1568.098.  (a) A licensee shall not accept, retain, or store any deadly weapon, as defined in Section 1568.096, of a resident or licensee.(b) A licensee shall not accept, retain, or store any of the following firearms owned or possessed by a resident or licensee:(1) A firearm regulated pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 18710) of Division 5 of Title 2 of Part 6 of the Penal Code.(2) A firearm regulated pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 30500) of Division 10 of Title 4 of Part 6 of the Penal Code.(3) A firearm regulated pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 32610) of Division 10 of Title 4 of Part 6 of the Penal Code.(4) A firearm regulated pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 33300) of Chapter 8 of Division 10 of Title 4 of Part 6 of the Penal Code.(c) The licensee shall not accept, retain, or store a firearm required to be registered with the Department of Justice pursuant to Section 29180 of the Penal Code unless it verifies it is in fact registered with the Department of Justice pursuant to Section 29180 of the Penal Code.(d) The licensee may accept, retain, or store a firearm that is otherwise required to be registered with the Department of Justice pursuant to Section 29180 of the Penal Code but which is exempt from the registration requirements because it was entered into the centralized registry set forth in Section 11106 of the Penal Code prior to July 1, 2018, as being owned by a specific individual or entity if that firearm has assigned to it a distinguishing number or mark of identification because the department accepted entry of that firearm into the centralized registry.(e) Commencing July 1, 2021, unless it is an antique firearm, the licensee shall not accept, retain, or store a firearm unless the owner of the firearm provides to the licensee documentation that the person is listed with the Department of Justice pursuant to Section 11106 of the Penal Code as the registered owner of that firearm.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 840, Sec. 3. (SB 172) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1568.099 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.01 - Residential Care Facilities for Persons With Chronic Life-Threatening Illness|ARTICLE 2 - Firearms, Ammunition, and Deadly Weapons|Section 1568.099.

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, receipt, or transfer of a firearm within the meaning of Sections 26500, 27545, or subdivision (a) of Section 31615 of the Penal Code.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 840, Sec. 3. (SB 172) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1569 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.2 - Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 1569.

1569.  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the California Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly Act.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1127, Sec. 3.)