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CA Health & Safety Code § 1417.15 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2.4 - Quality of Long-Term Health Facilities|Section 1417.15.

1417.15.  (a)  (1)  If one or more of the following remedies is actually imposed for violation of state or federal requirements, the long-term health care facility shall post a notice of the imposed remedy or remedies, in the form specified in subdivision (c), on all doors providing ingress to or egress from the facility, except as specified in paragraph (2): (A)  License suspension. (B)  Termination of certification for Medicare or Medi-Cal. (C)  Denial of payment by Medicare or Medi-Cal for all otherwise eligible residents. (D)  Denial of payment by Medicare or Medi-Cal for otherwise eligible incoming residents. (E)  Ban on admission of any type. (2)  For purposes of this subdivision, a distinct part nursing facility shall only be required to post the notice on all main doors providing ingress to or egress from the distinct part, and not on all of the doors providing ingress to or egress from the facility. An intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled habilitative and an intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled-nursing shall post this notice on the inside of all doors providing ingress to or egress from the facility. (b)  A violation of the requirement of subdivision (a) shall be issued and enforced in the manner of a class “B” violation. (c)  The form of the notice established pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be entitled “Notice of Violation Remedies.” Each notice shall list the remedy or remedies imposed, as set forth in subdivision (a), and shall include the date the remedy was imposed. The notice shall be typeset on white bond paper, 8 1/2 x 11 inches in size, in boldface black type in a 16-point sans serif type font. A facility may remove the notice on or after the date on which the sanction is lifted. (Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 685, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1417.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2.4 - Quality of Long-Term Health Facilities|Section 1417.3.

1417.3.  The department shall promote quality of care and quality of life for residents, clients, and patients in long-term health care facility services through specific activities that include, but are not limited to, all of the following:(a)  Research and evaluation of innovative facility resident care models. (b)  (1)  Provision of statewide training on effective facility practices. (2)  Training also shall include topics related to the provision of quality of care and quality of life for facility residents. The topics for training shall be identified by the department through a periodic survey. The curriculum for the training provided under this paragraph shall be developed in consultation with representatives from provider associations, consumer associations, and others, as deemed appropriate by the state department. (c)  The establishment of separate units to respond to facility requests for technical assistance regarding licensing and certification requirements, compliance with federal and state standards, and related operational issues. (d)  State employees providing technical assistance to facilities pursuant to this section are only required to report violations they discover during the provision of the assistance to the appropriate district office if the violations constitute an immediate and serious threat to the health and welfare of, or have resulted in actual harm to, patients, residents, or clients of the facility. (e)  The state department shall measure facility satisfaction and the effectiveness of the technical assistance provided pursuant to subdivision (c). (f)  No person employed in the technical assistance or training units under subdivisions (b) and (c) shall also participate in the licensing, surveying, or direct regulation of facilities. (g)  This section shall not diminish the department’s ongoing survey and enforcement process. (Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 685, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1417.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2.4 - Quality of Long-Term Health Facilities|Section 1417.4.

1417.4.  (a)  There is hereby established in the state department the Quality Awards Program for nursing homes. (b)  The department shall establish criteria under the program, after consultation with stakeholder groups, for recognizing all skilled nursing facilities that provide exemplary care to residents. (c)  (1)  Monetary awards shall be made to Quality Awards Program recipients that serve high proportions of Medi-Cal residents to the extent funds are appropriated each year in the annual Budget Act. (2)  Monetary awards presented under this section and paid for by funds appropriated from the General Fund shall be used for staff bonuses and distributed in accordance with criteria established by the department. (3)  Monetary awards presented under this section and paid for from funds from the Federal Citation Penalty Account shall be used to fund innovative facility grants to improve the quality of care and quality of life for residents in skilled nursing facilities, or to fund innovative efforts to increase employee recruitment, or retention, or both, subject to federal approval. (d)  The department shall establish criteria for selecting facilities to receive the quality awards, in consultation with senior advocacy organizations, employee labor organizations representing facility employees, nursing home industry representatives, and other interested parties as deemed appropriate by the department. The criteria established pursuant to this subdivision shall not be considered regulations within the meaning of Section 11342 of the Government Code, and shall not be subject to adoption as regulations pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. (e)  The department shall publish an annual listing of the Quality Awards Program recipients with the dollar amount awarded, if applicable. The department shall also publish an annual listing of the Quality Awards Program recipients that receive innovative facility grants with the purpose of the grant and the grant amount. (f)  All of the funds available for the programs described in this section shall be disbursed to qualified facilities by January 1, 2002, and January 1 of each year thereafter. (Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 171, Sec. 2.3. Effective August 10, 2001.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1418 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2.4 - Quality of Long-Term Health Facilities|Section 1418.

1418.  As used in this chapter:(a) “Long-term health care facility” means any facility licensed pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250) that is any of the following:(1) Skilled nursing facility.(2) Intermediate care facility.(3) Intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled.(4) Intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled habilitative.(5) Intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled-nursing.(6) Congregate living health facility.(7) Nursing facility.(8) Intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled-continuous nursing.(b) “Long-term health care facility” also includes a pediatric day health and respite care facility licensed pursuant to Chapter 8.6 (commencing with Section 1760).(c) “Long-term health care facility” does not include a general acute care hospital or an acute psychiatric hospital, except for that distinct part of the hospital that provides skilled nursing facility, intermediate care facility, intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled, or pediatric day health and respite care facility services.(d) “Licensee” means the holder of a license issued under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250) or Chapter 8.6 (commencing with Section 1760) for a long-term health care facility.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 724, Sec. 2. (SB 651) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1418.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2.4 - Quality of Long-Term Health Facilities|Section 1418.2.

1418.2.  (a)  Every facility licensed pursuant to subdivisions (c), (d), (e), and (g) of Section 1250 and every skilled nursing facility licensed separately under subdivision (a) of Section 1250 shall establish and maintain a resident council. Each council shall include the residents of the health facility, and may include family members of residents, advocates, or ombudsman groups interested in residents of health facilities, and personnel of the health facility. Family members of residents shall be invited to meetings of resident councils. The council shall meet at regularly scheduled intervals, maintain written minutes, including names of council members present, and have minutes available for review by the state department upon its request. Facility policies on resident councils shall in no way limit the right of residents to meet independently with outside persons or facility personnel as determined solely by the residents of the facility.Written minutes of regularly scheduled council meetings may include recommendations from the council to the licensee of the health facility which shall be provided to the licensee. The licensee shall provide evidence of review and action on these recommendations to the state department upon its request.(b)  Any health facility which fails to establish a resident council as prescribed in subdivision (a) shall be subject to the provisions of Section 1280. (c)  The state department shall, by regulation, specify those circumstances under which a health facility may be exempted from the provisions of subdivisions (a) and (b), including, but not limited to, the following: (1)  A resident population consisting of a majority of patients with progressively disabling disorders defined in Section 1250.4. (2)  Facilities with no more than six residents which provide alternate means for residents to actively share in planning and enhancing of life in the facility. (3)  Other circumstances as determined by the state department. (Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1351, Sec. 3.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1418.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2.4 - Quality of Long-Term Health Facilities|Section 1418.3.

1418.3.  (a)  Each licensed skilled nursing facility shall, when requested by a member of a patient’s family, allow the family to meet privately with a family member who is a resident in the facility. (b)  “Family member” for the purposes of this section means an immediate family member or family member designated and documented on the patient’s record at the time of admission to the facility. (Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1125, Sec. 1.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1418.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2.4 - Quality of Long-Term Health Facilities|Section 1418.4.

1418.4.  (a)  No licensed skilled nursing facility or intermediate care facility may prohibit the formation of a family council, and, when requested by a member of the resident’s family or the resident’s representative, the family council shall be allowed to meet in a common meeting room of the facility at least once a month during mutually agreed upon hours. (b)  Facility policies on family councils shall in no way limit the right of residents, family members, and family council members to meet independently with outside persons, including members of nonprofit or government organizations or with facility personnel during nonworking hours. (c)  “Family council” for the purpose of this section means a meeting of family members, friends, or representatives of two or more residents to confer in private without facility staff. (d)  Family councils shall also be provided adequate space on a prominent bulletin board or other posting area for the display of meeting notices, minutes, newsletters, or other information pertaining to the operation or interest of the family council. (e)  Staff or visitors may attend family council meetings, at the group’s invitation. (f)  The facility shall provide a designated staff person who shall be responsible for providing assistance and responding to written requests that result from family council meetings. (g)  The facility shall consider the views and act upon the grievances and recommendations of a family council concerning proposed policy and operational decisions affecting resident care and life in the facility. (h)  The facility shall respond in writing to written requests or concerns of the family council, within 10 working days. (i)  When a family council exists, the facility shall include notice of the family council meetings in at least a quarterly mailing, and shall inform family members or representatives of new residents who are identified on the admissions agreement, during the admissions process, or in the resident’s records, of the existence of the family council. The notice shall include the time, place, and date of meetings, and the person to contact regarding involvement in the family council. (j)  No facility shall willfully interfere with the formation, maintenance, or promotion of a family council. For the purposes of this subdivision, willful interference shall include, but not be limited to, discrimination or retaliation in any way against an individual as a result of his or her participation in a family council, or the willful scheduling of facility events in conflict with a previously scheduled family council meeting. (k)  (1)  Violation of the provisions of this section shall constitute a violation of the residents’ rights. (2)  Violation of the provisions of this section shall constitute a class “B” violation, as defined in Section 1424. (Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 448, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1418.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2.4 - Quality of Long-Term Health Facilities|Section 1418.5.

1418.5.  No regulation adopted with respect to skilled nursing facilities or intermediate care facilities shall prohibit patients in the facility from storing nonprescription or topical ophthalmic medications at their bedside unless contraindicated by the patient’s attending physician or the facility.(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 408, Sec. 1.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1418.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2.4 - Quality of Long-Term Health Facilities|Section 1418.6.

1418.6.  No long-term health care facility shall accept or retain any patient for whom it cannot provide adequate care.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 11, Sec. 7. Effective March 6, 1985.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1418.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2.4 - Quality of Long-Term Health Facilities|Section 1418.7.

1418.7.  (a)  Long-term health care facilities, as defined in Section 1418, shall develop and implement policies and procedures designed to reduce theft and loss. (b)  The facility program shall include all of the following: (1)  Establishment and posting of the facility’s theft and loss policies. (2)  Orientation of employees to those policies. (3)  Documentation of theft and loss of property with a value of twenty-five dollars ($25) or more. (4)  Inventory of patient’s personal property upon admission. (5)  Inventory of and surrender of patient’s personal property upon death or discharge. (6)  Regular review of the effectiveness of the policies and procedures. (7)  Marking of patient’s personal property, including dentures and prosthetic and orthopedic devices. (8)  Reports to local law enforcement of stolen property with a value of one hundred dollars ($100) or more. (9)  Methods for securing personal property. (10)  Notification of residents and families of the facility’s policies. (c)  The policies and procedures developed by the facilities pursuant to this section shall be in accordance with Section 1289.4, as added by Assembly Bill 2047 of the 1987–88 Regular Session of the Legislature, if that bill is enacted and becomes effective. (d)  If a facility has shown clear and convincing evidence of its efforts to comply with the requirements of this section, no citation shall be issued as a result of the occasional occurrence of theft and loss in a facility. (Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1226, Sec. 1.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1418.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2.4 - Quality of Long-Term Health Facilities|Section 1418.9.

1418.9.  (a)  If the attending physician and surgeon of a resident in a skilled nursing facility prescribes, orders, or increases an order for an antipsychotic medication for the resident, the physician and surgeon shall do both of the following: (1)  Obtain the informed consent of the resident for purposes of prescribing, ordering, or increasing an order for the medication. (2)  Seek the consent of the resident to notify the resident’s interested family member, as designated in the medical record. If the resident consents to the notice, the physician and surgeon shall make reasonable attempts, either personally or through a designee, to notify the interested family member, as designated in the medical record, within 48 hours of the prescription, order, or increase of an order. (b)  Notification of an interested family member is not required under paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) if any of the following circumstances exist: (1)  There is no interested family member designated in the medical record. (2)  The resident has been diagnosed as terminally ill by his or her physician and surgeon and is receiving hospice services from a licensed, certified hospice agency in the facility. (3)  The resident has not consented to the notification. (c)  As used in this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1)  “Resident” means a patient of a skilled nursing facility who has the capacity to consent to make decisions concerning his or her health care, including medications. (2)  “Designee” means a person who has agreed with the physician and surgeon to provide the notice required by this section. (3)  “Antipsychotic medication” means a medication approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of psychosis. (4)  “Increase of an order” means an increase of the dosage of the medication above the dosage range stated in a prior consent from the resident. (d)  This section shall not be construed to require consent from an interested family member for an attending physician and surgeon of a resident to prescribe, order, or increase an order for antipsychotic medication. (Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 46, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1418.91 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2.4 - Quality of Long-Term Health Facilities|Section 1418.91.

1418.91.  (a)  A long-term health care facility shall report all incidents of alleged abuse or suspected abuse of a resident of the facility to the department immediately, or within 24 hours. (b)  A failure to comply with the requirements of this section shall be a class “B” violation. (c)  For purposes of this section, “abuse” shall mean any of the conduct described in subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 15610.07 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. (d)  This section shall not change any reporting requirements under Section 15630 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, or as otherwise specified in the Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act, Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 15600) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. (Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 451, Sec. 17. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1419 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2.4 - Quality of Long-Term Health Facilities|Section 1419.

1419.  (a)  The department shall establish a centralized consumer response unit within the Licensing and Certification Division of the department to respond to consumer inquiries and complaints. (b)  Upon receipt of consumer inquiries, the unit shall offer assistance to consumers in resolving concerns about the quality of care and the quality of life in long-term health care facilities. This assistance may include, but shall not be limited to, all of the following:(1)  Offering to provide to consumers education and information about state licensing and federal certification standards, resident rights, name and address of facilities, referral to other entities as appropriate, and facility compliance history. (2)  Offering to participate in telephone conference calls between consumers and providers to resolve concerns within the scope of the authority of the department. If the inquiry or concern is determined to warrant an onsite investigation, the inquiry or concern shall be considered a complaint and handled pursuant to the complaint investigation process set forth in Section 1420. (3)  Initiating onsite investigations in response to oral or written complaints made pursuant to this section if the unit determines that there is a reasonable basis to believe that the allegations in the complaints describe one or more violations of state law by a long-term care facility. (c)  Nothing in subdivision (a) or (b) shall preclude the department from taking any or all enforcement actions available under state or federal law. (d)  Any person may request an inspection of any long-term health care facility in accordance with this chapter by giving to the department oral or written notice of an alleged violation of applicable requirements of state law. Any written notice may be signed by the complainant setting forth with reasonable particularity the matters complained of. Oral notice may be made by telephone or personal visit. Any oral complaint shall be reduced to writing by the department. The substance of the complaint shall be provided to the licensee no earlier than at the commencement of the inspection. (e)  Neither the substance of the complaint provided the licensee nor any copy of the complaint or record published, released, or otherwise made available to the licensee shall disclose the name of any individual complainant or other person mentioned in the complaint, except the name or names of any duly authorized officer, employee, or agent of the state department conducting the investigation or inspection pursuant to this chapter, unless the complainant specifically requests the release of the name or names or the matter results in a judicial proceeding. (Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 680, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2002.)