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CA Health & Safety Code § 1283 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Health Facilities|ARTICLE 3 - Regulations|Section 1283.

1283.  (a)  No health facility shall surrender the physical custody of a minor under 16 years of age to any person unless such surrender is authorized in writing by the child’s parent, the person having legal custody of the child, or the caregiver of the child who is a relative of the child and who may authorize medical care and dental care under Section 6550 of the Family Code. (b)  A health facility shall report to the State Department of Health Services, on forms supplied by the department, the name and address of any person and, in the case of a person acting as an agent for an organization, the name and address of the organization, into whose physical custody a minor under the age of 16 is surrendered, other than a parent, relative by blood or marriage, or person having legal custody. This report shall be transmitted to the department within 48 hours of the surrendering of custody. No report to the department is required if a minor under the age of 16 is transferred to another health facility for further care or if this minor comes within Section 300, 601, or 602 of the Welfare and Institutions Code and is released to an agent of a public welfare, probation, or law enforcement agency. (Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 563, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1284 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Health Facilities|ARTICLE 3 - Regulations|Section 1284.

1284.  A licensed inpatient mental health facility shall be subject to the provisions of Section 5622 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 835, Sec. 1.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1285 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Health Facilities|ARTICLE 3 - Regulations|Section 1285.

1285.  (a)  No patient shall be detained in a health facility solely for the nonpayment of a bill. (b)  For the purposes of this section, “detained” means the intentional confinement of a patient in a health facility without authorization of the patient or any other person who may be authorized to provide consent to care on behalf of the patient. (c)  Any person who is detained in a health facility solely for the nonpayment of a bill has a cause of action against the health facility for the detention, which may be brought by that person or that person’s parent, guardian, conservator, or other legal representative. The cause of action may be brought against the health facility, proprietor, lessee or their agents, or against any person, corporation, association, or directors thereof. Any person who has been detained in a health facility, solely for the nonpayment of a bill, who has brought an action for the detention, may recover general and punitive damages, court costs, and reasonable attorney’s fees actually incurred and any other relief which the court in its discretion may allow.(d)  Violation of subdivision (a) is a misdemeanor punishable as prescribed in Section 1290. (Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 714.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1286 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Health Facilities|ARTICLE 3 - Regulations|Section 1286.

1286.  (a) Smoking a tobacco product shall be prohibited in patient care areas, waiting rooms, and visiting rooms of a health facility, except those areas specifically designated as smoking areas, and in patient rooms as specified in subdivision (b).(b) Smoking a tobacco product shall not be permitted in a patient room unless all persons assigned to the room have requested a room where smoking is permitted. In the event that the health facility occupancy has reached capacity, the health facility shall have reasonable time to reassign patients to appropriate rooms.(c) Clearly legible signs shall either:(1) State that smoking is unlawful and be conspicuously posted by, or on behalf of, the owner or manager of the health facility, in all areas of a health facility where smoking is unlawful, or(2) Identify “smoking permitted” areas, and be posted by, or on behalf of, the owner or manager of the health facility, only in areas of the health facility where smoking is lawfully permitted.If “smoking permitted” signs are posted, there shall also be conspicuously posted, near all major entrances, clearly legible signs stating that smoking is unlawful except in areas designated “smoking permitted.”(d) No signs pertaining to smoking are required to be posted in patient rooms.(e) This section shall not apply to skilled nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities, and intermediate care facilities for the developmentally disabled.(f) For purposes of this section, “smoking” has the same meaning as in subdivision (c) of Section 22950.5 of the Business and Professions Code.(g) For purposes of this section, “tobacco product” means a product or device as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 22950.5 of the Business and Professions Code.(Amended by Stats. 2016, 2nd Ex. Sess., Ch. 7, Sec. 12. (SB 5 2x) Effective June 9, 2016.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1288 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Health Facilities|ARTICLE 3 - Regulations|Section 1288.

1288.  (a)  Except as provided in subdivision (b), the licensee of each skilled nursing or intermediate care facility shall notify, in writing, all patients for whom the facility’s services are not reimbursed pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, or such patient’s responsible agent, of any scheduled room rate increase at least 30 calendar days in advance of the increase. (b)  The licensee need not delay rate increases in order to provide the notice prescribed by subdivision (a) during any period when such delay would result in a loss to the facility of Medi-Cal reimbursement revenues available to it under Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code due to increases in allowable Medi-Cal reimbursement rates (1) implemented by emergency regulation or (2) made retroactive. In such cases, the licensee shall provide the notice as many days in advance as is possible without loss of Medi-Cal revenues or, if not possible without Medi-Cal revenue losses, at the time of effectuating the rate increase. Nothing contained in this subdivision shall be construed as authorizing retroactive room rate increases for facility services to patients that are not reimbursed under Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 891.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1288.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Health Facilities|ARTICLE 3 - Regulations|Section 1288.4.

1288.4.  A health facility licensed under subdivision (a), (b), or (f) of Section 1250 shall post conspicuously, in a prominent location within the premises and accessible to public view, a notice providing the telephone number of the state department’s regional licensing office where complaints regarding the facility may be reported. The state department shall inform the health facility of the telephone number to be included in the notice.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1152, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1289 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Health Facilities|ARTICLE 3 - Regulations|Section 1289.

1289.  (a)  No owner, employee, agent, or consultant of a long-term health care facility, as defined in Section 1418, or member of his or her immediate family, or representative of a public agency or organization operating within the long-term health care facility with state, county, or city authority, or member of his or her immediate family, shall purchase or receive any item or property with a fair market value of more than one hundred dollars ($100) from a resident in the long-term health care facility, unless the purchase or receipt is made or conducted in the presence of a representative of the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 9701 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. The role of the ombudsman is to witness the transaction and to question the resident and others as appropriate, about the transaction. The ombudsman may submit written comments pertaining to the transaction into the health records of the resident. The Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman shall establish guidelines concerning activities of ombudsmen pursuant to this section. Additionally, the transaction described in this subdivision shall be recorded by the facility in the health records of the resident. The record of the transaction shall include the name and address of the purchaser, date and location of the transaction, description of property sold, and purchase price. The instrument shall include signatures of the resident, the purchaser, and the witnessing ombudsman. (b)  Any owner, employee, agent, or consultant of a long-term health care facility, or member of his or her immediate family, or representative of a public agency or organization operating within the long-term health care facility with state, county, or city authority, or member of his or her immediate family, who violates subdivision (a) shall be required to return the item or property he or she purchased to the person from whom it was purchased, if he or she still possesses it. If the employee no longer possesses the item or property, he or she shall pay the person who sold the item or property the fair market value at the time he or she would otherwise be required to return the property. (c)  Craft items, which are those items made by residents of a long-term health care facility, are exempt from the provisions of this section. (d)  Any violation of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) which shall be enforced by the Department of Aging. The Department of Aging may bring a cause of action in a court of competent jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this subdivision. (e)  Notwithstanding Section 1290, any person who violates this section is guilty of an infraction and shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100). (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1182, Sec. 1.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1289.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Health Facilities|ARTICLE 3 - Regulations|Section 1289.3.

1289.3.  (a)  A long-term health care facility, as defined in Section 1418, which fails to make reasonable efforts to safeguard patient property shall reimburse a patient for or replace stolen or lost patient property at its then current value. The facility shall be presumed to have made reasonable efforts to safeguard patient property if the facility has shown clear and convincing evidence of its efforts to meet each of the requirements specified in Section 1289.4. The presumption shall be a rebuttable presumption, and the resident or the resident’s representative may pursue this matter in any court of competent jurisdiction. (b)  A citation shall be issued if the long-term health care facility has no program in place or if the facility has not shown clear and convincing evidence of its efforts to meet all of the requirements set forth in Section 1289.4. The department shall issue a deficiency in the event that the manner in which the policies have been implemented is inadequate or the individual facility situation warrants additional theft and loss protections. (c)  The department shall not determine that a long-term health care facility’s program is inadequate based solely on the occasional occurrence of theft or loss in a facility. (Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1235, Sec. 2.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1289.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Health Facilities|ARTICLE 3 - Regulations|Section 1289.5.

1289.5.  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 long-term health care facility, shall require or imply a lesser standard of responsibility for the personal property of residents than is required by law.(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1235, Sec. 4.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1288.45 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Health Facilities|ARTICLE 3.5 - Hospital Infectious Disease Control Program|Section 1288.45.

1288.45.  For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply:(a) “Advisory committee” or “HAI-AC” means the Healthcare Associated Infection Advisory Committee established pursuant to Section 1288.5.(b) “Health-care-associated infection,” “health facility acquired infection,” or “HAI” means an infection defined by the National Health and Safety Network of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, unless the department adopts a definition consistent with the recommendations of the advisory committee or its successor.(c) “Hospital” means a general acute care hospital as defined pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1250.(d) “Infection prevention professional” means a registered nurse, medical technologist, or other salaried employee or consultant who, within two years of appointment, will meet the education and experience requirements for certification established by the national Certification Board for Infection Control and Epidemiology (CBIC), but does not include a physician who is appointed or receives a stipend as the infection prevention and control committee chairperson or hospital epidemiologist.(e) “MRSA” means methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.(f) “National Healthcare Safety Network” or “NHSN” means a secure, Internet-based system developed and managed by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to collect, analyze, and report risk-adjusted HAI data related to the incidence of HAI and the process measures implemented to prevent these infections.(g) “Program” means the health care infection surveillance, prevention, and control program within the department.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 294, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1288.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Health Facilities|ARTICLE 3.5 - Hospital Infectious Disease Control Program|Section 1288.5.

1288.5.  (a) By July 1, 2007, the department shall appoint a Healthcare Associated Infection Advisory Committee (HAI-AC) that shall make recommendations related to methods of reporting cases of hospital acquired infections occurring in general acute care hospitals, and shall make recommendations on the use of national guidelines and the public reporting of process measures for preventing the spread of HAI that are reported to the department pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1288.8.(b) The advisory committee shall include persons with expertise in the surveillance, prevention, and control of hospital-acquired infections, including department staff, local health department officials, health care infection control professionals, hospital administration professionals, health care providers, health care consumers, physicians with expertise in infectious disease and hospital epidemiology, and integrated health care systems experts or representatives.(c) The advisory committee shall meet at least every quarter and shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for travel-related expenses that include transportation, lodging, and meals at the state per diem reimbursement rate.(d) In addition to the responsibilities enumerated in subdivision (a), the advisory committee shall do all of the following:(1) Review and evaluate federal and state legislation, regulations, and accreditation standards and communicate to the department how hospital infection prevention and control programs will be impacted.(2) In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 1288.6, recommend a method by which the number of infection prevention professionals would be assessed in each hospital.(3) Recommend an educational curriculum by which health facility evaluator nurses and department consultants would be trained to survey for hospital infection surveillance, prevention, and control programs.(4) Recommend a method by which hospitals are audited to determine the validity and reliability of data submitted to the NHSN and the department.(5) Recommend a standardized method by which an HAI occurring after hospital discharge would be identified.(6) Recommend a method by which risk-adjusted HAI data would be reported to the public, the Legislature, and the Governor.(7) Recommend a standardized method by which department health facility evaluator nurses and consultants would evaluate health care workers for compliance with infection prevention procedures including, but not limited to, hand hygiene and environmental sanitation procedures.(8) Recommend a method by which all hospital infection prevention professionals would be trained to use the NHSN HAI surveillance reporting system.(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 294, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1288.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Health Facilities|ARTICLE 3.5 - Hospital Infectious Disease Control Program|Section 1288.6.

1288.6.  (a) (1) Each general acute care hospital, in collaboration with infection prevention and control professionals, and with the participation of senior health care facility leadership shall, as a component of its strategic plan, at least once every three years, prepare a written report that examines the hospital’s existing resources and evaluates the quality and effectiveness of the hospital’s infection surveillance and prevention program.(2) The report shall evaluate and include information on all of the following:(A) The risk and cost of the number of invasive patient procedures performed at the hospital.(B) The number of intensive care beds.(C) The number of emergency department visits to the hospital.(D) The number of outpatient visits by departments.(E) The number of licensed beds.(F) Employee health and occupational health measures implemented at the hospital.(G) Changing demographics of the community being served by the hospital.(H) An estimate of the need and recommendations for additional resources for infection prevention and control programs necessary to address the findings of the plan.(3) The report shall be updated annually, and shall be revised at regular intervals, if necessary, to accommodate technological advances and new information and findings contained in the triennial strategic plan with respect to improving disease surveillance and the prevention of HAI.(b) Each general acute care hospital that uses central venous catheters (CVCs) shall implement policies and procedures to prevent occurrences of health care associated infection, as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention intravascular bloodstream infection guidelines or other evidence-based national guidelines, as recommended by the advisory committee. A general acute care hospital that uses CVCs shall internally report CVC associated blood stream infection rates in intensive care units, utilizing device days to calculate the rate for each type of intensive care unit, to the appropriate medical staff committee of the hospital on a regular basis.(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 526, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1288.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Health Facilities|ARTICLE 3.5 - Hospital Infectious Disease Control Program|Section 1288.7.

1288.7.  By July 1, 2007, the department shall require that each general acute care hospital, in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control guidelines, take all of the following actions:(a)  Annually offer onsite influenza vaccinations, if available, to all hospital employees at no cost to the employee. Each general acute care hospital shall require its employees to be vaccinated, or if the employee elects not to be vaccinated, to declare in writing that he or she has declined the vaccination.(b) Institute respiratory hygiene and cough etiquette protocols, develop and implement procedures for the isolation of patients with influenza, and adopt a seasonal influenza plan.(c) Revise an existing or develop a new disaster plan that includes a pandemic influenza component. The plan shall also document any actual or recommended collaboration with local, regional, and state public health agencies or officials in the event of an influenza pandemic.(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 526, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1288.85 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Health Facilities|ARTICLE 3.5 - Hospital Infectious Disease Control Program|Section 1288.85.

1288.85.  Each general acute care hospital, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 1250, shall do all of the following by July 1, 2015:(a) Adopt and implement an antimicrobial stewardship policy in accordance with guidelines established by the federal government and professional organizations. This policy shall include a process to evaluate the judicious use of antibiotics in accordance with paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 1288.8.(b) Develop a physician supervised multidisciplinary antimicrobial stewardship committee, subcommittee, or workgroup.(c) Appoint to the physician supervised multidisciplinary antimicrobial stewardship committee, subcommittee, or workgroup, at least one physician or pharmacist who is knowledgeable about the subject of antimicrobial stewardship through prior training or attendance at continuing education programs, including programs offered by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, or similar recognized professional organizations.(d) Report antimicrobial stewardship program activities to each appropriate hospital committee undertaking clinical quality improvement activities.(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 843, Sec. 1. (SB 1311) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1288.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Health Facilities|ARTICLE 3.5 - Hospital Infectious Disease Control Program|Section 1288.9.

1288.9.  By January 1, 2009, the department shall do all of the following:(a) Require each general acute care hospital to develop, implement, and periodically evaluate compliance with policies and procedures to prevent secondary surgical site infections (SSI). The results of this evaluation shall be monitored by the infection prevention committee and reported to the surgical committee of the hospital.(b) Require each general acute care hospital to develop policies and procedures to implement the current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines and Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) process measures designed to prevent ventilator associated pneumonia.(c) During surveys, evaluate the facility’s compliance with existing policies and procedures to prevent HAI, including any externally or internally reported HAI process and outcome measures.(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 526, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007.)