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CA Health & Safety Code § 1569.60 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.2 - Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly|ARTICLE 6 - Other Provisions|Section 1569.60.

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 within the facility, that the applicant for the license file or have on file with the department a bond issued by a surety company admitted to do business in this state in a sum to be fixed by the department based upon the magnitude of the operations of the applicant, but which sum shall not be less than one thousand dollars ($1,000), running to the State of California and conditioned upon his or her faithful and honest handling of the money of persons within the facility. (b)  The failure of any licensee under this chapter to maintain on file with the state department a bond in the amount prescribed by the director or who embezzles the trust funds of a person in the facility shall constitute cause for the revocation of the license. (c)  The provisions of this section shall not apply if the licensee handles moneys of persons within the residential care facility for the elderly in amounts less than fifty dollars ($50) per person and less than five hundred dollars ($500) for all persons in any month. (Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1315, Sec. 24. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1569.601 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.2 - Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly|ARTICLE 6 - Other Provisions|Section 1569.601.

1569.601.  The director may grant a partial or total variance from the bonding requirements of Section 1569.60 for any residential care facility for the elderly if he or she finds that compliance with them is so onerous that a residential care facility for the elderly will cease to operate, and if he or she also finds that money of the persons received or cared for in the facility has been, or will be, deposited in a bank in this state, in a trust company authorized to transact a trust business in this state, or in a savings and loan association in this state, upon condition that the money may not be withdrawn except on authorization of the guardian or conservator of the person.(Added by renumbering Section 1569.61 by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1115, Sec. 25.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1569.605 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.2 - Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly|ARTICLE 6 - Other Provisions|Section 1569.605.

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 insurance covering injury to residents and guests in the amount of at least one million dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence and three million dollars ($3,000,000) in the total annual aggregate, caused by the negligent acts or omissions to act of, or neglect by, the licensee or its employees.(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 205, Sec. 1. (AB 1523) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1569.61 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.2 - Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly|ARTICLE 6 - Other Provisions|Section 1569.61.

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 department on or after January 1, 1999, and that are not confidential under other provisions of law. This file shall be available immediately upon the request of any consumer who shall have the right to obtain copies of documents from the file upon the payment of a reasonable charge for the copies.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 306, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1569.613 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.2 - Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly|ARTICLE 6 - Other Provisions|Section 1569.613.

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 age. (b)  Have a valid certificate as an administrator of a residential care facility for the elderly as required by Section 1569.616, or have submitted the documentation required to obtain a certificate pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 1569.616. (c)  Have a high school diploma or pass a general educational development test as described in Article 3 (commencing with Section 51420) of Chapter 3 of Part 28 of the Education Code. (d)  Obtain criminal record clearance as provided for in Sections 1569.17 and 1569.171. (Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 224, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1569.617 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.2 - Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly|ARTICLE 6 - Other Provisions|Section 1569.617.

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 administering the administrator certification training programs for residential care facilities for the elderly pursuant to Sections 1569.23 and 1569.616, for adult residential facilities pursuant to Section 1562.3, and for group homes and short-term residential therapeutic programs pursuant to Section 1522.41.(2)  All money contained in the Residential Care Facility for the Elderly Fund on the operative date of this paragraph shall be retained in the Certification Fund for appropriation for the purposes specified in paragraph (1).(b)  The Certification Fund shall consist of specific appropriations that the Legislature sets aside for use by the fund and all fees, penalties, and fines collected pursuant to Sections 1522.41, 1562.3, 1569.23, and 1569.616.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 85, Sec. 15. (AB 135) Effective July 16, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1569.618 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.2 - Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly|ARTICLE 6 - Other Provisions|Section 1569.618.

1569.618.  (a) The administrator designated by the licensee pursuant to paragraph (11) of subdivision (a) of Section 1569.15 shall be present at the facility during normal working hours. A facility manager designated by the licensee with notice to the department, shall be responsible for the operation of the facility when the administrator is temporarily absent from the facility.(b) At least one administrator, facility manager, or designated substitute who is at least 21 years of age and has qualifications adequate to be responsible and accountable for the management and administration of the facility pursuant to Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations shall be on the premises 24 hours per day. The designated substitute may be a direct care staff member who shall not be required to meet the educational, certification, or training requirements of an administrator. The designated substitute shall meet qualifications that include, but are not limited to, all of the following:(1) Knowledge of the requirements for providing care and supervision appropriate to each resident of the facility.(2) Familiarity with the facility’s planned emergency procedures.(3) Training to effectively interact with emergency personnel in the event of an emergency call, including an ability to provide a resident’s medical records to emergency responders.(c) The facility shall employ, and the administrator shall schedule, a sufficient number of staff members to do all of the following:(1) Provide the care required in each resident’s written record of care as described in Section 1569.80.(2) Ensure the health, safety, comfort, and supervision of the residents.(3) Ensure that at least one staff member who has cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training and first aid training is on duty and on the premises at all times. This paragraph shall not be construed to require staff to provide CPR.(4) Ensure that the facility is clean, safe, sanitary, and in good repair at all times.(d) “Facility manager” means a person on the premises with the authority and responsibility necessary to manage and control the day-to-day operation of a residential care facility for the elderly and supervise the clients. The facility manager, licensee, and administrator, or any combination thereof, may be the same person provided he or she meets all applicable requirements. If the administrator is also the facility manager for the same facility, he or she shall be limited to the administration and management of only one facility.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 628, Sec. 7. (AB 601) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1569.62 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.2 - Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly|ARTICLE 6 - Other Provisions|Section 1569.62.

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 certificate is issued.(b) The department shall develop jointly with the California Department of Aging requirements for a uniform core of knowledge for the required initial certification and continuing education for administrators, and their designated substitutes, and for recertification of administrators of residential care facilities for the elderly. This knowledge base shall include, as a minimum, basic understanding of the psychosocial and physical care needs of elderly persons, applicable laws and regulations, residents’ rights, and administration. This training shall be developed in consultation with individuals or organizations with specific expertise in residential care facilities for the elderly or assisted living services, or by an outside source with expertise in residential care facilities for the elderly or assisted living services.(1) The initial certification training for administrators shall consist of at least 80 hours.(2) The continuing education requirement for administrators is at least 40 hours of training during each two-year certification period, as specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (f) of Section 1569.616.(c) (1) The department shall develop a uniform resident assessment tool to be used by all residential care facilities for the elderly. The assessment tool shall, in lay terms, help to identify resident needs for service and assistance with activities of daily living.(2) The departments shall develop a mandatory training program on the utilization of the assessment tool to be given to administrators and their designated substitutes.(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2016.(Repealed (in Sec. 5) and added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 705, Sec. 6. (SB 911) Effective January 1, 2015. Section operative January 1, 2016, by its own provisions.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1569.626 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.2 - Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly|ARTICLE 6 - Other Provisions|Section 1569.626.

1569.626.  (a) All residential care facilities for the elderly shall meet the following training requirements, as described in Section 1569.625, for all direct care staff:(1) Twelve hours of dementia care training, six of which shall be completed before a staff member begins working independently with residents, and the remaining six hours of which shall be completed within the first four weeks of employment. All 12 hours shall be devoted to the care of persons with dementia. The facility may utilize various methods of instruction, including, but not limited to, preceptorship, mentoring, and other forms of observation and demonstration. The orientation time shall be exclusive of any administrative instruction.(2) Eight hours of in-service training per year on the subject of serving residents with dementia. This training shall be developed in consultation with individuals or organizations with specific expertise in dementia care or by an outside source with expertise in dementia care. In formulating and providing this training, reference may be made to written materials and literature on dementia and the care and treatment of persons with dementia. This training requirement may be satisfied in one day or over a period of time. This training requirement may be provided at the facility or offsite and may include a combination of observation and practical application.(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2016.(Repealed (in Sec. 5) and added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 698, Sec. 6. (AB 1570) Effective January 1, 2015. Section operative January 1, 2016, by its own provisions.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1569.627 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.2 - Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly|ARTICLE 6 - Other Provisions|Section 1569.627.

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 special features of the facility in its plan of operation. This information shall be provided to the public by the facility upon request. The information shall include a brief narrative description of all of the following facility features:(a)  Philosophy, including, but not limited to, program goals. (b)  Preadmission assessment. (c)  Admission. (d)  Assessment. (e)  Program. (f)  Staff. (g)  Staff training. (h)  Physical environment. (i)  Changes in condition, including, but not limited to, when and under what circumstances are changes made to a participant’s care plan. (j)  Success indicators. (Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 434, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1569.628 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.2 - Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly|ARTICLE 6 - Other Provisions|Section 1569.628.

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 Section 1569.72, shall provide to each prospective resident an accurate narrative description of these programs and services. The description shall be provided in writing prior to admission. All reasonable efforts shall be made to communicate the information in the narrative description to a person who is unable to read it himself or herself, including, but not limited to, reading the description out loud.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 322, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1569.63 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.2 - Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly|ARTICLE 6 - Other Provisions|Section 1569.63.

1569.63.  The director shall insure that licensing personnel at the department have appropriate training to properly carry out this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1127, Sec. 3.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1569.64 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.2 - Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly|ARTICLE 6 - Other Provisions|Section 1569.64.

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 this chapter. Specifically, the department shall do all of the following:(a)  Provide staff with 36 hours of training per year that reflect the unique needs of the elderly. (b)  Give priority to applications from individuals with experience as care providers to the elderly. (c)  Provide new staff with comprehensive training within the first six months of employment. This training shall, at a minimum, include the following core areas: administrative action process, client populations, conducting facility visits, cultural awareness, documentation skills, facility operations, human relation skills, interviewing techniques, investigation processes, and regulation administration. This training shall also provide new staff who have earned fewer than 16 semester units in gerontology or geriatric education from an accredited college at least 40 hours of preservice training in the aging process and the psycho-social and health care needs of elderly persons.(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1319, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1569.65 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.2 - Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly|ARTICLE 6 - Other Provisions|Section 1569.65.

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 the elderly. The department shall develop the brochure for publication with the advice and assistance of the Advisory Committee on Community Care Facilities and the State Department of Aging. (b)  The consumer guideline brochure shall include, but not be limited to, guidelines highlighting resident health and safety issues to be considered in the selection of a residential care facility for the elderly, locations of the licensing offices of the State Department of Social Services where facility records may be reviewed, types of local organizations which may have additional information on specific facilities, and a list of recommended inquiries to be made in the selection of a residential care facility for the elderly. (c)  Upon publication, the consumer guideline brochures shall be distributed to statewide resident advocacy groups, statewide consumer advocacy groups, state and local ombudsmen, and all licensed residential care facilities for the elderly. The brochure shall be made available on request to all other interested persons. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1127, Sec. 3.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1569.652 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.2 - Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly|ARTICLE 6 - Other Provisions|Section 1569.652.

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. No fees shall accrue once all personal property belonging to the deceased resident is removed from the living unit.(b) Upon the death of a resident, a licensee shall not impede the removal of the resident’s personal property from the facility during reasonable hours by an individual or individuals authorized by the resident or the resident’s responsible person, as identified in the admission agreement or attachment, or by a court-appointed executor or administrator of the decedent’s estate, if applicable.(c) A refund of any fees paid in advance covering the time after the resident’s personal property has been removed from the facility shall be issued to the individual, individuals, or entity contractually responsible for the fees or, if the deceased resident paid the fees, to the resident’s estate, within 15 days after the personal property is removed.(d) If fees are assessed while a resident’s personal property remains in a unit after the resident is deceased, a licensee shall, within three days of becoming aware of the resident’s death, provide to the resident’s responsible person, or other individual or individuals as identified in the admission agreement or attachment, written notice of the facility’s policies regarding contract termination upon death and refunds.(e) This section shall not apply to fees charged by a continuing care equity project as defined in paragraph (6) of subdivision (e) of Section 1771 or amounts deducted from entrance fee refunds or repayments described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (r) of Section 1771.(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 290, Sec. 1. (AB 261) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1569.655 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.2 - Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly|ARTICLE 6 - Other Provisions|Section 1569.655.

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 less than 60 days’ prior written notice to the residents or the residents’ representatives setting forth the amount of the increase, the reason for the increase, and a general description of the additional costs, except for an increase in the rate due to a change in the level of care of the resident. This subdivision shall not apply to optional services that are provided by individuals, professionals, or organizations under a separate fee-for-service arrangement with residents. (b)  No licensee shall charge nonrecurring lump-sum assessments. The notification requirements contained in subdivision (a) shall apply to increases specified in this subdivision. For purposes of this subdivision, “nonrecurring lump-sum assessments” mean rate increases due to unavoidable and unexpected costs that financially obligate the licensee. In lieu of the lump-sum payment, all increases in rates shall be to the monthly rate amortized over a 12-month period. The prohibition against a lump-sum assessment shall not apply to charges for specific goods or services provided to an individual resident. (c)  If a licensee increases rates for a recipient under the State Supplementary Program for the Aged, Blind and Disabled, described in Article 5 (Commencing with Section 12200) of Chapter 3 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, the licensee shall meet the requirements for SSI/SSP rate increases, as prescribed by law. (d)  This section shall not apply to licensees of residential care facilities for the elderly that have obtained a certificate of authority to offer continuing care contracts, as defined in paragraph (5) of subdivision (c) of Section 1771. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 557, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1569.657 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.2 - Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly|ARTICLE 6 - Other Provisions|Section 1569.657.

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 within two business days after initially providing services at the new level of care. The notice shall include a detailed explanation of the additional services to be provided at the new level of care and an accompanying itemization of the charges.(b) This section shall not apply to any resident of the facility who is a recipient of benefits pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 12200) of Chapter 3 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code under the State Supplementary Program for Aged, Blind and Disabled.(c) This section shall not apply to a provider who has entered into one or more continuing care contracts at a licensed residential care facility for the elderly pursuant to a certificate of authority, as defined in paragraph (5) of subdivision (c) of Section 1771.(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 401, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)