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CA Health & Safety Code § 1254.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Health Facilities|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 1254.7.

1254.7.  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that pain be assessed and treated promptly, effectively, and for as long as pain persists.(b) A health facility licensed pursuant to this chapter shall, as a condition of licensure, include pain as an item to be assessed. The health facility shall ensure that pain assessment is performed in a consistent manner that is appropriate to the patient. The pain assessment shall be noted in the patient’s chart.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 615, Sec. 2. (AB 1048) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1255.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Health Facilities|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 1255.1.

1255.1.  (a) Any hospital that provides emergency medical services under Section 1255 shall, as soon as possible, but not later than 180 days prior to a planned reduction or elimination of the level of emergency medical services, provide notice of the intended change to the department, the local government entity in charge of the provision of health services, and all health care service plans or other entities under contract with the hospital to provide services to enrollees of the plan or other entity.(b) In addition to the notice required by subdivision (a), the hospital shall provide, at the same time as the notice specified in subdivision (a), public notice of the intended change in a manner that is likely to reach a significant number of residents of the community serviced by that facility.(c) A hospital shall not be subject to this section or Section 1255.2 if the department does either of the following:(1) Determines that the use of resources to keep the emergency center open substantially threatens the stability of the hospital as a whole.(2) Cites the emergency center for unsafe staffing practices.(d) For purposes of this section, the public notice required in subdivision (b) shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:(1) Written notice to the city council of the city in which the hospital is located.(2) A continuous notice posted in a conspicuous location on the home page of the hospital’s internet website.(3) A notice published in a conspicuous location within a newspaper of general circulation serving the local geographical area in which the hospital is located. The notice shall continue for a minimum of 15 publication dates.(4) A continuous notice posted in a conspicuous location within the internet website of a newspaper of general circulation serving the local geographical area in which the hospital is located.(5) A notice posted at the entrance of every community clinic within the affected county in which the hospital is located that grants voluntary permission for posting.(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 95, Sec. 1. (AB 2037) Effective January 1, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1255.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Health Facilities|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 1255.2.

1255.2.  A health facility implementing a downgrade or change shall make reasonable efforts to ensure that the community served by its facility is informed of the downgrade or closure. Reasonable efforts may include, but not be limited to, advertising the change in terms likely to be understood by a layperson, soliciting media coverage regarding the change, informing patients of the facility of the impending change, and notifying contracting health care service plans as required in Section 1255.1.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 995, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1255.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Health Facilities|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 1255.3.

1255.3.  On or before June 30, 1999, with the state department as the lead agency, the state department and the Emergency Medical Services Authority, in consultation with hospitals and other health care providers and local emergency medical services agencies, shall designate signage requirements for a health facility holding a special permit for a standby emergency medical service located in an urban area. The signage shall not include the word “emergency” and shall reflect the type of emergency services provided by the facility, and be easily understood by the average person. The facility shall not post signs, distribute literature, or advertise that emergency services are available at the facility. Nothing in this section shall be construed to mean that a facility is no longer providing emergency services for purposes of billing or reimbursement. A small and rural hospital, as defined in Section 124840, is not subject to the requirements of this section.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 995, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1255.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Health Facilities|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 1255.5.

1255.5.  For purposes of Section 1255, the following definitions apply:(a)  “Cardiac catheterization” includes an intravascular insertion of a catheter into the heart for the primary definition and diagnosis of an anatomic cardiac lesion. For the purposes of this definition, the insertion of a Swan-Ganz thermodilution cardiac output catheter, a venous line, and a temporary pacemaking electrode catheter are excluded. (b)  “Cardiac surgery” means surgery on the heart or great vessels requiring a thoracotomy and extracorporeal circulation. (c)   “Cardiovascular surgery service” means a program of a general acute care hospital which has the capability of performing cardiac catheterizations and cardiac surgery as defined in this section. Under no circumstances shall there exist in a general acute care hospital a cardiac surgery service without a cardiac catheterization laboratory service. (d)  “Cardiac catheterization laboratory service” means a program of a general acute care hospital which has the capability of performing cardiac catheterization. Cardiac catheterization laboratory service does not include pediatric cardiac catheterization laboratory service. (e)  “Pediatric cardiac surgery service” means a program of a general acute care hospital which has the capability of performing cardiac catheterization and cardiac surgery, as defined in this section, for the diagnosis and treatment of congenital defects in children. Cardiac catheterization for pediatric patients shall be performed only in a general acute care hospital that has the capability to perform cardiac surgery on pediatric patients. (f)  “Intensive care newborn nursery services” means the provision of comprehensive and intensive care for all contingencies of the newborn infant, including intensive, intermediate, and continuing care. Policies, procedures, and space requirements for intensive, intermediate, and continuing care services shall be based upon the standards and recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines for Perinatal Care, 1983. (Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 775, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1255.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Health Facilities|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 1255.6.

1255.6.  During cardiovascular surgery, a perfusionist, as defined by Chapter 5.67 (commencing with Section 2590) of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code, shall operate the extracorporeal equipment under the immediate supervision of the cardiovascular surgeon or anesthesiologist. The determination of the qualifications and competence of a perfusionist, and the awarding of appropriate privileges, shall be the responsibility of the general acute care hospital or its medical staff.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 775, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1255.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Health Facilities|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 1255.9.

1255.9.  (a) (1) A skilled nursing facility shall have a full-time, dedicated Infection Preventionist (IP).(2) The IP role may be filled either by one full-time IP staff member or by two staff members sharing the IP responsibilities, as long as the total time dedicated to the IP role equals at least the time of one full-time staff member.(3) The IP shall meet the following requirements:(A) Have primary professional training as a licensed nurse, medical technologist, microbiologist, epidemiologist, public health professional, or other health care related field.(B) Be qualified by education, training, clinical or health care experience, or certification.(C) Have completed specialized training in infection prevention and control.(4) The IP shall not be included in the calculation of three and one-half hours of direct patient care per day provided to skilled nursing facility residents.(b) A skilled nursing facility shall have a plan in place for infection prevention quality control.(c) A skilled nursing facility shall ensure all health care personnel receive infection prevention and control training on an annual basis.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 181, Sec. 1. (AB 1585) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1256 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Health Facilities|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 1256.

1256.  (a)  The use of the name or title “hospital” by any person or persons to identify or represent a facility for the diagnosis, care, and treatment of human illness other than a facility subject to or specifically exempted from the licensure provisions of this chapter is prohibited. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the laws of this state, the name or title “hospital” shall not be used by any sanitarium, nursing home, convalescent home, or maternity home, unless preceded by some qualifying descriptive word such as convalescent, geriatric, rehabilitation, or nursing. (b)  This section shall not prohibit the use of the word “hospital” to identify or represent an approved pediatric supplemental service of a general acute care hospital that is either of the following: (1)  A children’s hospital as defined by Section 10727 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. (2)  A University of California children’s hospital as defined by Section 10728 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. (Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 290, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1256.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Health Facilities|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 1256.1.

1256.1.  A general acute care hospital shall not hold itself out directly or indirectly by any sign, brochure, or advertisement as providing any service or services that require a supplemental or special service unless that general acute care hospital has first obtained a supplemental or special service approval from the State Department of Public Health to operate that service.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 561, Sec. 101. (AB 1516) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1256.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Health Facilities|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 1256.2.

1256.2.  (a)  (1)  No general acute care hospital may promulgate policies or implement practices that determine differing standards of obstetrical care based upon a patient’s source of payment or ability to pay for medical services. (2)  Each hospital holding an obstetrical services permit shall provide the licensing and certification division of the department with a written policy statement reflecting paragraph (1) and shall post written notices of this policy in the obstetrical admitting areas of the hospital by July 1, 1999. Notices posted pursuant to this section shall be posted in the predominant language or languages spoken in the hospital’s service area. (b)  It shall constitute unprofessional conduct within the meaning of the Medical Practice Act, Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 2000) of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code, for a physician or surgeon to deny, or threaten to withhold pain management services from a woman in active labor, based upon that patient’s source of payment, or ability to pay for medical services. (Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 652, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1257 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Health Facilities|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 1257.

1257.  The state department may delegate to local health departments the authority to verify compliance with the licensing and approval provisions of this chapter, to provide consultation, and to recommend disciplinary action by the department against those licensed or approved under the provisions of this chapter. In exercising the authority so delegated, the local health department shall conform to the requirements of this chapter and to the rules and regulations of the state department. Payment to the local health departments for services performed pursuant to this section shall be in accordance with a budget submitted by the local health department and approved by the state department. Such expenditures shall not exceed amounts appropriated by the Legislature for the purpose of such inspection and enforcement.(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1202.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1257.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Health Facilities|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 1257.5.

1257.5.  (a) All registered nurses, certified nurse assistants, licensed vocational nurses, and physicians working in skilled nursing facilities, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 1250, or congregate living health facilities, as defined in subdivision (i) of Section 1250, shall participate in a training program, to be prescribed by the department, that focuses on preventing and eliminating discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.(b) The department may incorporate the training prescribed in subdivision (a) into any existing training program that is designed to prevent or eliminate discrimination in senior care facilities.(c) The department may charge each licensee who is subject to subdivision (a) a fee associated with determining compliance. The fee shall not exceed the department’s costs for the enforcement of this section.(d) “Sexual orientation” and “gender identity” have the same meanings as those terms are used in Section 422.56 of the Penal Code.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 550, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1257.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Health Facilities|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 1257.8.

1257.8.  (a)  All hospital employees regularly assigned to the emergency department shall receive, by July 1, 1995, and thereafter, on a continuing basis as provided for in the security plan developed pursuant to Section 1257.7, security education and training relating to the following topics: (1)  General safety measures. (2)  Personal safety measures. (3)  The assault cycle. (4)  Aggression and violence predicting factors. (5)  Obtaining patient history from a patient with violent behavior. (6)  Characteristics of aggressive and violent patients and victims. (7)  Verbal and physical maneuvers to diffuse and avoid violent behavior. (8)  Strategies to avoid physical harm. (9)  Restraining techniques. (10)  Appropriate use of medications as chemical restraints. (11)  Any resources available to employees for coping with incidents of violence, including, by way of example, critical incident stress debriefing or employee assistance programs. (b)  As provided in the security plan developed pursuant to Section 1257.7, members of the medical staff of each hospital and all other practitioners, including, but not limited to, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other personnel, who are regularly assigned to the emergency department or other departments identified in the security plan shall receive the same training as that provided to hospital employees or, at a minimum, training determined to be sufficient pursuant to the security plan. (c)  Temporary personnel shall be oriented as required pursuant to the security plan. This section shall not be construed to preempt state law or regulations generally affecting temporary personnel in hospitals. (Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 936, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1257.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Health Facilities|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 1257.9.

1257.9.  (a) (1) The department shall recommend training for general acute care hospitals, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 1250, and special hospitals, as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 1250, that is intended to improve breast-feeding rates among mothers and infants. This recommended training should be designed for general acute care hospitals that provide maternity care and have exclusive patient breast-feeding rates in the lowest 25 percent, according to the data published yearly by the State Department of Public Health, when ranked from highest to lowest rates. The training offered shall include a minimum of eight hours of training provided to appropriate administrative and supervisory staff on hospital policies and recommendations that promote exclusive breast-feeding. Hospitals that meet the minimum criteria for exclusive breast-feeding rates prescribed in the most current Healthy People Guidelines of the United States Department of Health and Human Services shall be excluded from the training requirements recommended by this paragraph.(2) The department shall notify the hospital director or other person in charge of a hospital to which paragraph (1) applies, that the eight-hour model training course developed pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 123360, is available, upon request, to the hospital.(b) The recommendations provided for in this section are advisory only. Nothing in this section shall require a hospital to comply with the training recommended by this section. Section 1290 shall not apply to this section, nor shall meeting the recommendations of this section be a condition of licensure.(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 460, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1258 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Health Facilities|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 1258.

1258.  No health facility which permits sterilization operations for contraceptive purposes to be performed therein, nor the medical staff of such health facility, shall require the individual upon whom such a sterilization operation is to be performed to meet any special nonmedical qualifications, which are not imposed on individuals seeking other types of operations in the health facility. Such prohibited nonmedical qualifications shall include, but not be limited to, age, marital status, and number of natural children.Nothing in this section shall prohibit requirements relating to the physical or mental condition of the individual or affect the right of the attending physician to counsel or advise his patient as to whether or not sterilization is appropriate. This section shall not affect existing law with respect to individuals below the age of majority.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 755.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1259.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Health Facilities|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 1259.5.

1259.5.  By January 1, 1995, each general acute care hospital, acute psychiatric hospital, special hospital, psychiatric health facility, and chemical dependency recovery hospital shall establish written policies and procedures to screen patients routinely for the purpose of detecting spousal or partner abuse. The policies shall include guidelines on all of the following:(a)  Identifying, through routine screening, spousal or partner abuse among patients. (b)  Documenting patient injuries or illnesses attributable to spousal or partner abuse. (c)  Educating appropriate hospital staff about the criteria for identifying, and the procedures for handling, patients whose injuries or illnesses are attributable to spousal or partner abuse. (d)  Advising patients exhibiting signs of spousal or partner abuse of crisis intervention services that are available either through the hospital facility or through community-based crisis intervention and counseling services. (e)  Providing to patients who exhibit signs of spousal or partner abuse information on domestic violence and a referral list, to be updated periodically, of private and public community agencies that provide, or arrange for, evaluation of and care for persons experiencing spousal or partner abuse, including, but not limited to, hot lines, local battered women’s shelters, legal services, and information about temporary restraining orders. (Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 146, Sec. 95. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1261 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Health Facilities|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 1261.

1261.  (a)  A health facility shall allow a patient’s domestic partner, the children of the patient’s domestic partner, and the domestic partner of the patient’s parent or child to visit, unless one of the following is met: (1)  No visitors are allowed. (2)  The facility reasonably determines that the presence of a particular visitor would endanger the health or safety of a patient, member of the health facility staff, or other visitor to the health facility, or would significantly disrupt the operations of a facility. (3)  The patient has indicated to health facility staff that the patient does not want this person to visit. (b)  This section may not be construed to prohibit a health facility from otherwise establishing reasonable restrictions upon visitation, including restrictions upon the hours of visitation and number of visitors. (c)  For purposes of this section, “domestic partner” has the same meaning as that term is used in Section 297 of the Family Code. (Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 588, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1261.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Health Facilities|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 1261.3.

1261.3.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for a patient aged 50 years or older, a registered nurse or licensed pharmacist may administer in a skilled nursing facility, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 1250, influenza and pneumococcal immunizations pursuant to standing orders and without patient-specific orders if all of the following criteria are met:(1) The skilled nursing facility medical director, as defined in Section 72305 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, has approved the immunization standing orders established by the facility.(2) The standing orders meet the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.(b) Nothing in this section amends, alters, or restricts the scope of registered nurse practice including, but not limited to, the scope of practice set forth in Article 2 (commencing with Section 2725) of Chapter 6 of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code, the implementing regulations, and interpretative bulletins or practice advisories issued by the Board of Registered Nursing.(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 58, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2006.)