California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 6 - Licensing of Community Care Facilities › Chapter 1 - General Licensing Requirements › Article 6 - Continuing Requirements › Section 80078 - Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The licensee shall provide care and
				  supervision as necessary to meet the client's need.
(b) In any instance where the Department does
				  not suspend the facility license and the licensing agency requires that a
				  client/resident be relocated, as specified in Section
				  80094, the licensee shall prepare
				  a written relocation plan. The plan shall contain all necessary steps to be
				  taken to reduce stress to the client/resident which may result in transfer
				  trauma.
(1) The written relocation plan shall
				  include, but not be limited to the following:
(A) A specific date for beginning and a
				  specific date for completion of the process of safely relocating the
				  client/resident. The time frame for relocation may provide for immediate
				  relocation but shall not exceed 30 days or 30 days after the date of the
				  written conclusuion of the client's appeal of the relocation order, if
				  appealed.
(B) A specific date when
				  the client/resident and the client's/resident's authorized representative, if
				  any, shall be notified of the need for relocation.
(C) A specific date when consultation with
				  the client's/resident's physician shall occur to obtain a current medical
				  assessment of the client's/resident's health needs, to determine the
				  appropriate facility type for relocation and to ensure that the
				  client's/resident' health care needs continue to be met at all times during the
				  relocation process.
(D) The method
				  by which the licensee shall participate in the identification of an acceptable
				  relocation site with the client/resident and the authorized representative if
				  any. The licensee shall advise the client/resident and/or the authorized
				  representative that if the client/resident is to be moved to another nonmedical
				  community care facility, a determination must be made that the
				  client's/resident's needs can be legally met in the new facility before the
				  move is made. If the client's/resident's needs cannot be legally met in the new
				  facility, the client/resident must be moved to a facility licensed to provide
				  the necessary care.
(E) A list of
				  contacts made or to be made by the licensee with community resources, including
				  but not limited to, social workers, family members, Long Term Care Ombudsman,
				  clergy and others as appropriate to ensure that services are provided to the
				  client/resident before, during and after the move. The need for the move shall
				  be discussed with the client/resident and the client/resident assured that
				  support systems will remain in place.
(F) Measures to be taken until relocation to
				  protect the client/resident and/or meet the client's/resident's health and
				  safety needs.
(G) An agreement to
				  notify the licensing agency when the relocation has occurred, including the
				  client's/resident's new address, if known.