The state department shall adopt regulations for the administration of this article. Nothing in this article shall impair the authority of the state department to temporarily suspend licenses under Section 1296 or to reach a voluntary agreement with the licensee for alternate management of a long-term health care facility. Nothing in this article shall authorize the state department to interfere in any labor dispute.

(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1456, Sec. 2.)

Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 1335

  • department: means State Department of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 20
  • long-term health care facility: means any skilled nursing facility, intermediate care facility, intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled, intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled habilitative, intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled-nursing, intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled-continuous nursing, or congregate living health facility licensed pursuant to this chapter. See California Health and Safety Code 1326
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23