In the case of a class “A” or class “AA” citation issued to a long-term health care facility which is appealed, the citation shall expire and have no further legal effect, if the Attorney General has not filed an action in the court of competent jurisdiction, within one year from the date the facility notifies the State Department of Public Health of its intent to contest the citation in court.

(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 729, Sec. 6. (AB 641) Effective January 1, 2012.)

Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 1428.2

  • department: means State Department of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 20
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Long-term health care facility: means any facility licensed pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250) that is any of the following:

    California Health and Safety Code 1418

  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23
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