(a)  No residential facility may prohibit the formation of a family council, and, when requested by a member of the resident’s family or the resident’s responsible party, the family council shall be allowed to meet in a common meeting room of the facility during mutually agreed upon hours.

(b)  Facility policies on family councils shall in no way limit the right of residents and family members to meet independently with outside persons, including members of nonprofit or government organizations or with facility personnel during nonworking hours.

Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 1512.5

  • Residential facility: means any family home, group care facility, or similar facility determined by the department, for 24-hour nonmedical care of persons in need of personal services, supervision, or assistance essential for sustaining the activities of daily living or for the protection of the individual. See California Health and Safety Code 1502

(c)  “Family council” for the purpose of this section means a meeting of family members, friends, responsible parties, or agents as defined in § 14110.8 of the Welfare and Institutions Code of two or more patients to confer in private without facility staff.

(d)  Family councils shall also be provided adequate space on a prominent bulletin board or other posting area for the display of meeting notices, minutes, and newsletters.

(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 466, Sec. 1.)

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