California Health and Safety Code 1521 – Any person desiring a license for a community care facility under the …
Any person desiring a license for a community care facility under the provisions of this chapter which is required by other code provisions or rules or regulations of the state department pursuant to other code provisions to have a medical director, organized medical staff, or resident medical staff or to provide professional nursing services by a registered nurse or supervision of nursing services by a licensed registered nurse, a graduate nurse, a licensed vocational nurse, or a certified psychiatric technician shall comply with the health planning requirements contained in Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 437) of Division 1.
All other community care facilities shall be exempt from the health planning requirements contained in Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 437) of Division 1.
Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 1521
- Community care facility: means any facility, place, or building that is maintained and operated to provide nonmedical residential care, day treatment, adult daycare, or foster family agency services for children, adults, or children and adults, including, but not limited to, the physically handicapped, mentally impaired, incompetent persons, and abused or neglected children, and includes the following:
California Health and Safety Code 1502
- Director: means the Director of Social Services. See California Health and Safety Code 1502
- license: means a basic permit to operate a community care facility. See California Health and Safety Code 1503
- Person: means any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, or company. See California Health and Safety Code 19
- state department: means the State Department of Social Services. See California Health and Safety Code 1502
(Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 497.)