California Health and Safety Code 1569.36 – (a) Not less than 30 days prior to the expiration date of any …
(a) Not less than 30 days prior to the expiration date of any residential care facility for the elderly license, the department shall transmit a copy to the state ombudsman in the Department of Aging as well as the local ombudsman, if one exists, of all notices sent to the facility by the department during the term of the current license as a result of a substantiated complaint regarding a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter relating to resident abuse and neglect, food, sanitation, incidental medical care, and residential supervision. During that one-year period the copy of the notices transmitted and the proof of the transmittal shall be open for public inspection.
(b) The department shall provide the names and addresses of the state ombudsman in the Department of Aging and, where applicable, the local ombudsman, to each residential care facility for the elderly.
Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 1569.36
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Department: means the State Department of Social Services. See California Health and Safety Code 1569.2
- License: means a basic permit to operate a residential care facility for the elderly. See California Health and Safety Code 1569.2
- Residential care facility for the elderly: means a housing arrangement chosen voluntarily by persons 60 years of age or over, or their authorized representative, where varying levels and intensities of care and supervision, protective supervision, or personal care are provided, based upon their varying needs, as determined in order to be admitted and to remain in the facility. See California Health and Safety Code 1569.2
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23
(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1115, Sec. 13.)