Any person licensed under this chapter who operates, or proposes to operate a residential care facility for the elderly, the department or other public agency authorized to license the facility, or any public or private agency which uses or may use the services of the facility to place its clients, may invoke this article.

This section shall not be construed to prohibit any interested party from bringing suit to invoke this article.

Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 1569.83

  • 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
  • Person: means any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, or company. See California Health and Safety Code 19
  • 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

(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 844, Sec. 11.)

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