California Health and Safety Code 1575.45 – (a) If the department determines that the adult day health care …
(a) If the department determines that the adult day health care center operating under a provisional license has serious deficiencies that pose a risk to the health and safety of the participants, the department may immediately take any of the following actions, including, but not limited to:
(1) Require a plan of correction.
Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 1575.45
- Adult day health care: means an organized day program of therapeutic, social, and skilled nursing health activities and services provided pursuant to this chapter to elderly persons or adults with disabilities with functional impairments, either physical or mental, for the purpose of restoring or maintaining optimal capacity for self-care. See California Health and Safety Code 1570.7
- department: means State Department of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 20
- Director: means the State Public Health Officer. See California Health and Safety Code 1570.7
- License: means a basic permit to operate an adult day health care center. See California Health and Safety Code 1570.7
(2) Limit participant enrollment.
(3) Prohibit new participant enrollment.
(b) When appropriate, the California Department of Aging and the department shall coordinate an action or actions to ensure consistency and uniformity.
(c) The licensee shall have the right to dispute an action or actions taken pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a). The department shall accept, consider, and resolve disputes filed pursuant to this subdivision by a licensee in a timely manner.
(d) The director shall ensure that public records accurately reflect the current status of any action or actions taken pursuant to this section, including any resolution of disputes.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 869, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2001.)