California Health and Safety Code 1581 – Upon receipt of a complaint pursuant to Section 1580.9, the state …
Upon receipt of a complaint pursuant to Section 1580.9, the state department shall make a preliminary review. Unless the state department determines that the complaint is willfully intended to harass a licensee or is without any reasonable basis, it shall make an onsite inspection within 10 days after receiving the complaint. In either event, the complainant shall be promptly informed of the state department’s proposed course of action.
No licensee shall discriminate or retaliate in any manner against any person receiving the services of such licensee’s adult day health center, or against any employee of such licensee’s facility, on the basis or for the reason that such person or employee or any other person has initiated or participated in an inspection pursuant to Section 1580.9 or 1581.
Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 1581
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- department: means State Department of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 20
- Person: means any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, or company. See California Health and Safety Code 19
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23
- state department: means the State Department of Public Health. See California Health and Safety Code 1570.7
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1066.)