(a) The department shall specify in its licensing report all violations that, if not corrected, will have a direct and immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care.

(b) The department shall complete all complaint investigations and place a note of final conclusion in the department’s facility file, consistent with the confidentiality requirements of Section 1596.853, regardless of whether the licensee voluntarily surrendered his or her license.

Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 1596.818

  • 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

(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 291, Sec. 19. Effective September 25, 2008.)