Section 1599.73.
1599.73. (a) Every contract of admission shall state that residents have a right to confidential treatment of medical information. (b) The contract shall provide a means by which the resident may authorize the disclosure of information to specific persons, by attachment of a separate sheet that conforms to the specifications of Section 56 of the […]
Section 1599.74.
1599.74. (a) The department shall translate both the statutory Patients’ Bill of Rights, as provided in Chapter 3.9 (commencing with Section 1599), the regulatory Patients’ Bill of Rights for Skilled Nursing Facilities (commencing with Section 72527 of Title 22 of the California Administrative Code), and, if appropriate, the regulatory Patients’ Bill of Rights for Intermediate […]
Section 1599.75.
1599.75. (a) When referring to a resident’s obligation to observe facility rules, the contract of admission shall indicate that the rules must be reasonable, and that there is a facility procedure for suggesting changes in the rules. (b) The contract of admission shall specify that a copy of the facility grievance procedure, for resolution of […]
Section 1599.63.
1599.63. (a) Every long-term health care facility shall make complete blank copies of its admission contract immediately available to the public at cost, upon request. (b) Every long-term health care facility shall post conspicuously in a location accessible to public view within the facility either a complete copy of its admission contract or notice of […]
Section 1599.64.
1599.64. (a) All abbreviated contracts of admission and contracts of admission shall be printed in black type of not less than 10-point type size, on plain white paper. The print shall appear on one side of the paper only. (b) The contract shall be written in clear, coherent, and unambiguous language, using words with common and everyday […]
Section 1599.60.
1599.60. As used in this chapter: (a) “Abbreviated contract of admission” means a contract which meets the provisions of this chapter, except as otherwise provided, for a resident who is receiving respite care services, as defined in Section 1418.1. The following provisions of this chapter shall not apply to an abbreviated contract of admission: subdivision […]
Section 1599.61.
1599.61. (a) By January 1, 2000, all skilled nursing facilities, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 1250, intermediate care facilities, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 1250, and nursing facilities, as defined in subdivision (k) of Section 1250, shall use a standard admission agreement developed and adopted by the department. This standard agreement […]
Section 1599.62.
1599.62. (a) Contracts of admission shall not include unlawful waivers of facility liability for the health and safety or personal property of residents. No contract of admission shall include any provision which the facility knows or should know to be deceptive or unlawful under state or federal law. (b) Violation of this chapter shall result […]