Section 1752.
1752. (a) A licensed hospice, at the state department’s option, may periodically be inspected by a duly authorized representative of the state department. Reports of each inspection shall be prepared by the representative who conducted the inspection, upon forms prepared and furnished by the state department, and filed with the state department. The inspection shall […]
Section 1752.1.
1752.1. (a) Any person may request an investigation of a hospice agency in accordance with this chapter by making a complaint to the department alleging a violation of applicable requirements prescribed by statutes or regulations of this state. A complaint may be made orally or in writing. (b) The substance of the complaint shall be provided to […]
Section 1753.
1753. (a) The department shall adopt, amend, or repeal, in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, reasonable rules and regulations as may be necessary or proper to carry out the purposes and intent of this chapter and to enable the […]
Section 1753.1.
1753.1. On or before January 1, 2024, the Department shall adopt emergency regulations to implement the recommendations in California State Auditor Report 2021-123 on the California Hospice Licensure and Oversight (March 29, 2022). The department shall maintain the general moratorium on new hospice agency licenses until the department adopts the regulations, but in no event […]
Section 1754.
1754. (a) Any licensee may, with the approval of the state department, surrender his or her license for suspension or cancellation by the state department. (b) Any license suspended or canceled pursuant to this section may be reinstated by the state department upon receipt of an application showing compliance with this chapter. (Added by Stats. […]
Section 1755.
1755. (a) The department may deny any application for licensure, or suspend or revoke any license issued, under this chapter upon any of the following grounds: (1) Violation by the applicant or licensee of this chapter or any rules and regulations promulgated by the department under this chapter, including improperly certifying a patient as eligible for hospice […]
Section 1756.
1756. (a) The suspension, expiration, or forfeiture by operation of law of a license issued by the state department under this chapter, the suspension or cancellation of a license by order of the state department or by order of a court of law, or the surrender of a license without the written consent of the […]
Section 1757.
1757. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation promulgated under this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500), by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed 180 days, […]
Section 1758.
1758. The director may bring an action to enjoin the violation or threatened violation of Section 1748 in the superior court in and for the county in which the violation occurred or is about to occur. Any proceeding under this section shall conform to the requirements of Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 525) of Title […]
Section 1759.
1759. The district attorney of every county shall, upon application by the state department or its authorized representative, institute and conduct the prosecution within his or her county of any action for violation of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1343, Sec. 1.)