Section 1417.

1417. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Long-Term Care, Health, Safety, and Security Act of 1973. (Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1057.)

Section 1417.1.

1417.1. It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this chapter to establish (1) a citation system for the imposition of prompt and effective civil sanctions against long-term health care facilities in violation of the laws and regulations of this state, and the federal laws and regulations as applicable to nursing facilities as defined […]

Section 1417.15.

1417.15. (a)  (1)  If one or more of the following remedies is actually imposed for violation of state or federal requirements, the long-term health care facility shall post a notice of the imposed remedy or remedies, in the form specified in subdivision (c), on all doors providing ingress to or egress from the facility, except […]

Section 1417.2.

1417.2. (a) Notwithstanding Section 1428, moneys collected as a result of state and federal civil penalties imposed under this chapter or federal law shall be deposited into accounts that are hereby established in the Special Deposit Fund created pursuant to Section 16370 of the Government Code. These accounts are titled the State Health Facilities Citation Penalties […]

Section 1417.3.

1417.3. The department shall promote quality of care and quality of life for residents, clients, and patients in long-term health care facility services through specific activities that include, but are not limited to, all of the following: (a)  Research and evaluation of innovative facility resident care models. (b)  (1)  Provision of statewide training on effective […]

Section 1417.4.

1417.4. (a)  There is hereby established in the state department the Quality Awards Program for nursing homes. (b)  The department shall establish criteria under the program, after consultation with stakeholder groups, for recognizing all skilled nursing facilities that provide exemplary care to residents. (c)  (1)  Monetary awards shall be made to Quality Awards Program recipients […]

Section 1418.

1418. As used in this chapter: (a) “Long-term health care facility” means any facility licensed pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250) that is any of the following: (1) Skilled nursing facility. (2) Intermediate care facility. (3) Intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled. (4) Intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled habilitative. (5) Intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled-nursing. (6) Congregate living health facility. (7) Nursing facility. (8) Intermediate care […]

Section 1418.1.

1418.1. (a)  Any person receiving respite care services shall be permitted to bring medications to the skilled nursing facility or intermediate care facility if the contents have been examined and positively identified upon the patient’s admission to the facility by the patient’s personal physician and surgeon or a pharmacist retained by the facility. (b)  A […]

Section 1418.2.

1418.2. (a)  Every facility licensed pursuant to subdivisions (c), (d), (e), and (g) of Section 1250 and every skilled nursing facility licensed separately under subdivision (a) of Section 1250 shall establish and maintain a resident council. Each council shall include the residents of the health facility, and may include family members of residents, advocates, or […]

Section 1418.21.

1418.21. (a) A skilled nursing facility that has been certified for purposes of Medicare or Medicaid shall post the overall facility rating information determined by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in accordance with the following requirements: (1) The information shall be posted in at least the following locations in the facility: (A) An area […]

Section 1418.22.

1418.22. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that it is the public policy of this state to ensure the health and safety of highly vulnerable persons residing in skilled nursing facilities during power outages that may result from a public safety power shutoff, an emergency, a natural disaster, or other cause. (b) (1) A skilled nursing facility shall […]

Section 1418.3.

1418.3. (a)  Each licensed skilled nursing facility shall, when requested by a member of a patient’s family, allow the family to meet privately with a family member who is a resident in the facility. (b)  “Family member” for the purposes of this section means an immediate family member or family member designated and documented on […]

Section 1418.4.

1418.4. (a)  No licensed skilled nursing facility or intermediate care facility may prohibit the formation of a family council, and, when requested by a member of the resident’s family or the resident’s representative, the family council shall be allowed to meet in a common meeting room of the facility at least once a month during […]

Section 1418.5.

1418.5. No regulation adopted with respect to skilled nursing facilities or intermediate care facilities shall prohibit patients in the facility from storing nonprescription or topical ophthalmic medications at their bedside unless contraindicated by the patient’s attending physician or the facility. (Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 408, Sec. 1.)

Section 1418.6.

1418.6. No long-term health care facility shall accept or retain any patient for whom it cannot provide adequate care. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 11, Sec. 7. Effective March 6, 1985.)

Section 1418.7.

1418.7. (a)  Long-term health care facilities, as defined in Section 1418, shall develop and implement policies and procedures designed to reduce theft and loss. (b)  The facility program shall include all of the following: (1)  Establishment and posting of the facility’s theft and loss policies. (2)  Orientation of employees to those policies. (3)  Documentation of […]

Section 1418.8.

1418.8. (a) If the attending physician and surgeon of a resident in a skilled nursing facility or intermediate care facility prescribes or orders a medical intervention that requires that informed consent be obtained prior to administration of the medical intervention, but is unable to obtain informed consent because the physician and surgeon determines that the resident […]

Section 1418.81.

1418.81. (a)  In order to assure the provision of quality patient care and as part of the planning for that quality patient care, commencing at the time of admission, a skilled nursing facility, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 1250, shall include in a resident’s care assessment the resident’s projected length of stay and […]

Section 1418.9.

1418.9. (a)  If the attending physician and surgeon of a resident in a skilled nursing facility prescribes, orders, or increases an order for an antipsychotic medication for the resident, the physician and surgeon shall do both of the following: (1)  Obtain the informed consent of the resident for purposes of prescribing, ordering, or increasing an […]

Section 1418.91.

1418.91. (a)  A long-term health care facility shall report all incidents of alleged abuse or suspected abuse of a resident of the facility to the department immediately, or within 24 hours. (b)  A failure to comply with the requirements of this section shall be a class “B” violation. (c)  For purposes of this section, “abuse” […]