1599. It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this chapter to expressly set forth fundamental human rights which all patients shall be entitled to in a skilled nursing, intermediate care facility, or hospice facility, as defined in Section 1250, and to ensure that patients in such facilities are advised of their fundamental rights […]
1599.1. Written policies regarding the rights of patients shall be established and shall be made available to the patient, to any guardian, next of kin, sponsoring agency or representative payee, and to the public. Those policies and procedures shall ensure that each patient admitted to the facility has the following rights and is notified of […]
1599.2. Written information informing patients of their rights shall include a preamble or preliminary statement in substantial form as follows: (a) Further facility requirements are set forth in the Health and Safety Code, and in Title 22 of the California Administrative Code. (b) Willful or repeated violations of either code may subject a facility and […]
1599.3. Any rights under this chapter of a patient judicially determined to be incompetent, or who is found by his physician to be medically incapable of understanding such information, or who exhibits a communication barrier, shall devolve to such patient’s guardian, conservator, next of kin, sponsoring agency, or representative payer, except when the facility itself […]
1599.4. In no event shall this chapter be construed or applied in a manner which imposes new or additional obligations or standards on skilled nursing, intermediate care facilities, or hospice facilities or their personnel, other than in regard to the notification and explanation of patient’s rights or unreasonable costs. (Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 673, […]
