California Health and Safety Code

§ 1418.9

HSC § 1418.9 Effective Jan 1, 2001Div. 2 · Ch. 2.4

Statute text

(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 order for the medication.

(2)Seek the consent of the resident to notify the resident’s interested family member, as designated in the medical record. If the resident consents to the notice, the physician and surgeon shall make reasonable attempts, either personally or through a designee, to notify the interested family member, as designated in the medical record, within 48 hours of the prescription, order, or increase of an order.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 46, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.