California Health and Safety Code

§ 1507

HSC § 1507 Effective Jun 27, 2012Div. 2 · Ch. 3 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, incidental medical services may be provided in a community care facility. If the medical services constitute a substantial component of the services provided by the community care facility as defined by the director in regulations, the medical services component shall be approved as set forth in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1200) or Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250).

(b)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the requirements of subdivision (c) are met, the department shall permit incidental medical services to be provided in community care facilities for adults by facility staff who are not licensed health care professionals but who are trained by a licensed health care professional and supervised according to the client’s individualized health care plan prepared pursuant to subdivision (c). Incidental medical services provided by trained facility staff for the following conditions shall be limited as follows:

(1)Colostomy and ileostomy: changing bags and cleaning stoma.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 18. (SB 1009) Effective June 27, 2012.