California Health and Safety Code

§ 1599.61

HSC § 1599.61 Effective Jan 1, 1998Div. 2 · Ch. 3.93

Statute text

(a)By January 1, 2000, all skilled nursing facilities, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 1250, intermediate care facilities, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 1250, and nursing facilities, as defined in subdivision (k) of Section 1250, shall use a standard admission agreement developed and adopted by the department. This standard agreement shall comply with all applicable state and federal laws.

(b)(1) No facility shall alter the standard agreement unless so directed by the department.

(2)The department may develop an abbreviated admission agreement for patients whose length of stay is anticipated to be 14 days or less. This abbreviated agreement may be developed to coordinate with the standard admission agreement. If the patient’s stay exceeds 14 days, the nursing facility shall obtain agreement to the remainder of the standard admission agreement.

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Legislative history

Repealed and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 631, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1998.