California Health and Safety Code

§ 1753.1

HSC § 1753.1 Effective Sep 30, 2024Div. 2 · Ch. 8.5 · Art. 3

Statute text

On or before January 1, 2026, the department shall adopt emergency regulations to implement the recommendations in California State Auditor Report 2021-123 on the California Hospice Licensure and Oversight (March 29, 2022). The department shall maintain the general moratorium on new hospice agency licenses until the department adopts the regulations. The emergency regulations shall do all of the following:

(a)Establish time and distance standards that define the maximum time and distance hospice agency staff may travel to reach patients, taking into consideration typical traffic conditions and whether the hospice agency is serving patients in rural or urban areas.

(b)Establish standards for a hospice agency’s ratio of nurses to patients.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 999, Sec. 2. (AB 177) Effective September 30, 2024.