California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 9726

WIC § 9726 Effective Jan 1, 2013Div. 8.5 · Ch. 11 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)The office shall establish a toll-free telephone hotline to receive telephone calls concerning any crises discovered by any person in a long-term care facility, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 9701. The telephone hotline established under this section shall be operated to include at least all of the following:

(1)The telephone hotline shall be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

(2)The operator shall respond to a crisis call by contacting the appropriate office, agency, or individual in the local community in which the crisis occurred.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 649, Sec. 17. (SB 345) Effective January 1, 2013.