California Administrative Code

(a) Written policies regarding the rights and restrictions of inmate-patients admitted to a correctional treatment center shall be established and implemented, and made available to the inmate-patient and to the public. Inmate-patients will be afforded such rights as are commonly…

(a) The current license shall be posted in a prominent, publicly accessible location in the administrative office of the licensee. (b) A photocopy of the current license shall be retained in the THPP staff residential unit, if applicable. (c) A photocopy of the current license sh…

(a) The licensee shall ensure that records for each child with special health care needs contain the following: (1) Documentation that the child has been adjudged a dependent of the court under Section 300 of the Welfare and Institutions Code or has not been adjudged a dependent …

Written policies shall be established and implemented limiting the duration of new drug orders in the absence of a prescriber's specific indication for duration of therapy. The prescriber shall be contacted for new orders prior to the termination time established by the policy. S…

“Sterilization of equipment and supplies” means the process employed to destroy all living organisms.

The governing body shall: (a) Assure that all services including care and treatment provided to patients, is adequate and safe at all times. (b) Establish and implement written bylaws in accordance with legal requirements and its responsibility to the community and to the patient…

(a) All adult day health centers shall maintain compliance with these licensing requirements. These requirements do not prohibit the use of alternate concepts, methods, procedures, techniques, equipment, personnel qualifications or the conducting of pilot projects, provided such …

(a) A dentist shall have overall responsibility for the dental service. (b) The dental service shall be staffed by a sufficient number of dentists along with auxiliary dental personnel to render proper dental care. (c) When dental hygienists or dental laboratory technicians are e…

Dental service means the provision of emergency dental care and may include diagnostic, preventive, or corrective procedures performed by dentists with appropriate staff, space, equipment, and supplies.

(a) The licensing agency shall have the inspection authority specified in Health and Safety Code Sections 1526.5, 1533, 1534, 1538 and 1538.7. (b) The licensing agency shall have the authority to interview participants, including children, or staff members without prior consent. …

(a) Therapeutic diets shall be provided as ordered by the attending licensed healthcare practitioner acting within the scope of his or her professional licensure and shall be planned by a registered dietitian. Therapeutic diets shall be prepared and served with supervision or con…

(a) The Department shall grant a license if the applicant meets the standards as specified in these regulations and the application is in agreement with the county plan. (b) The Department shall issue or deny a license within 90 days of the receipt of the completed application fo…

(a) Group homes may provide care and supervision to children with special health care needs provided that either: (1) The child was placed in the group home before January 1, 1992, and has since resided continuously in the home; or (2) The child was or will be placed in the group…

(a) Licensees shall reveal each facility license number in all advertisements in accordance with Health and Safety Code section 1514. Non-residential facilities shall be exempt from this requirement. (b) Correspondence shall be considered a form of advertisement if the intent is …

(a) In addition to Section 80065, the following shall apply. (b) The licensee shall employ those administrative, child care, social work and support staff necessary to perform the assigned duties specified in applicable law and regulation. (1) The licensee shall designate at leas…

A person with a clinically active communicable disease that is required to be reported by Title 17, California Administrative Code, Section 2500, shall not be admitted as a client.

“Dance therapist” means a person who has a master's degree in dance therapy, including an approved clinical internship from an accredited college or university, or a person who is registered or eligible for registration as such with the American Dance Therapy Association.

(a) Bedpans shall be emptied and cleaned in soiled utility rooms or in toilets adjoining or within patients' rooms. Such toilets shall be equipped with flushing attachments for bedpan washing and vacuum breakers. (b) Utility rooms shall be maintained in each correctional treatmen…

(a) Qualified personnel and necessary supporting staff to carry out the programs shall be available. (b) The facility shall employ qualified mental retardation professional(s) in the ratio of one (1) hour per client per week. The qualified mental retardation professional(s) shall…

(a) The needs and services plan specified in Section 84068.2 shall be updated at least every six months to determine the following: (1) The child's need for continuing services. (2) The facility's recommendation regarding the feasibility of the child's return to his/her home; pla…

(a) An applicant shall have the right to withdraw an application. (1) Such withdrawal shall be in writing. (2) The fee for processing the application shall be forfeited.

Special rooms shall be maintained for the isolation of a single patient in the ratio of one room for each 35 beds or major fraction thereof. These rooms shall be used for isolation of inmate-patients with infectious disease, acute or terminal illness, or those who become agitated…

(a) All social rehabilitation facilities shall have a program director. (b) The program director shall be on the premises the number of hours necessary to manage and administer the treatment program of the facility in compliance with California Code of Regulations, Title 9, Divis…

(a) Modified diets shall be as follows: (1) Specified by the client's interdisciplinary team with a copy in the kitchen. (2) Planned, prepared and served by persons who have received training in food and nutrition services. (3) Periodically reviewed and adjusted as needed.

(a) All facilities where water for human consumption is from a private source shall meet the following requirements: (1) As a condition of initial licensure, the applicant shall provide evidence of an on-site inspection of the source of the water and a bacteriological analysis wh…

(a) In facilities providing meals to clients, the following shall apply: (1) All food shall be safe and of the quality and in the quantity necessary to meet the needs of the clients. Each meal shall meet at least ⅓ of the servings recommended in the USDA Basic Food Group Plan--Da…

(a) In all licensed facilities, the following shall apply: (1) The licensee shall maintain in the facility a register of all clients which must contain current information on the following: (A) Client's name and ambulatory status as specified in Sections 81070(b)(1) and 81070(b)(…

(a) Program manager personnel shall be employed by a licensee to provide the services to participants as specified in subsection (f). (b) Program manager personnel shall meet the following education requirements: (1) Master's Degree or higher from the degree requirements in Healt…

(a) Clients with a communicable disease shall not be cared for in the facility unless the following requirements are met: (1) Any client diagnosed as having a reportable communicable disease or being in a carrier state who the attending physician determines is a potential danger …

(See Manual of Policies and Procedures)

(a) The licensee shall equip the indoor activity space with a variety of equipment, materials, and toys that meet the following requirements: (1) Are appropriate to the developmental needs of the children. (2) Are maintained in good condition. (3) Are sufficient in quantity to al…

(a) Crisis Nurseries shall be evaluated as specified in Health and Safety Code Section 1534. (b) The Department shall have the authority to make any number of other visits to a crisis nursery in order to determine compliance with applicable law and regulation. (c) Any duly author…

(a) The Department may deny or revoke any administrator certificate upon any of the grounds specified in Health and Safety Code section 1550 and/or on any of the following grounds: (1) The certificate holder or applicant procured or attempted to procure a certificate by fraud, mi…

(a) Each patient's health record shall consist of at least the following: (1) Admission and discharge record identification data including, but not limited to, the following: (A) Name. (B) Address on admission. (C) Patient identification number. (D) Social Security number. (E) Da…

The applicant or licensee shall file his/her mailing address, in writing, with the licensing agency and shall notify the agency, in writing, of any change within 10 calendar days.

(a) The licensee shall be permitted to evict a client with 30 days' written notice for any of the following reasons: (1) Nonpayment of the rate for basic services within ten days of the due date. (2) Failure of the client to comply with state or local law after receiving written …

(a) Unless prior written licensing agency approval is received as specified in Section 81024(b) below, all licensees shall maintain continuous compliance with the licensing regulations. (b) The licensing agency shall have the authority to approve the use of alternate concepts, pr…

(a) An unlicensed facility as defined in Section 87101(u)(2) is in violation of section 1569.10, 1569.44 and/or 1569.45 of the Health and Safety Code unless the facility is exempted from licensure under Section 87101(a). (b) If the facility is alleged to be in violation of sectio…

(a) Upon written application, the licensing agency may issue a single license to integral facilities conducting multiple, related programs which would otherwise require separate licenses provided all of the following requirements are met: (1) Separate buildings or portions of the…

(a) A comfortable temperature for clients shall be maintained at all areas. (1) The licensee shall maintain the temperature in rooms that clients occupy between a minimum of 68 degrees F (20 degrees C) and a maximum of 85 degrees F (30 degrees C). (A) In areas of extreme heat the…

(a) General and specialized storage space shall be adequate and maintained to meet the needs of clients, for efficient operation of the facility and as required at the time of licenser. Storage shall not be permitted in air distribution chambers of heating, air conditioning or ve…

(a) A licensee may admit or retain a client who has a tracheostomy if all of the following conditions are met: (1) The licensee is in compliance with Section 81092.1. (2) Either the client is mentally and physically capable of providing all routine care for his/her tracheostomy a…

(a) Any corporation, company, partnership, or city or county government, may apply for a license or special permit to operate an adult day health center if the following requirements are met: (1) The governing body meets the requirements of Section 78405. (2) The Department has a…

(a) A client or the client's authorized representative, if any, may request a review of the Department's health condition relocation order by the IDT. (b) The client or the client's authorized representative, if any, has 10 working days from receipt of the relocation order to sub…

(a) An unlicensed facility operator or his/her representative shall have the right to appeal the penalty assessment within 10 working days after service of the penalty assessment. (1) If the unlicensed facility operation has not ceased, the $200 per day penalty shall continue to …

(a) In addition to Section 80065, Section 84065(k) shall apply. (b) The licensee shall employ administrative, child care, licensed mental health professional, and support staff necessary to perform the assigned duties specified in Sections 84164(f), 84164.1, and 84165.1. (c) The …

Chemical restraint means the use of psychotherapeutic or behavior modifying drugs used to prevent a client from exhibiting an identified maladaptive behavior.

(a) A licensee may admit or retain a client who has bowel and/or bladder incontinence. (b) Prior to admitting a client into care, the licensee shall complete the following: (1) An approved plan of operation demonstrating the licensee's ability to care for these clients as specifi…

(a) In accordance with Health and Safety Code Sections 1569.68 and 1569.681, licensees shall reveal each facility license number in all public advertisements, including Internet, or correspondence. (b) Licensees who operate more than one facility and use a common advertisement fo…

(a) Unless prior written licensing agency approval is received as specified in Section 82024(b), all licensees shall maintain continuous compliance with the licensing regulations. (b) The licensing agency shall have the authority to approve the use of alternate concepts, programs…