California Administrative Code

(a) For the purposes of this chapter, all violations arising out of an investigation resulting from a complaint filed by a patient pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 127436(b), are subject to one penalty assessment. (b) For purposes of this chapter, “investigation” is def…

(a) In addition to Section 80066, the following shall apply. (b) The licensee shall maintain the following personnel records: (1) Complete job descriptions on all positions within the facility. (2) A description of all staff assignments, including information regarding lines of a…

(a) The licensee shall ensure that at the time of admission, an Initial Assessment Plan which identifies the immediate needs of the child is developed and includes the following: (1) Name. (2) Age. (3) Physical limitations. (4) History of infections or contagious diseases, if kno…

(a) When a hospital uses a single application form to determine eligibility for both discount payment and charity care programs, the hospital shall make clear on the application form that: (1) For patients applying for either charity care or discount payment program eligibility, …

(a) Effective with encounters occurring on and after January 1, 2019, the race shall be as self-reported by the patient or patient's guardian in cases where the patient is not capable of providing the information. The patient's race shall be reported as up to five choices from th…

(a) The licensee shall ensure that all transportation provided for children in their care is provided in vehicles that are in safe operating condition and that drivers comply with all applicable laws. (b) No child shall be left unattended in a vehicle. (c) The licensee shall ensu…

(a) In addition to Section 80054, the following penalties shall apply: (1) The department shall assess an immediate civil penalty of $50.00 when the agency fails to provide the department with a log of certified and decertified homes for any month by the tenth day of the followin…

(a) Section 84065.7 is not applicable to community treatment facilities. (b) In community treatment facilities providing care and supervision to, 10 or fewer children, there shall be one child care staff person awake and on duty from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. (1) Another staff person sha…

(a) An individual shall be an adult residential facility certificate holder prior to being employed as an Administrator. (b) To receive his/her certificate an applicant shall: (1) Successfully complete a Department approved Initial Certification Training Program as described in S…

(a) Each social work supervisor in a foster family agency shall be responsible for, but not limited to, the following duties: (1) Orientation and training of new social work personnel. (2) Review of oversight of social work personnel casework. (3) Ensure that assigned social work…

(a) The following monthly data files, as specified in the Data Submission Guide in conjunction with the APCD-CDL™ and, for data files submitted or resubmitted on or before March 30, 2026, the NCP Data Layout™, shall be submitted. (1) Member Eligibility File (ME) -- contains demog…

(a) The employee or hearing officer shall prepare a recommended decision which includes findings of fact and conclusions of law. (b) This proposed decision shall be presented to the Office for its consideration. (c) The Office may adopt the proposed decision, or reject it and dec…

(a) Drug means a medication. (b) Legend drug means any of the following: (1) Any drug labeled with the statement “Caution: Federal Law prohibits dispensing without prescription” or words of similar import. (2) Any dangerous drug as defined by section 4211 of the Business and Prof…

(a) A claimant may submit a claim to the Fund for the reimbursement of the following types of costs incurred due to an occurrence: (1) corrective action costs incurred for work performed on or after January 1, 1988; (2) third party compensation costs; (3) regulatory technical ass…

(a) Materials used in construction or repairs for an underground storage tank system must be applied in accordance with the manufacturer's written guidelines, an industry code, or engineering standard. (b) All tanks must be tested and certified by the manufacturer before installa…

(a) A licensee may accept or retain the following residents whose condition has been diagnosed as chronic and life threatening and who require different levels of care, except those conditions as specified in Section 87891: (1) Residents whose illness is in a state of remission. …

Registered submitters may use the data portal to submit test files to confirm and test their ability to create data files meeting the data submission standards. Test files will be identified as specified in the Data Submission Guide. Test files will not be considered to have been…

(a) The facility shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times. Maintenance shall include provision of maintenance services and procedures for the safety and well-being of residents, employees and visitors. (1) Floor surfaces in bath, laundry and kitchen areas sh…

In addition to Sections 80001, 84001 and 85001, the following shall apply: (a)(1) “Assistant Behavior Analyst” means an individual who assesses the function of a behavior of a client and designs, implements, and evaluates instructional and environmental modifications to produce s…

(a) A patient shall be permitted to remain in a Postsurgical Recovery Care Facility for more than 48 hours but not more than 72 hours if the attending surgeon certifies that the additional period of recovery care is medically necessary and the Medical Director concurs. (b) The ne…

(a) Non-Confidential Program Data. Any individual or organization may request program data that does not contain any confidential data by submitting an application pursuant to section 97390. (b) Standardized Limited Datasets via the Enclave. Any individual or organization may req…

(a) Except as specified in Section 87611(a), the licensee shall be permitted to accept or retain a resident who has contractures under the following circumstances: (1) If the contractures do not severely affect functional ability and the resident is able to care for the contractu…

(a) Within 90 days of receipt by the Department of the application specified in Section 87818, the Department shall give written notice to the applicant of one of the following: (1) The application is complete. (2) The application is deficient, describing what documents are outst…

(a) An approved project shall indicate its intention in writing to discontinue its status as a Health Workforce Pilot Project. (b) A closing report shall be submitted. This report shall include at least the following: (1) The reasons for discontinuation as a pilot project. (2) A …

(a) A submitter may request expedited review of a notice of a material change transaction by providing the Office, concurrently with the submission required by section 97435: (1) A detailed explanation, in accordance with subsection (b), of the conditions necessitating expedited …

(a) An Enhanced Behavioral Supports Home licensed as an Adult Residential Facility shall be subject to the California Code of Regulations Title 22, Chapter 6, Subchapter 1 unless otherwise specified. (b) An Enhanced Behavioral Supports Home licensed as a Group Home shall not use …

(a) A physician who desires to participate in the program shall submit an application to the program on a form prescribed by the program that includes all of the following: (1) Applicant's name, address, telephone numbers, social security number, date of birth, date on which firs…

(a) Any person may submit to the Office an application for a certificate of need, provided that the required notice period has passed since the receipt by the Office of a notice of intent for the project or provided the Office has waived the notice of intent requirement. (b) A si…

(a) The licensee shall be responsible for paying civil penalties. (1) Unless otherwise provided, the transfer, surrender, forfeiture or revocation of a license shall not affect the licensee's responsibility for paying any civil penalties accrued while the license was in effect. (…

(a) To be eligible for loan repayment, an applicant must: (1) Be a licensed mental health service provider. (2) Practice as a licensed mental health service provider who provides direct patient care in or through a qualified facility or in a mental health professional shortage ar…

“Area Plan” means an area agency's plan found to be in conformance by the Council.

“Facility” means a building or portion thereof maintained and used by a children's institution providing basic services and licensed to operate as a “Group Home--Children,” or a building or portion thereof maintained and used by an institution housing the aged and providing basic…

Commencing with the start of construction, the borrower shall maintain detailed records, upon forms approved by the Department, of all expenditures made relating to the project construction.

(a) The provisions of this subchapter shall apply only to a transitional housing placement provider operating a transitional housing placement program for minor foster children as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 1559.110.

(a) Drugs which have been dispensed for individual patient use and are labeled in conformance with State and Federal law for outpatient use shall be furnished to patients on discharge unless: (1) The discharging physician specifies otherwise, or (2) The drug was discontinued prio…

(a) Any adult shall be permitted to apply for a license regardless of age, sex, race, religion, color, political affiliation, national origin, disability, marital status, actual or perceived sexual orientation, or ancestry.

The Office may consider reduction of the certification and inspection fee when construction is completed prior to insuring the loan and when existing debt is retired under the insured loan. When the entire project consists of refinancing only, there will not be a certification an…

(a) Each facility shall have a written discharge procedure. (b) The procedure shall provide for the preparation of a discharge report. The discharge report shall be signed by the attending surgeon and shall include at least the following: (1) A summary of significant events of th…

Hearing requests and other communications, including requests for consolidation, questions about the hearing schedule or process, and all documents and proposed exhibits, shall be addressed to the Hearing Officer either by mail or by email as follows: (a) Mail shall be sent to th…

(a) A licensee shall report to the licensing agency and the placement agency when any of the following events occur: (1) Death of a participant. (2) Any suspected physical, sexual, or emotional abuse of a participant. (A) A pregnancy or termination of a pregnancy does not, in and…

For the purposes of Section 13271 of the Water Code, the reportable quantities for hazardous substances developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 as contained in 40 CFR Part 3…

(a) No more than two children with or without special health care needs shall reside even on a temporary basis in a specialized foster family home with the following exceptions. (b) A specialized foster family home shall not care for more than two children with or without special…

(a) The caregiver shall report to the licensing or approval agency and the person or agency responsible for placing a “child” when any of the following events occur. This report shall be made by telephone, e-mail, or fax within 24 hours after the event occurs or within the agency…

Money and valuables of residents entrusted to the licensee of one community care facility licensed under a particular license number shall not be commingled with those of another community care facility of a different license number, regardless of joint ownership.

Subsequent to payment and satisfaction of all claims regarding the completion of construction of the facility, an audit shall be made and copies of such audit shall be forwarded to the Office by the borrower. This audit shall be made by an independent auditing agency, acceptable …

(a) The caregiver is required to complete training as specified in Health and Safety Code section 1522.44. (1) The following courses, seminars, conferences, or training accepted by the licensing agency to meet the training requirements include, but are not limited to: (A) Child d…

(a) The board may delegate to the department or to a local agency that operates and maintains facilities and works on behalf of the board the authority to issue notices of violation for violations affecting a flood control facility operated and maintained by the department or loc…

Remuneration for services which are subject to the unemployment insurance law of another jurisdiction shall not be included in determining the application of the limitation on taxable wages for disability insurance purposes as prescribed in Section 985 of the code.

(a) The Department shall maintain a temporary manager candidate list that contains approved applicants who have demonstrated that they meet the qualifications to be appointed as a temporary manager as set forth in Section 89667. (1) An applicant who wishes to be a temporary manag…