Title HSC, California Health & Safety Code

(a) All abbreviated contracts of admission and contracts of admission shall be printed in black type of not less than 10-point type size, on plain white paper. The print shall appear on one side of the paper only. (b) The contract shall be written in clear, coherent, and unambigu…

(a) Within 30 days of approval of a change of ownership by the State Department of Public Health, the skilled nursing facility shall send written notification to all current residents and patients and to the primary contacts listed in the admission agreement of each resident and …

(a) Prior to or at the time of admission, the facility shall make reasonable efforts to communicate the content of the contract to, and obtain on the contract the signature of, the person who is to be admitted to the facility. Unless the prospective resident has been declared leg…

A person who seeks to be admitted to the same long-term health care facility for which there exists a prior executed contract of admission which was signed by that person, or his or her legal representative, responsible party, or agent, in accordance with this chapter shall not b…

A person who seeks to be admitted to the same skilled nursing facility or intermediate care facility to receive respite care services for which there already exists a prior executed abbreviated contract of admission which was signed by that person, or his or her legal representat…

Every contract of admission shall clearly and explicitly state whether the facility participates in the Medi-Cal program. (Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 625, Sec. 1.)

(a) Every contract of admission shall state clearly what services and supplies are covered by the facility’s basic daily rate. In addition, the agreement shall specify in detail which services are optional, and the charges for these services, and indicate that residents will rece…

Any long-term health care facility that imposes interest charges on delinquent accounts shall clearly state in the contract of admission the rate of interest so charged and the method of computation. (Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 625, Sec. 1.)

(a) The contract of admission for any long-term health care facility that is a Medi-Cal certified facility shall state in bold capital letters of not less than 10-point type that neither the prospective resident, nor his or her representative, may be required to pay privately for…

(a) No contract of admission may require a security deposit from a Medi-Cal beneficiary who applies for admission to the facility as a Medi-Cal patient. (b) Any security deposit from a person paying privately upon admission shall be returned within 14 days of the private account …

(a) No contract of admission shall require the resident to pay for days beyond the date of his or her death or involuntary discharge from the facility, except that a facility may charge the resident for a maximum of three days at the basic daily rate in the event that the residen…

No contract of admission shall include a clause requiring residents to sign a consent to all treatment ordered by any physician. Contracts of admission may require consent only for routine nursing care or emergency care. The admission contract shall contain a clause which informs…

(a) Every contract of admission shall state that residents have a right to confidential treatment of medical information. (b) The contract shall provide a means by which the resident may authorize the disclosure of information to specific persons, by attachment of a separate shee…

(a) The department shall translate both the statutory Patients’ Bill of Rights, as provided in Chapter 3.9 (commencing with Section 1599), the regulatory Patients’ Bill of Rights for Skilled Nursing Facilities (commencing with Section 72527 of Title 22 of the California Administr…

(a) When referring to a resident’s obligation to observe facility rules, the contract of admission shall indicate that the rules must be reasonable, and that there is a facility procedure for suggesting changes in the rules. (b) The contract of admission shall specify that a copy…

(a) No contract of admission shall list any ground for involuntary transfer or discharge of the resident except those grounds which are specifically enumerated in either federal or state law. (b) Every contract of admission to a long-term health care facility that participates in…

With respect to transfer or eviction of a resident pursuant to Section 1439.7: (a) Contracts of admission shall speak only of “material” or “fraudulent” misrepresentation of finances as possible grounds for discharge under that section. (b) All contracts of admission shall state …

(a) A contract of admission shall state that, except in an emergency, a resident may not be involuntarily transferred or discharged from a long-term health care facility unless the resident and, if applicable, the resident’s representative, are given reasonable notice in writing …

Every contract of admission shall meet the requirements of Section 72520 of Title 22 of the California Administrative Code, which requires that the facility offer to hold a bed for the resident in the event the resident must be transferred to an acute care hospital for seven days…

Facilities that wish to photograph a resident for other than staff identification or health care purposes shall obtain permission from the resident whether for one photograph or for multiple photographs for one particular purpose on a document separate from the admission contract…

(a) All contracts of admission that contain an arbitration clause shall clearly indicate that agreement to arbitration is not a precondition for medical treatment or for admission to the facility. (b) All arbitration clauses shall be included on a form separate from the rest of t…

No contract of admission shall include a clause that purports to alter the statutory period for filing an action against a facility. (Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 625, Sec. 1.)

If a provision for the payment of attorney’s fees is included in the admission contract, it shall state that in disputes arising from the admission contract, the prevailing party shall be entitled to attorney’s fees. (Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 625, Sec. 1.)

This chapter applies to new admissions to skilled nursing and intermediate care facilities on and after January 1, 1988. This chapter shall not be construed to require the execution of new admission agreements for patients who were residing in those facilities prior to the enactm…