CHAPTER 3.93. Admission Contracts for Long-Term Health Care Facilities [1599.60. - 1599.84.]
Heading of Chapter 3.93 renumbered from Chapter 3.95 (as added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 625) by Stats. 1990, Ch. 216, Sec. 57.
§§ 1599.60–1599.84 · 28 sections
- § 1599.60 As used in this chapter: (a) “Abbreviated contract of admission” means a contract which meets the provisions of this chapter, except as otherwise provided, for…
- § 1599.61 (a) By January 1, 2000, all skilled nursing facilities, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 1250, intermediate care facilities, as defined in subdivision…
- § 1599.62 (a) Contracts of admission shall not include unlawful waivers of facility liability for the health and safety or personal property of residents. No contract of…
- § 1599.63 (a) Every long-term health care facility shall make complete blank copies of its admission contract immediately available to the public at cost, upon request.…
- § 1599.64 (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.…
- § 1599.645 (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…
- § 1599.65 (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…
- § 1599.651 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…
- § 1599.652 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…
- § 1599.66 Every contract of admission shall clearly and explicitly state whether the facility participates in the Medi-Cal program.
- § 1599.67 (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…
- § 1599.68 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…
- § 1599.69 (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…
- § 1599.70 (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)…
- § 1599.71 (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…
- § 1599.72 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…
- § 1599.73 (a) Every contract of admission shall state that residents have a right to confidential treatment of medical information. (b) The contract shall provide a…
- § 1599.74 (a) The department shall translate both the statutory Patients’ Bill of Rights, as provided in Chapter 3.9 (commencing with Section 1599), the regulatory…
- § 1599.75 (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…
- § 1599.76 (a) No contract of admission shall list any ground for involuntary transfer or discharge of the resident except those grounds which are specifically enumerated…
- § 1599.77 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”…
- § 1599.78 (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…
- § 1599.79 Every contract of admission shall meet the requirements of Section 72520 of Title 22 of the California Administrative Code, which requires that the facility…
- § 1599.80 Facilities that wish to photograph a resident for other than staff identification or health care purposes shall obtain permission from the resident whether for…
- § 1599.81 (a) All contracts of admission that contain an arbitration clause shall clearly indicate that agreement to arbitration is not a precondition for medical…
- § 1599.82 No contract of admission shall include a clause that purports to alter the statutory period for filing an action against a facility.
- § 1599.83 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,…
- § 1599.84 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…