California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 5909

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 948, Sec. 60. (AB 2119) Effective January 1, 2025.
(a)The Director of Health Care Services shall retain the authority and responsibility to monitor and approve special treatment programs in skilled nursing facilities in accordance with Sections 72443 to 72475, inclusive, of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations.
(b)The State Department of Health Care Services shall conduct annual certification inspections of special treatment programs for persons with a mental health disability for the purpose of approving the special treatment programs that are located in skilled nursing facilities licensed pursuant to Section 1265 of the Health and Safety Code.

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Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 5909 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/wic/division-5-community-mental-health-services/part-5-institutions-for-mental-disease/chapter-1-general-provisions/article-3-procedures-for-the-transfer-of-responsibility-from-the-state-to-the-counties/section-5909

Other sections in Article 3 - Procedures for the Transfer of Responsibility from the State to the Counties

§ 5907§ 5908§ 5909§ 5910§ 5911§ 5912

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