California Health and Safety Code 1429.1 – (a) If a long-term health care facility licensed as a skilled …
(a) If a long-term health care facility licensed as a skilled nursing facility or an intermediate care facility, as defined in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 1418, has one or more of the following remedies actually imposed for violation of state or federal requirements, the facility shall provide written notification of the action to each resident, the resident’s responsible party and legal representative, and all applicants for admission to the facility:
(1) Termination of the facility’s provider agreement to participate in the Medicare program, medicaid program, or both programs.
Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 1429.1
- Long-term health care facility: means any facility licensed pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250) that is any of the following:
California Health and Safety Code 1418
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23
(2) Denial of Medicare or medicaid payment for new admissions to the facility.
(3) Denial by the Health Care Financing Administration of Medicare or medicaid payment for all individuals in the facility.
(4) A ban on admissions, of any type.
(b) A violation of the requirements of this section shall be a class “B” violation.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 451, Sec. 28. Effective January 1, 2001.)