(a) The State Department of Health Care Services shall establish, by regulation, standards for the programs listed in Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 5670) of Part 2 of Division 5. These standards shall also be applied by the department to any facility licensed as a social rehabilitation facility pursuant to paragraph (7) of subdivision (a) of § 1502 of the Health and Safety Code.

(b) In establishing the standards required by this section, the department shall not establish standards which in themselves impose any new or increased costs on the programs or facilities affected by the standards.

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(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 62. (SB 1009) Effective June 27, 2012.)