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SB-1154 Health facilities: licensing.(2007-2008)

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2007–2008 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill
No. 1154

Introduced  by  Senator Aanestad

February 06, 2008

An act to amend Section 1265 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to health facilities.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


SB 1154, as introduced, Aanestad. Health facilities: licensing.
Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of health facilities administered by the State Department of Public Health. A violation of these provisions is a crime.
Existing law requires that any person, political subdivision of the state, or governmental agency desiring a license for a health facility, approval for a specified special service, or approval to manage specified types of licensed health facilities, that has not filed an application for a license to operate that facility, to file with the department a verified application on forms prescribed and furnished by the department, containing specified information.
This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change in those provisions prescribing the information required to be contained in an application for licensure.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 1265 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:

1265.
 Any person, political subdivision of the state, or governmental agency desiring a license for a health facility, approval for a special service under this chapter, or approval to manage a health facility currently licensed as a health facility, as defined in subdivision (a), (b), (c), (d), or (f) of Section 1250, that has not filed an application for a license to operate that facility shall file with the department a verified application on forms prescribed and furnished by the department, containing all of the following:
(a)  The name of the applicant and, if an individual, whether the applicant has attained the age of 18 years.
(b)  The type of facility or health facility.
(c)  The location thereof.
(d)  The name of the person in charge thereof.
(e)  Evidence satisfactory to the department that the applicant is of reputable and responsible character. If the applicant is a firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, or company, like evidence shall be submitted as to the members or shareholders thereof, and the person in charge of the health facility for which application for license is made. If the applicant is a political subdivision of the state or other governmental agency, like evidence shall be submitted as to regarding the person in charge of the health facility for which application for license is made.
(f)  Evidence that is satisfactory to the department of the ability of the applicant to comply with this chapter and of rules and regulations promulgated under this chapter by the department.
(g)  Evidence satisfactory to the department that the applicant to operate a skilled nursing facility or intermediate care facility possesses financial resources sufficient to operate the facility for a period of at least 45 days. A management company shall not be required to submit this information.
(h)  Each applicant for a license to operate a skilled nursing facility or intermediate care facility shall disclose to the department evidence of the right to possession of the facility at the time the application will be granted, which may be satisfied by the submission of a copy of applicable portions of a lease agreement or deed of trust. The names and addresses of any persons or organizations listed as owner of record in the real estate, including the buildings and the grounds appurtenant to the buildings, shall be disclosed to the department.
(i)  Any other information as may be required by the department for the proper administration and enforcement of this chapter.
(j)  Upon submission of an application to the department by an intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled habilitative or an intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled-nursing, the application shall include a statement of need signed by the chairperson of the area board pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 4570) of Division 4.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. In the event the area board has not provided the statement of need within 30 days of receipt of the request from the applicant, the department may process the application for license without the statement.
(k)  The information required pursuant to this section, other than individuals’ social security numbers, shall be made available to the public upon request, and shall be included in the department’s public file regarding the facility.
(l) With respect to a facility licensed as a health facility, as defined in subdivision (a), (b), or (f) of Section 1250, for purposes of this section, “manage” means to assume operational control of the facility.