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California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
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Health and Safety Code - HSC |
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Division 2. LICENSING PROVISIONS |
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Chapter 2.4. Quality of Long-Term Health Facilities |
Section 1418.
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As used in this chapter:
(a) "Long-term health care facility" means any facility licensed pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250) that is any of the following:
(1) Skilled nursing facility.
(2) Intermediate care facility.
(3) Intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled.
(4) Intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled habilitative.
(5) Intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled-nursing.
(6) Congregate living health facility.
(7) Nursing facility.
(8) Intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled-continuous nursing.
(b) "Long-term health care facility" also includes a pediatric day health and respite care facility licensed pursuant to Chapter 8.6 (commencing with Section 1760).
(c) "Long-term health care facility" does not include a general acute care hospital or an acute psychiatric hospital, except for that distinct part of the hospital that provides skilled nursing facility, intermediate care facility, or pediatric day health and respite care facility services.
(d) "Licensee" means the holder of a license issued under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250) or Chapter 8.6 (commencing with Section 1760) for a long-term health care facility.