Section 1250.1 Of Article 1. General From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 1.
1250.1
. (a) The department shall adopt regulations that define all
of the following bed classifications for health facilities:
(1) General acute care.
(2) Skilled nursing.
(3) Intermediate care-developmental disabilities.
(4) Intermediate care--other.
(5) Acute psychiatric.
(6) Specialized care, with respect to special hospitals only.
(7) Chemical dependency recovery.
(8) Intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled
habilitative.
(9) Intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled nursing.
(10) Congregate living health facility.
(11) Pediatric day health and respite care facility, as defined in
Section 1760.2.
(12) Correctional treatment center. For correctional treatment
centers that provide psychiatric and psychological services provided
by county mental health agencies in local detention facilities, the
State Department of State Hospitals shall adopt regulations
specifying acute and nonacute levels of 24-hour care. Licensed
inpatient beds in a correctional treatment center shall be used only
for the purpose of providing health services.
(13) Hospice facility.
(b) Except as provided in Section 1253.1, beds classified as
intermediate care beds, on September 27, 1978, shall be reclassified
by the department as intermediate care--other. This reclassification
shall not constitute a "project" within the meaning of Section 127170
and shall not be subject to any requirement for a certificate of
need under Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 127125) of Part 2 of
Division 107, and regulations of the department governing
intermediate care prior to the effective date shall continue to be
applicable to the intermediate care--other classification unless and
until amended or repealed by the department.