Section 1268.6 Of Article 2. Administration From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 2.
1268.6
. (a) Commencing October 1, 2011, as a requirement of initial
licensure of an intermediate care facility/developmentally
disabled-habilitative or an intermediate care
facility/developmentally disabled-nursing, the applicant or designee
of the applicant shall attend a sixteen-hour orientation program
approved by the State Department of Developmental Services.
(b) The sixteen-hour orientation program shall contain both of the
following:
(1) Eight hours of the orientation program shall outline the role,
requirements, and regulations of each of the following:
(A) The scope of responsibility for operation including regulatory
requirements and statutes governing the facility type.
(B) Local planning.
(C) Regional center and other community support services.
(D) All federal and state agencies responsible for licensing and
certification, and data collection.
(E) Government and private agencies responsible for ensuring the
rights of the developmentally disabled.
(2) Eight hours of the orientation program shall outline the
statutory and regulatory requirements related to business management.
The program shall include, but need not be limited to, all of the
following:
(A) Cost reporting.
(B) General accounting principles.
(C) The State Department of Health Care Services' audit process.
(D) The regional center vendorization process.
(c) The orientation shall be conducted by relevant community
services and provider organizations. Organizations conducting the
orientation class shall be responsible for keeping a record of all
attendees and shall provide the department with the information
within 15 working days or upon request. Instructors of the
orientation shall have knowledge or experience in the subject area to
be taught, and shall meet any of the following criteria:
(1) Possession of a four-year college degree relevant to the
course or courses to be taught.
(2) Be a health professional with a valid and current license to
practice in California.
(3) Have at least two years experience in California as an
administrator of a long-term health care facility that provides
services to persons with developmental disabilities within the last
eight years.
(d) If the licensee can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the
department that the licensee, or a representative of the licensee,
has taken the orientation program any year prior to opening a new
facility, the licensee shall not be required to repeat the program to
open the facility.
(e) This section shall become operative on October 1, 2011.