Section 1271 Of Article 2. Administration From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 2.
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. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that uniform
orientation and training are fundamental to ensuring a high level of
competency of state personnel charged with enforcing state law
regulating the licensure, certification, and inspection of long-term
health care facilities.
(b) The state department shall develop, adopt, and implement
comprehensive continuing orientation and in-service training
programs. The comprehensive programs shall, at a minimum, include,
but not be limited to, both of the following:
(1) An orientation program consisting of instruction in basic
enforcement, inspection, investigation, and survey skills and
techniques, patients' rights and safety, health facility, clinic, and
agency licensing regulations, and supervised on-the-job training in
long-term health care facilities.
(2) Ongoing in-service training to maintain continuing competency
in existing and new inspection, investigation, and enforcement
skills, patient care modalities, and to assure statewide uniform
interpretation and application of long-term health care facility
licensing regulations.
(c) The state department shall establish and maintain a program
review function responsible for inspecting, monitoring, evaluating,
and providing consultative support and assistance to licensing and
certification field offices. The program review shall ensure that the
licensing and certification field offices implement, enforce, and
interpret applicable state statutes, licensing regulations,
certification standards, and departmental policies and procedures in
an effective and uniform manner statewide.