Section 1416.28 Of Article 3. Licensing From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 2.35. >> Article 3.
1416.28
. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the program shall at
the time of application, issuance, or renewal of a nursing home
administrator license require that the applicant or licensee provide
his or her federal employer identification number or his or her
social security number.
(b) Any applicant or licensee failing to provide his or her
federal identification number or social security number shall be
reported by the program to the Franchise Tax Board and, if failing to
provide after notification pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision
(b) of Section 19528 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, shall be
subject to the penalty provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b)
of Section 19528 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
(c) In addition to the penalty specified in subdivision (b), the
program may not process any application, original license, or renewal
of a license unless the applicant or licensee provides his or her
federal employer identification number or social security number
where requested on the application.
(d) The program shall, upon request of the Franchise Tax Board,
furnish to the Franchise Tax Board the following information with
respect to every licensee:
(1) Name.
(2) Address or addresses of record.
(3) Federal employer identification number or social security
number.
(4) Type of license.
(5) Effective date of license or renewal.
(6) Expiration date of license.
(7) Whether license is active or inactive, if known.
(8) Whether license is new or a renewal.
(e) The reports required under this section shall be filed on
magnetic media or in other machine-readable form, according to
standards furnished by the Franchise Tax Board.
(f) The program shall provide to the Franchise Tax Board the
information required by this section at a time that the Franchise Tax
Board may require.
(g) Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of
Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code, the social security
number and federal employer identification number furnished pursuant
to this section shall not be deemed to be a public record and shall
not be open to the public for inspection.
(h) Any deputy, agent, clerk, officer, or employee of the program
described in this chapter, any former officer or employee, or other
individual who in the course of his or her employment or duty has or
has had access to the information required to be furnished under this
chapter, may not disclose or make known in any manner that
information, except as provided in this section to the Franchise Tax
Board or as provided in subdivision (j).
(i) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section
to utilize the social security account number or federal employer
identification number for the purpose of establishing the
identification of persons affected by state tax laws and for purposes
of compliance with Section 17520 of the Family Code and, to that
end, the information furnished pursuant to this section shall be used
exclusively for those purposes.
(j) If the program utilizes a national examination to issue a
license, and if a reciprocity agreement or comity exists between
California and the state requesting release of the social security
number, any deputy, agent, clerk, officer, or employee of the program
described in this chapter may release a social security number to an
examination or licensing entity, only for the purpose of
verification of licensure or examination status.