Section 1418.7 Of Chapter 2.4. Quality Of Long-term Health Facilities From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 2.4.
1418.7
. (a) Long-term health care facilities, as defined in Section
1418, shall develop and implement policies and procedures designed
to reduce theft and loss.
(b) The facility program shall include all of the following:
(1) Establishment and posting of the facility's theft and loss
policies.
(2) Orientation of employees to those policies.
(3) Documentation of theft and loss of property with a value of
twenty-five dollars ($25) or more.
(4) Inventory of patient's personal property upon admission.
(5) Inventory of and surrender of patient's personal property upon
death or discharge.
(6) Regular review of the effectiveness of the policies and
procedures.
(7) Marking of patient's personal property, including dentures and
prosthetic and orthopedic devices.
(8) Reports to local law enforcement of stolen property with a
value of one hundred dollars ($100) or more.
(9) Methods for securing personal property.
(10) Notification of residents and families of the facility's
policies.
(c) The policies and procedures developed by the facilities
pursuant to this section shall be in accordance with Section 1289.4,
as added by Assembly Bill 2047 of the 1987-88 Regular Session of the
Legislature, if that bill is enacted and becomes effective.
(d) If a facility has shown clear and convincing evidence of its
efforts to comply with the requirements of this section, no citation
shall be issued as a result of the occasional occurrence of theft and
loss in a facility.