Section 1418.91 Of Chapter 2.4. Quality Of Long-term Health Facilities From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 2.4.
1418.91
. (a) A long-term health care facility shall report all
incidents of alleged abuse or suspected abuse of a resident of the
facility to the department immediately, or within 24 hours.
(b) A failure to comply with the requirements of this section
shall be a class "B" violation.
(c) For purposes of this section, "abuse" shall mean any of the
conduct described in subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 15610.07 of
the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(d) This section shall not change any reporting requirements under
Section 15630 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, or as otherwise
specified in the Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection
Act, Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 15600) of Part 3 of Division
9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.