Section 1422.1 Of Chapter 2.4. Quality Of Long-term Health Facilities From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 2.4.
1422.1
. (a) Notwithstanding Section 1422, the State Department of
Public Health shall conduct, when feasible, annual licensing
inspections of licensed long-term health care facilities providing
special treatment programs for the mentally disordered, concurrently
with inspections conducted by the State Department of Health Care
Services for the purposes of approving the special treatment program.
(b) The State Department of Public Health survey teams conducting
inspections pursuant to this section shall include at least one
licensed mental health professional if the inspections are not done
concurrently pursuant to subdivision (a).
(c) Survey team members shall receive training specific to the
mental health treatment needs of mentally disordered residents served
in these facilities.