Section 1434 Of Chapter 2.4. Quality Of Long-term Health Facilities From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 2.4.
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. Commencing in 1974, the state department shall, on or before
February 1 of each year, notify all public agencies which refer
patients to long-term health care facilities of all of the long-term
health care facilities in the area found upon inspection within the
previous 12-month period to be without class "A" or "B" violations.
Public agencies shall give priority to such long-term health care
facilities in referring publicly assisted patients. No public agency
shall refer patients to long-term health care facilities with any
uncorrected class "A" violations or five or more uncorrected class "B"
violations, except those long-term health care facilities which the
director may exempt because of a lack of facilities of the same type
in the area sufficient to satisfy the demand for services provided by
such type of facilities.