Section 1437 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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. If a health facility, or an applicant for a license has not
been previously licensed pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with
Section 1250), the state department may only provisionally license
the facility as provided in this section. A provisional license to
operate a health facility shall terminate six months from the date of
issuance. Within 30 days of the termination of a provisional
license, the state department shall give the facility a full and
complete inspection, and, if the facility meets all applicable
requirements for licensure, a regular license shall be issued. If the
health facility does not meet the requirements for licensure but has
made substantial progress towards meeting the requirements, as
determined by the state department, the initial provisional license
shall be renewed for six months. If the state department determines
that there has not been substantial progress towards meeting
licensure requirements at the time of the first full inspection
provided by this section, or, if the state department determines upon
its inspection made within 30 days of the termination of a renewed
provisional license that there is lack of full compliance with the
requirements, no further license shall be issued.
If an applicant for a provisional license to operate a health
facility has been denied provisional licensing by the state
department, he or she may contest the denial by filing a request for
a hearing pursuant to Section 100171.
The department shall not apply less stringent criteria when
granting a provisional license pursuant to this section than it
applies when granting a permanent license.
General acute care hospitals and acute psychiatric hospitals are
exempt from this section.