Section 1439.5 Of Chapter 2.4. Quality Of Long-term Health Facilities From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 2.4.
1439.5
. (a) The state department shall undertake the immediate
development, implementation, and maintenance of an automated
information system. The automated information system shall be
developed to ensure both of the following:
(1) The most effective operation of this chapter and Chapter 2
(commencing with Section 1250), including, but not limited to, all of
the following:
(A) Gathering data necessary to maximize enforcement and
monitoring capabilities.
(B) Increasing accessibility of facility information.
(C) Identifying any trends of substandard care.
(D) Providing management information.
(2) The provision of information to the general public pursuant to
subdivision (b).
The state department shall take all necessary action to obtain
maximum federal funding assistance to develop, implement, and
maintain an automated information system.
(b) The state department shall develop a consumer information
system, pursuant to Section 1422.5, to provide information to the
general public and long-term health care services consumers regarding
long-term health care facilities in this state. The state department
shall utilize, to the extent possible, the information provided by
its automated information system. Prior to implementation, the
consumer information system shall be presented to the Health Care
Advisory Committee for its review and comments.