Section 1520 Of Article 2. Administration From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 2.
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. Any person desiring issuance of a license for a community
care facility or a special permit for specialized services under this
chapter shall file with the department, pursuant to regulations, an
application on forms furnished by the department, which shall
include, but not be limited to:
(a) Evidence satisfactory to the department of the ability of the
applicant to comply with this chapter and of rules and regulations
promulgated under this chapter by the department.
(b) Evidence satisfactory to the department that the applicant is
of reputable and responsible character. The evidence shall include,
but not be limited to, a criminal record clearance pursuant to
Section 1522, employment history, and character references. If the
applicant is a firm, association, organization, partnership, business
trust, corporation, or company, like evidence shall be submitted as
to the members or shareholders thereof, and the person in charge of
the community care facility for which application for issuance of
license or special permit is made.
(c) Evidence satisfactory to the department that the applicant has
sufficient financial resources to maintain the standards of service
required by regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter.
(d) Disclosure of the applicant's prior or present service as an
administrator, general partner, corporate officer, or director of, or
as a person who has held or holds a beneficial ownership of 10
percent or more in, any community care facility or in any facility
licensed pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1200) or
Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250).
(e) Disclosure of any revocation or other disciplinary action
taken, or in the process of being taken, against a license held or
previously held by the entities specified in subdivision (d).
(f) A signed statement that the person desiring issuance of a
license or special permit has read and understood the community care
facility licensure statute and regulations that pertain to the
applicant's category of licensure.
(g) Any other information that may be required by the department
for the proper administration and enforcement of this chapter.
(h) In implementing this section, the department shall give due
consideration to the functions of each separate licensing category.
(i) Failure of the applicant to cooperate with the licensing
agency in the completion of the application shall result in the
denial of the application. Failure to cooperate means that the
information described in this section and in regulations of the
department has not been provided, or not provided in the form
requested by the licensing agency, or both.