Section 1556 Of Article 5. Suspension And Revocation From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 5.
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. (a) If the director determines that it is necessary to
temporarily suspend any license or special permit of a community care
facility in order to protect the residents or clients of the
facility from physical or mental abuse, abandonment, or any other
substantial threat to health or safety, the department shall make
every effort to minimize transfer trauma for the residents or
clients.
(b) The department shall contact any local agency that may have
assessment, placement, protective, or advocacy responsibility for the
residents or clients of a facility after a decision is made to
temporarily suspend the license or special permit of the facility and
prior to its implementation. The department shall work together with
these agencies and the licensee, if the director determines it to be
appropriate, to locate alternative placement sites, and to contact
relatives or other persons responsible for the care of these
residents or clients, provide onsite evaluation of the residents or
clients, and assist in the transfer of the residents or clients.
(c) In any case where the department alleges that a client or
resident has a health condition or health conditions which cannot be
cared for within the limits of the license or special permit, or
requires inpatient care in a health facility licensed pursuant to
Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250), the department shall do all
of the following:
(1) Consult with appropriate medical personnel about when the
client or resident should be removed from the facility and how
transfer trauma can be minimized.
(2) If the department temporarily suspends the license or special
permit of a facility, use medical personnel deemed appropriate by the
department to provide onsite evaluation of the clients or residents.
(3) If the department does not suspend the license or special
permit of a facility, order the licensee to remove only those clients
or residents who have health conditions which cannot be cared for
within the limits of the license or special permit or require
inpatient care in a health facility licensed pursuant to Chapter 2
(commencing with Section 1250), as determined by the department, if
the department determines that other clients or residents are not in
physical danger.
(d) In any case where the department orders the temporary
suspension of a licensee or orders the licensee, or holder of a
special permit, to remove a client or resident who has a health
condition or health conditions which cannot be cared for within the
limits of the license or special permit or requires inpatient care in
a health facility licensed pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with
Section 1250), the department may require the licensee or holder of a
special permit to do all of the following:
(1) Prepare and submit to the department a written plan for the
safe and orderly relocation of the client or resident, in a form
acceptable to the department.
(2) Comply with all terms and conditions of the approved
relocation plan.
(3) Provide any other information as may be required by the
department for the proper administration and enforcement of this
section.