Section 1584.5 Of Article 4. Standards And Inspection From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 3.3. >> Article 4.
1584.5
. Every adult day health care center shall, for the purpose
of addressing issues that arise when an adult day health care
participant is missing from the facility, develop and comply with an
absentee notification plan, as part of the individual plan of care,
as defined in Section 1570.7. The plan shall include and be limited
to the following: a requirement that an administrator of the
facility, or his or her designee, inform the participant's authorized
representative when that participant is missing from the facility
and the circumstances in which an administrator of the facility, or
his or her designee, shall notify local law enforcement when a
participant is missing from the facility.