Section 1599.60 Of Chapter 3.93. Admission Contracts For Long-term Health Care Facilities From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 3.93.
1599.60
. As used in this chapter:
(a) "Abbreviated contract of admission" means a contract which
meets the provisions of this chapter, except as otherwise provided,
for a resident who is receiving respite care services, as defined in
Section 1418.1. The following provisions of this chapter shall not
apply to an abbreviated contract of admission: subdivision (b) of
Section 1599.65, subdivision (b) of Section 1599.67, Section 1599.69,
subdivision (b) of Section 1599.76, and Section 1599.79.
(b) "Contract of admission" includes all documents which a
resident or his or her representative must sign at the time of, or as
a condition of, admission to a long-term health care facility, as
defined in Section 1326.
(c) "Department" means the State Department of Health Services or
its designee.