Section 1727.7 Of Chapter 8. Home Health Agencies From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 8.
1727.7
. (a) The Legislature finds and declares the following:
(1) Thousands of patients receive home health care each year, thus
preventing, postponing, and limiting the need for unnecessary
institutionalization.
(2) The adoption of emergency home health agency licensing
regulations is necessary in order to conform existing home health
agency licensing regulations to state law and the current scope and
practice of home health care.
(3) The adoption of emergency home health agency regulations is
necessary due to the increased provider and consumer demands for home
care services and advances in health care technology.
(4) The adoption of emergency home health agency regulations is
necessary due to the emerging influences of health care reform and
changing expectations of managed care programs and insurance
providers.
(b) The director shall adopt revised home health agency licensure
regulations. These revised regulations shall be adopted on an
emergency basis. Until January 1, 1996, the adoption of any emergency
regulations pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340)
of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code to
implement this section shall be deemed to be an emergency by the
Office of Administrative Law as necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, or general
welfare.
(c) It is the intent of the Legislature that the adoption of home
health agency licensure regulations pursuant to this chapter shall in
no way prohibit interested parties from participating in review of
the revised regulations. It is also the intent of the Legislature
that the adoption of the revised regulations shall in no way narrow
the existing scope of practice of registered nurses or licensed
vocational nurses or lessen the quality of nurse supervision or care
in the home health care setting.