California Health and Safety Code

§ 123222.2

HSC § 123222.2 Effective Jan 1, 2003Div. 106 · Part 1 · Ch. 4

Statute text

(a)(1) Upon admission of a patient to a skilled nursing facility, as defined in subdivision (c) of, an intermediate care facility, as defined in subdivision (d) of, or a nursing facility, as defined in subdivision (k) of, Section 1250, the facility shall ask the patient if he or she would like the facility to provide the patient’s next of kin or agent under a durable power of attorney for health care with materials regarding patients’ rights and responsibilities. If the patient states that he or she would like these materials to be provided, the facility shall do so, in accordance with paragraph (2).

(2)(A) The materials provided by the facility pursuant to this subdivision shall include a comprehensive Patients’ Bill of Rights, as described in subdivision (d) of Section 1599.61. Until subdivision (d) of Section 1599.61 is fully implemented by the State Department of Health Services, the Patients’ Bill of Rights provided pursuant to this subdivision shall include all of the following:

(i)The rights contained in Chapter 3.9 (commencing with Section 1599) of Division 2.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 550, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.