California Health and Safety Code

§ 1337

HSC § 1337 Effective Jul 28, 2009Div. 2 · Ch. 2 · Art. 9

Statute text

(a)The Legislature finds that the quality of patient care in skilled nursing and intermediate care facilities is dependent upon the competence of the personnel who staff its facilities. The Legislature further finds that direct patient care in skilled nursing and intermediate care facilities is currently rendered largely by certified nurse assistants. To assure the availability of trained personnel in skilled nursing and intermediate care facilities, the Legislature intends that all such facilities in this state participate in approved training programs established under this article. This article shall not apply to intermediate care facilities/developmentally disabled habilitative, intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled-nursing, and intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled-continuous nursing which have staff training programs approved by the State Department of Developmental Services, general acute care hospitals, acute psychiatric hospitals, or special hospitals.

(b)The requirement that certified nurse assistants obtain a criminal record clearance upon certification and biannually thereafter shall apply regardless of the setting in which the certified nurse assistant is employed.

(c)The department shall develop procedures to ensure that certified nurse assistants employed by intermediate care facilities for the developmentally disabled/habilitative and intermediate care facilities for the developmentally disabled/nursing shall not be required to obtain multiple criminal record clearances.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2009, 4th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 8. Effective July 28, 2009.