California Health and Safety Code

§ 1417.2

HSC § 1417.2 Effective Jun 30, 2025Div. 2 · Ch. 2.4

Statute text

(a)Notwithstanding Section 1428, moneys collected as a result of state and federal civil penalties imposed under this chapter or federal law shall be deposited into the State Health Facilities Citation Penalties Account, hereby established in the State Treasury, into which moneys derived from civil penalties for violations of state law shall be deposited, and the Federal Health Facilities Citation Penalties Account, hereby established in the State Treasury, into which moneys derived from civil penalties for violations of federal law shall be deposited. Moneys from these accounts shall be used upon appropriation by the Legislature, in accordance with state and federal law for the protection of health or property of residents of long-term health care facilities, including, but not limited to, the following:

(1)Relocation expenses incurred by the department, in the event of a facility closure.

(2)Maintenance of facility operation pending correction of deficiencies or closure, such as temporary management or receivership, in the event that the revenues of the facility are insufficient.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 21, Sec. 35. (AB 116) Effective June 30, 2025.