California Health and Safety Code

§ 1424.5

HSC § 1424.5 Effective Jan 1, 2022Div. 2 · Ch. 2.4

Statute text

(a)In lieu of the fines specified in subdivisions (c), (d), (e), and (g) of Section 1424, fines imposed on skilled nursing facilities or intermediate care facilities, as specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 1418, shall be as follows:

(1)A class “AA” citation is subject to a civil penalty in an amount not less than thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) and not exceeding one hundred twenty thousand dollars ($120,000) for each citation. For a second or subsequent class “AA” citation in a skilled nursing facility or intermediate care facility within a 24-month period, the state department shall commence action to suspend or revoke the facility’s license in accordance with Section 1294.

(2)A class “A” citation is subject to a civil penalty in an amount not less than three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500) and not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for each citation. A class “A” citation that involved the death of a patient or resident is subject to a civil penalty in an amount not less than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) and not exceeding sixty thousand dollars ($60,000).

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 458, Sec. 3. (AB 323) Effective January 1, 2022.