California Health and Safety Code

§ 1568.27

HSC § 1568.27 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 2 · Ch. 3.15

Statute text

(a)(1) Every licensed medical foster home for veterans shall be periodically inspected and evaluated for quality of care by a representative or representatives designated by the department. Unannounced inspections shall be conducted at least annually and as often as necessary to ensure the quality of care being provided.

(2)During each licensing inspection, the department shall determine if the medical foster home for veterans meets regulatory standards, including, but not limited to, providing veteran residents with the appropriate level of care and supervision based on the medical foster home for veterans license, providing adequate services, maintaining updated resident records and assessments, and complying with basic health and safety standards.

(3)If the department determines that a veteran resident requires a higher level of care than the medical foster home for veterans is authorized to provide, the department may initiate a professional level of care assessment by an assessor approved by the department and consult with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. An assessment shall be conducted in consultation with the veteran resident, the veteran resident’s physician, and the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and shall reflect the desires of the veteran resident, the veteran resident’s physician, and the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. The assessment also shall recognize that certain illnesses are episodic in nature and that the veteran resident’s need for a higher level of care may be temporary.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 381, Sec. 2. (AB 2119) Effective January 1, 2023.