California Health and Safety Code

§ 1569.695

HSC § 1569.695 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 2 · Ch. 3.2 · Art. 6

Statute text

(a)In addition to any other requirement of this chapter, a residential care facility for the elderly shall have an emergency and disaster plan that shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:

(1)Evacuation procedures, including identification of an assembly point or points that shall be included in the facility sketch.

(2)Plans for the facility to be self-reliant for a period of not less than 72 hours immediately following any emergency or disaster, including, but not limited to, a short-term or long-term power failure. If the facility plans to shelter in place and one or more utilities, including water, sewer, gas, or electricity, is not available, the facility shall have a plan and supplies available to provide alternative resources during an outage.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 546, Sec. 8. (SB 582) Effective January 1, 2026.