Cal. HSC § 1569.889
This is the official text of Cal. HSC § 1569.889, part of California’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health, hospitals, controlled substances, and environmental health standards.
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(a) The personal rights form made available by the department’s Community Care Licensing Division to residential care facilities for the elderly shall include a statement regarding procedures for reporting known or suspected elder and dependent adult abuse, including the toll-free telephone number of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman’s CRISISline and a blank space for the telephone number of the nearest approved organization for long-term care ombudsperson activities. A residential care facility for the elderly shall insert in the form’s blank space the telephone number of the nearest approved organization for long-term care ombudsperson activities.
(b) The department’s Community Care Licensing Division shall adopt or amend any regulation and revise any document or policy as necessary to implement this section.
(b) The department’s Community Care Licensing Division shall adopt or amend any regulation and revise any document or policy as necessary to implement this section.
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