Cal. HSC § 1772
This is the official text of Cal. HSC § 1772, part of California’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health, hospitals, controlled substances, and environmental health standards.
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(a) No report, circular, public announcement, certificate, financial statement, or any other printed matter or advertising material, or oral representation, that states or implies that an entity sponsors, guarantees, or assures the performance of any continuing care contract, shall be published or presented to any prospective resident unless both of the following have been met:
(1) Paragraph (5) of subdivision (a) of Section 1788 applies and the requirements of that paragraph have been satisfied.
(2) The entity files with the department a duly authorized and executed written declaration that it accepts full financial responsibility for each continuing care contract. The filing entity shall be subject to the application requirements set forth in Article 2 (commencing with Section 1779), shall be a coobligor for the subject contracts, and shall be a coprovider on the applicable provisional certificate of authority and certificate of authority.
(b) Implied sponsorship includes the use of the entity’s name for the purpose of implying that the entity’s reputation may be relied upon to ensure the performance of the continuing care contract.
(c) Any implication that the entity may be financially responsible for these contracts may be rebutted by a conspicuous statement, in all continuing care contracts and marketing materials, that clearly discloses to prospective residents and all transferors that the entity is not financially responsible.
(d) On written appeal to the department, and for good cause shown, the department may, in its discretion, allow an affinity group exemption from this section. If an exemption is granted, every continuing care contract shall include a conspicuous statement which clearly discloses to prospective residents and all transferors that the affinity group entity is not financially responsible.
(e) If the name of an entity, including, but not limited to, a religion, is used in connection with the development, marketing, or continued operation of a continuing care retirement community, but that entity does not actually own, control, manage, or otherwise operate the continuing care retirement community, the provider shall clearly disclose the absence of that affiliation, involvement, or association with the continuing care retirement community in the continuing care contract.
(1) Paragraph (5) of subdivision (a) of Section 1788 applies and the requirements of that paragraph have been satisfied.
(2) The entity files with the department a duly authorized and executed written declaration that it accepts full financial responsibility for each continuing care contract. The filing entity shall be subject to the application requirements set forth in Article 2 (commencing with Section 1779), shall be a coobligor for the subject contracts, and shall be a coprovider on the applicable provisional certificate of authority and certificate of authority.
(b) Implied sponsorship includes the use of the entity’s name for the purpose of implying that the entity’s reputation may be relied upon to ensure the performance of the continuing care contract.
(c) Any implication that the entity may be financially responsible for these contracts may be rebutted by a conspicuous statement, in all continuing care contracts and marketing materials, that clearly discloses to prospective residents and all transferors that the entity is not financially responsible.
(d) On written appeal to the department, and for good cause shown, the department may, in its discretion, allow an affinity group exemption from this section. If an exemption is granted, every continuing care contract shall include a conspicuous statement which clearly discloses to prospective residents and all transferors that the affinity group entity is not financially responsible.
(e) If the name of an entity, including, but not limited to, a religion, is used in connection with the development, marketing, or continued operation of a continuing care retirement community, but that entity does not actually own, control, manage, or otherwise operate the continuing care retirement community, the provider shall clearly disclose the absence of that affiliation, involvement, or association with the continuing care retirement community in the continuing care contract.
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