Cal. HSC § 1783
This is the official text of Cal. HSC § 1783, part of California’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health, hospitals, controlled substances, and environmental health standards.
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(a) (1) An applicant proposing to convert an existing building to continuing care use shall comply with all the application requirements in Section 1779.4 identified by the department as necessary for the department to assess the feasibility of the proposed continuing care retirement community or conversion.
(2) If the proposed continuing care retirement community is already occupied and only a portion of the existing residential units will be converted into continuing care units, the department may modify the presale requirements of paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 1782 and paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 1783.3.
(b) Any applicant proposing to convert an existing building into continuing care units shall indicate the portion of the facility to be used for continuing care contract services. The continuing care allocation specified by the applicant shall be reflected in all financial and marketing studies and shall be used to determine the applicant’s compliance with the percentage requirements stated in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 1782 and paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 1783.3.
(2) If the proposed continuing care retirement community is already occupied and only a portion of the existing residential units will be converted into continuing care units, the department may modify the presale requirements of paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 1782 and paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 1783.3.
(b) Any applicant proposing to convert an existing building into continuing care units shall indicate the portion of the facility to be used for continuing care contract services. The continuing care allocation specified by the applicant shall be reflected in all financial and marketing studies and shall be used to determine the applicant’s compliance with the percentage requirements stated in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 1782 and paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 1783.3.
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