A Class "A" violation is any violation of a statute or regulation relating to the operation or maintenance of any intermediate care facility which presents an imminent danger to the patients of the intermediate care facility or a substantial probability that death or serious physical harm would result therefrom. A physical condition or one or more practices, means, methods or operations in use in an intermediate care facility may constitute such a violation.
Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 73702