Section 5909 - Monitoring and inspection of programs(a) The Director of Health Care Services shall retain the authority and responsibility to monitor and approve special treatment programs in skilled nursing facilities in accordance with Sections 72443 to 72475, inclusive, of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations.(b) The State Department of Health Care Services shall conduct annual certification inspections of special treatment programs for the mentally disordered for the purpose of approving the special treatment programs that are located in skilled nursing facilities licensed pursuant to Section 1265 of the Health and Safety Code.Ca. Welf. and Inst. Code § 5909
Amended by Stats 2013 ch 23 (AB 82),s 51, eff. 6/27/2013.Amended by Stats 2012 ch 34 (SB 1009),s 211, eff. 6/27/2012.