No regulation adopted with respect to skilled nursing facilities or intermediate care facilities shall prohibit patients in the facility from storing nonprescription or topical ophthalmic medications at their bedside unless contraindicated by the patient’s attending physician or the facility.
Cal. Health & Safety Code § 1418.5
Quality of Long-Term Health Facilities
Known as the Long-Term Care, Health, Safety, and Security Act
The act spans §§ 1417–1439 (64 sections).
Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 408, Sec. 1.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.