It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this chapter to expressly set forth fundamental human rights which all patients shall be entitled to in a skilled nursing, intermediate care facility, or hospice facility, as defined in Section 1250, and to ensure that patients in such facilities are advised of their fundamental rights and the obligations of the facility.
Cal. Health & Safety Code § 1599
Skilled Nursing and Intermediate Care Facility Patient’s Bill of Rights
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Valley View Health Care, Inc. v. Chapman (2014)
Most recently applied in Valley View Health Care, Inc. v. Chapman (January 2014)
Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 673, Sec. 6
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