California § 1728.7. 1728.7. (Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 424, Sec. 2.)

California Statutes

§ 1728.7. — 1728.7. (Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 424, Sec. 2.)

California § 1728.7.

Code HSCHealth and Safety Code - HSC

Div. 2.DIVISION 2. LICENSING PROVISIONS

Ch. 8.CHAPTER 8. Home Health Agencies

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Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC Code § 1728.7. (2026).

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(a)Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the department shall issue a license to a home health agency that applies to the department for a home health agency license and meets all of the following requirements:

(1)Is accredited as a home health agency by an entity approved by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as a national accreditation organization, and the national accreditation organization forwards to the department copies of all initial and subsequent survey and other accreditation reports or findings.

(2)Files an application with fees pursuant to this chapter.

(3)Meets any other additional licensure requirements of, or regulations adopted pursuant to, this chapter that the department identifies, after consulting with the national accredit

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(a)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the department shall issue a license to a home health agency that applies to the department for a home health agency license and meets all of the following requirements:
(1)
Is accredited as a home health agency by an entity approved by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as a national accreditation organization, and the national accreditation organization forwards to the department copies of all initial and subsequent survey and other accreditation reports or findings.
(2)
Files an application with fees pursuant to this chapter.
(3)
Meets any other
additional licensure requirements of, or regulations adopted pursuant to, this chapter that the department identifies, after consulting with the national accreditation organizations, as more stringent than the accreditation requirements of the national accreditation organizations.
(b)
The department may conduct a survey of an accredited home health agency to ensure the accreditation requirements are met. These surveys shall be conducted using a selective sample basis.
(c)
The department may conduct
a survey of an accredited home health agency to investigate complaints against an accredited home health agency for substantial noncompliance, as determined by the department, with these accreditation standards.
(d)
Notwithstanding subdivisions (a), (b), and (c), the department shall retain its full range of authority over accredited home health agencies to ensure the licensure and accreditation requirements are met. This authority shall include the entire scope of enforcement sanctions and options available for unaccredited home health agencies.