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§ 79325. Admission Policies.

22 CA ADC § 79325Barclays Official California Code of Regulations

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Title 22. Social Security
Division 5. Licensing and Certification of Health Facilities, Home Health Agencies, Clinics, and Referral Agencies (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 11. Chemical Dependency Recovery Hospital Licensing Regulations
Article 5. Administration
22 CCR § 79325
§ 79325. Admission Policies.
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(a) The CDRH shall accept and retain only those patients for whom it can provide adequate care.
(b) Each person admitted shall be evaluated by a staff physician within 24 hours of admission.
(c) Each CDRH shall have and shall implement written admission and discharge policies which include but are not limited to the following:
(1) Types of clinical diagnoses for which patients may be admitted.
(2) Charges for care and extra services.
(3) Terminations of services.
(4) Advance deposits and refund schedules.
(5) Services available in the CDRH.
(d) CDRH's shall make available, upon request of a patient, a schedule of CDRH charges.
(e) The CDRH shall not detain an adult patient against the will of that adult or the legal guardian or conservator of that adult patient. This provision shall not be construed to preclude or prohibit attempts to persuade patients to remain in the CDRH in their own interest.
(f) A minor shall not be detained in the CDRH against the will of the minor's parent, legal guardian, or conservator. In those cases where law permits minors to contract for or consent to medical care without the consent of their parent, guardian, or conservator, the minor shall not be detained in the CDRH against the minor's will. This provision shall not be construed to preclude or prohibit attempts to persuade patients to remain in the CDRH in their own interest, nor to prohibit minors legally capable of contracting for or consenting to medical care from assuming responsibility for their discharge.
(g) No CDRH shall surrender the physical custody of a minor under 16 years of age to any person unless such surrender is authorized in writing by the minor's parent or the person having legal custody of the minor. This provision shall not be construed to preclude minors legally capable of contracting for or consenting to treatment from assuming responsibility for themselves upon discharge.
(h) A CDRH shall transfer or discharge a patient to another health facility only when:
(1) Prior arrangements have been made for admission of the patient to that other health facility, and
(2) The person legally responsible for the patient has been notified, or unsuccessful attempts have been made over a 24 hour period to reach the responsible person except that:
(3) In an emergency, requirements included in (1) and (2) may be suspended.
(i) A person with a communicable disease that is required to be reported by Title 17, California Administrative Code, Section 2500, shall not be admitted as a patient.

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Note: Authority cited: Sections 208(a), 1275 and 1275.2, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1275.2 and 1283, Health and Safety Code.
History
1. Editorial correction filed 12-15-82 (Register 82, No. 51).
This database is current through 5/10/24 Register 2024, No. 19.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 22, § 79325, 22 CA ADC § 79325
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