California Code
DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 10 - Continuing Care Contracts

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 1770. - 1770. The Legislature finds, declares, and intends all of the...

Section 1771. - 1771. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this...

Section 1771.2. - 1771.2. (a) An entity shall apply for and hold a...

Section 1771.3. - 1771.3. (a) This chapter shall not apply to either of...

Section 1771.4. - 1771.4. An entity may conduct a market test for a...

Section 1771.5. - 1771.5. The department shall not issue a provisional certificate of...

Section 1771.6. - 1771.6. (a) Any entity may apply to the department for...

Section 1771.7. - 1771.7. (a) No resident of a continuing care retirement community...

Section 1771.8. - 1771.8. (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the...

Section 1771.10. - 1771.10. Each provider shall adopt a comprehensive disaster preparedness plan...

Section 1772. - 1772. (a) No report, circular, public announcement, certificate, financial statement,...

Section 1772.2. - 1772.2. (a) All printed advertising materials, including brochures, circulars, public...

Section 1773. - 1773. (a) A provisional certificate of authority or certificate of...

Section 1774. - 1774. No arrangement allowed by a permit to accept deposits,...

Section 1775. - 1775. (a) To the extent that this chapter, as interpreted...

Section 1776. - 1776. The department shall adopt, amend, or repeal, in accordance...

Section 1776.2. - 1776.2. The department may, by any duly authorized representative, inspect...

Section 1776.3. - 1776.3. (a) The Continuing Care Contracts Branch of the department...

Section 1776.4. - 1776.4. The department may contract with any entity to provide...

Section 1776.6. - 1776.6. (a) Pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Division...

Section 1778. - 1778. (a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury...

ARTICLE 2 - Application

Section 1779. - 1779. (a) An entity shall file an application for a...

Section 1779.2. - 1779.2. (a) Any entity filing an application for a permit...

Section 1779.4. - 1779.4. An application shall contain all of the following: (a)...

Section 1779.6. - 1779.6. (a) Within seven calendar days of receipt of an...

Section 1779.7. - 1779.7. (a) Where any portion of the consideration transferred to...

Section 1779.8. - 1779.8. (a) The applicant shall notify the department of material...

Section 1779.10. - 1779.10. (a) The department shall deny an application for a...

ARTICLE 3 - Deposit Subscription Period

Section 1780. - 1780. The department shall issue a permit to accept deposits...

Section 1780.2. - 1780.2. (a) A deposit may be paid in one or...

Section 1780.4. - 1780.4. (a) All deposit agreements between the applicant and the...

Section 1781. - 1781. (a) All deposits, excluding processing fees, shall be placed...

Section 1781.2. - 1781.2. (a) All deposits shall be delivered to the escrow...

Section 1781.4. - 1781.4. The deposit escrow account agreement between the applicant and...

Section 1781.6. - 1781.6. All changes to a deposit agreement or deposit escrow...

Section 1781.8. - 1781.8. (a) Deposits held in escrow shall be placed in...

Section 1781.10. - 1781.10. No deposit or any other asset held in a...

Section 1782. - 1782. (a) An applicant shall not begin construction on any...

Section 1783. - 1783. (a) (1) An applicant proposing to convert an existing...

Section 1783.2. - 1783.2. (a) An escrow agent shall refund to the depositor...

Section 1783.3. - 1783.3. (a) In order to seek a release of escrowed...

Section 1784. - 1784. (a) If construction of the proposed continuing care retirement...

Section 1785. - 1785. (a) If, at any time prior to issuance of...

ARTICLE 4 - Certificate of Authority

Section 1786. - 1786. (a) The department shall issue a provisional certificate of...

Section 1786.2. - 1786.2. (a) The department shall not issue a certificate of...

ARTICLE 5 - Contract

Section 1787. - 1787. (a) All continuing care contracts shall be in writing...

Section 1788. - 1788. (a) A continuing care contract shall contain all of...

Section 1788.2. - 1788.2. (a) A continuing care contract may be canceled without...

Section 1788.4. - 1788.4. (a) During the cancellation period, the provider shall pay...

ARTICLE 6 - Reporting and Reserve Requirements

Section 1789. - 1789. (a) A provider shall notify the department and obtain...

Section 1789.1. - 1789.1. (a) Before executing a deposit agreement or continuing care...

Section 1789.2. - 1789.2. (a) A provider shall provide the department with written...

Section 1789.4. - 1789.4. (a) A provider for a continuing care retirement community...

Section 1789.6. - 1789.6. A provider shall record with the county recorder a...

Section 1789.8. - 1789.8. Each provider shall obtain and maintain in effect insurance...

Section 1790. - 1790. (a) Each provider that has obtained a provisional or...

Section 1791. - 1791. (a) An annual fee shall be required of each...

Section 1792. - 1792. (a) A provider shall maintain at all times qualifying...

Section 1792.2. - 1792.2. (a) A provider shall satisfy its liquid reserve obligation...

Section 1792.3. - 1792.3. (a) Each provider shall include in its liquid reserve...

Section 1792.4. - 1792.4. (a) Each provider shall include in its liquid reserve...

Section 1792.5. - 1792.5. (a) The provider shall compute its liquid reserve requirement...

Section 1792.6. - 1792.6. (a) Any provider offering a refundable contract, or other...

Section 1792.7. - 1792.7. (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the...

Section 1792.8. - 1792.8. (a) For purposes of this article, “actuarial study” means...

Section 1792.9. - 1792.9. (a) All providers shall file annually with the department...

Section 1792.10. - 1792.10. (a) Each provider that has entered into Type A...

Section 1793. - 1793. (a) Any provider offering a refundable contract, or other...

ARTICLE 7 - Offenses and Penalties

Section 1793.5. - 1793.5. (a) An entity that accepts deposits and proposes to...

Section 1793.6. - 1793.6. (a) The department may issue citations pursuant to this...

Section 1793.7. - 1793.7. A permit to accept deposits, a provisional certificate of...

Section 1793.8. - 1793.8. A Certificate of Authority shall be automatically inactivated when...

Section 1793.9. - 1793.9. (a) In the event of receivership or liquidation, all...

Section 1793.11. - 1793.11. (a) Any transfer of money or property, pursuant to...

Section 1793.13. - 1793.13. (a) The department may require a provider to submit...

Section 1793.15. - 1793.15. (a) When necessary to secure an applicant’s or a...

Section 1793.17. - 1793.17. (a) When necessary to secure the interests of depositors...

Section 1793.19. - 1793.19. The civil, criminal, and administrative remedies available to the...

Section 1793.21. - 1793.21. The department, in its discretion, may condition, suspend, or...

Section 1793.23. - 1793.23. (a) If the department conditions, suspends, or revokes any...

Section 1793.25. - 1793.25. (a) During the period that the revocation or suspension...

Section 1793.27. - 1793.27. (a) If the department finds that any entity has...

Section 1793.29. - 1793.29. In the case of any violation or threatened violation...

Section 1793.31. - 1793.31. (a) The district attorney of every county may, upon...

ARTICLE 8 - Appointment of Administrators

Section 1793.50. - 1793.50. (a) The department may petition the superior court for...

Section 1793.52. - 1793.52. The court-appointed administrator shall immediately notify the residents of...

Section 1793.54. - 1793.54. If an administrator is appointed to rehabilitate a provider,...

Section 1793.56. - 1793.56. (a) The appointed administrator is entitled to reasonable compensation....

Section 1793.58. - 1793.58. (a) The department, administrator, or any interested person, upon...

Section 1793.60. - 1793.60. (a) If at any time the department determines that...

Section 1793.62. - 1793.62. (a) The department, administrator, or any interested person, upon...

ARTICLE 9 - Continuing Care Retirement Community Closures

Section 1793.80. - 1793.80. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, a provider...

Section 1793.81. - 1793.81. No less than 90 days prior to the permanent...

Section 1793.82. - 1793.82. (a) In the case of a permanent closure, the...

Section 1793.83. - 1793.83. (a) When there is a permanent closure, as defined...

Section 1793.84. - 1793.84. (a) The provider shall submit monthly progress reports to...

ARTICLE 10 - Temporary Relocation of Residents

Section 1793.90. - 1793.90. (a) All providers shall include in resident contracts the...

Section 1793.91. - 1793.91. The provider shall set forth specific procedures for the...