California Code
DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 8.5 - California Hospice Licensure Act of 1990

ARTICLE 1 - General

Section 1745. - 1745. (a) The purposes of this chapter are to provide...

Section 1746. - 1746. For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions...

ARTICLE 1.5 - Hospice Patient Referral

Section 1746.50. - 1746.50. (a) A hospice provider, employed hospice staff, or an...

Section 1746.52. - 1746.52. For purposes of this article: (a) “Patient’s representative” means...

ARTICLE 2 - Licensure

Section 1747. - 1747. (a) No person, political subdivision of the state, or...

Section 1747.1. - 1747.1. A hospice program certified in accordance with federal Medicare...

Section 1747.3. - 1747.3. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, beginning January 1, 2018,...

Section 1747.5. - 1747.5. Each hospice licensed pursuant to this chapter shall maintain,...

Section 1748. - 1748. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b) or...

Section 1749. - 1749. (a) To qualify for a license under this chapter,...

Section 1749.5. - 1749.5. The Legislature recognizes that hospices can apply for certification...

Section 1750. - 1750. (a) Each new and renewal application for a license...

Section 1751. - 1751. (a) Upon an applicant’s filing an application for licensure...

Section 1751.5. - 1751.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the...

ARTICLE 2.3 - New License Moratorium

Section 1751.70. - 1751.70. (a) Notwithstanding any other law and except as provided...

Section 1751.75. - 1751.75. (a) The department may grant an exception to the...

Section 1751.80. - 1751.80. This article shall not be deemed to modify the...

Section 1751.85. - 1751.85. This article shall remain in effect only until January...

ARTICLE 2.5 - Hospice Patient Care

Section 1751.100. - 1751.100. (a) During the initial visit, in advance of furnishing...

ARTICLE 3 - Enforcement

Section 1752. - 1752. (a) A licensed hospice, at the state department’s option,...

Section 1752.1. - 1752.1. (a) Any person may request an investigation of a...

Section 1753. - 1753. (a) The department shall adopt, amend, or repeal, in...

Section 1753.1. - 1753.1. On or before January 1, 2024, the Department shall...

Section 1754. - 1754. (a) Any licensee may, with the approval of the...

Section 1755. - 1755. (a) The department may deny any application for licensure,...

Section 1756. - 1756. (a) The suspension, expiration, or forfeiture by operation of...

Section 1757. - 1757. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter...

Section 1758. - 1758. The director may bring an action to enjoin the...

Section 1759. - 1759. The district attorney of every county shall, upon application...