1751.70. (a) Notwithstanding any other law and except as provided in Section 1751.75, on and after January 1, 2022, and until the earlier of two years from the date that the California State Auditor publishes a report on hospice licensure, or the date emergency regulations are adopted pursuant to Section 1753.1, the department shall not issue a new license to operate a hospice agency pursuant to this chapter.
(b) Hospice facilities licensed under subdivision (n) of Section 1250 are exempt from the moratorium established under subdivision (a).
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 797, Sec. 4. (AB 2673) Effective January 1, 2023. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 1751.85.)