Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 72501 - Licensee-General Duties
(a)
The licensee shall be responsible for compliance with licensing requirements
and for the organization, management, operation and control of the licensed
facility. The delegation of any authority by a licensee shall not diminish the
responsibilities of such licensee.
(b) The licensee, if an administrator, may
act as the administrator or shall appoint an administrator, to carry out the
policies of the licensee. A responsible adult who is knowledgeable in the
policies and procedures of the licensee shall be appointed, in writing, to
carry out the policies of the licensee in the absence of the administrator. If
the administrator is to be absent for more than 30 consecutive days, the
licensee shall appoint an acting administrator to carry out the day-to-day
functions of the facility.
(c) The
licensee shall delegate to the designated administrator, in writing, authority
to organize and carry out the day-to-day functions of the facility.
(d) Except where provided for in approved
continuing care agreements, or except when approved by the Department, no
facility owner, administrator, employee or representative thereof shall act as
guardian or conservator of a patient therein or of that patient's estate,
unless that patient is a relative within the second degree of
consanguinity.
(e) The licensee
shall employ an adequate number of qualified personnel to carry out all the
functions of the facility and shall provide for initial orientation of all new
employees, a continuing in-service training program and competent
supervision.
(f) If language or
communication barriers exist between skilled nursing facility staff and
patients, arrangements shall be made for interpreters or for the use of other
mechanisms to ensure adequate communication between patients and
personnel.
(g) The Department may
require the licensee to provide additional professional, administrative or
supportive personnel whenever the Department determines through a written
evaluation that additional personnel is needed to provide for the health and
safety of patients.
(h) The
licensee shall ensure that all employees serving patients or the public shall
wear name and title badges unless contraindicated.
Notes
Note: Authority cited: Sections 208(a) and 1275, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 1276, Health and Safety Code.
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