BILL NUMBER: AB 854	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Stone

                        FEBRUARY 21, 2013

   An act to amend Section 1418.91 of the Health and Safety Code,
relating to elder abuse.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 854, as introduced, Stone. Elder abuse.
    Existing law requires a long-term health care facility to report
to the State Department of Public Health immediately, or within 24
hours, all incidents of alleged or suspected abuse of a facility
resident.
   This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to this
provision.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 1418.91 of the Health and Safety Code is
amended to read:
   1418.91.  (a)  A long-term health care facility shall report all
incidents of alleged abuse or suspected abuse of a resident of the
facility to the department immediately, or within 24 hours.
   (b)   A failure   Failure  to comply
with the requirements of this section shall be a class "B" violation.

   (c)  For purposes of this section, "abuse" shall mean any of the
conduct described in subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 15610.07 of
the Welfare and Institutions Code.
   (d)  This section shall not change any reporting requirements
under Section 15630 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, or as
otherwise specified in the Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil
Protection Act, Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 15600) of Part 3
of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.