California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 2490

Introduced by Assembly Member Eggman

February 21, 2014

An act to amend Section 1569.406 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to care facilities.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2490, as introduced, Eggman. Residential care facilities for the elderly.

Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of residential care facilities for the elderly by the State Department of Social Services. Existing law specifies that a person who informs an owner or resident of a residential care facility for the elderly of an impending and unannounced site visit to the facility by the department without authorization from the department is guilty of a misdemeanor, as specified.

This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to that 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 1569.406 of the Health and Safety Code
is amended to read:

1569.406.  

begin delete Any end delete begin insert A end insert person who, without lawful authorization
from a duly authorized officer, employee, or agent of the
department, informs an owner, operator, employee, agent, or
resident of a residential care facility for the elderly of an impending
and unannounced site visit to that facility by personnel of the
department, except for a site visit prior to licensing the facility, is
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be
punished by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000),
by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed 180
days, or by both a fine and imprisonment.