Health and Safety Code section 1439.52

A facility shall employ procedures for recordkeeping, including, but not limited to, records generated at the time of admission, that include the gender identity, correct name, as indicated by the resident, and pronoun of each resident, as indicated by the resident.

Source: Section 1439.52, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=1439.52. (updated Jan. 1, 2018; accessed Jun. 9, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/health_and_safety_code_section_1439.52

Original Source: Section 1439.52, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=1439.52. (last accessed May 12, 2025).