Health and Safety Code section 1599

It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this chapter to expressly set forth fundamental human rights which all patients shall be entitled to in a skilled nursing, intermediate care facility, or hospice facility, as defined in Section 1250, and to ensure that patients in such facilities are advised of their fundamental rights and the obligations of the facility.

Source: Section 1599, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=1599. (updated Jan. 1, 2013; accessed Jul. 28, 2025).

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Original Source: Section 1599, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=1599. (last accessed May 12, 2025).