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Cal. Health & Safety Code § 1599.3 — Skilled Nursing and Intermediate Care Facility Patient’s Bill of Rights
Cal. Health & Safety Code § 1599.3
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Health and Safety Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
Any rights under this chapter of a patient judicially determined to be incompetent, or who is found by his physician to be medically incapable of understanding such information, or who exhibits a communication barrier, shall devolve to such patient’s guardian, conservator, next of kin,…
Citator
Cal. Health & Safety Code § 1599.3 — Skilled Nursing and Intermediate Care Facility Patient’s Bill of Rights is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
Any rights under this chapter of a patient judicially determined to be incompetent, or who is found by his physician to be medically incapable of understanding such information, or who exhibits a communication barrier, shall devolve to such patient’s guardian, conservator, next of kin, sponsoring agency, or representative payer, except when the facility itself is the representative payer.