Statute · California Health and Safety Code
Cal. Health & Safety Code § 1599.70 — Admission Contracts for Long-Term Health Care Facilities
Cal. Health & Safety Code § 1599.70
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Health and Safety Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
(a) No contract of admission may require a security deposit from a Medi-Cal beneficiary who applies for admission to the facility as a Medi-Cal patient.
Citator
Cal. Health & Safety Code § 1599.70 — Admission Contracts for Long-Term Health Care Facilities is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(a) No contract of admission may require a security deposit from a Medi-Cal beneficiary who applies for admission to the facility as a Medi-Cal patient.
(b) Any security deposit from a person paying privately upon admission shall be returned within 14 days of the private account being closed, or first Medi-Cal payment, whichever is later, and with no deduction for administration or handling charges.