California § 1734 - The department shall adopt, and may thereafter modify, amend, or rescind, reasona
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§ 1734. The department shall adopt, and may thereafter modify, amend, or rescind, reasona
(a) The department shall adopt, and may thereafter modify, amend, or rescind, reasonable rules and regulations to carry out the purposes of this chapter, including the prohibition of specific conduct, determined by the department to be inimical to the public health, morals, welfare, or safety of the people of the State of California in the maintenance and operation of the home health agency for which a license is issued. In adopting, modifying, amending, or rescinding the rules and regulations, the department shall consult with and receive recommendations from among other physicians and surgeons, pharmacists, public health nurses, and persons representing hospitals, nonprofit home health agencies, proprietary home health agencies and counties whose health department or hospital has a home health agency. The department shall also comply with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. (b) The department shall adopt rules and regulations regarding the purchase, storage, furnishing, and transportation of legend devices for a patient of a home health agency. As used in this subdivision, âlegend devicesâ means any device that bears the label âCaution: federal law restricts this device to sale by or on the order of a ____â or words of similar meaning. (c) The department shall update existing home health agency regulations as necessary and adopt regulations that include, but are not limited to, all of the following: (1) Clarify the maximum time and distance that home health agency staff may travel to reach patients, taking into consideration typical traffic conditions and whether the home health agency is serving patients in rural or urban areas. (2) Establish a limit for the number of home health agencies that home health agency management personnel can be involved with concurrently. (3) Establish specific requirements for home health agency office space.
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