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DIVISION 2. LICENSING PROVISIONS 1200-1796.88›CHAPTER 3.93. Admission Contracts for Long-Term Health Care Facilities 1599.60-1599.84

§ 1599.70

California Health and Safety Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(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.

(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 625, Sec. 1.)

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