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DIVISION 2. LICENSING PROVISIONS 1200-1796.88›CHAPTER 13. Home Care Services 1796.10-1796.70›ARTICLE 6. Licensure of Home Care Organizations 1796.32-1796.41

§ 1796.36

California Health and Safety Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

(a) A home care organization that has its principal place of business in another state, in addition to the other requirements of this chapter, before arranging for home care services provided by an affiliated home care aide to a client in the state, shall comply with all of the following:

(1) Have an office in California.

(2) Maintain all pertinent records of the operation in California at the California office. All records shall be available to review, copy, audit, and inspect by the department.

(b) If the home care organization is a foreign corporation, foreign limited liability company, foreign limited partnership, foreign association, or a foreign limited liability partnership, as defined in Sections 170, 171, 171.03, 171.05, and 16101 of the Corporations Code, before arranging for home care services provided by an affiliated home care aide to a client in the state, the home care organization shall have an office in California and shall comply with both of the following:

(1) Register with the Secretary of State to conduct intrastate business in California.

(2) Maintain all pertinent records of the operation in California at the California office. All records shall be available to review, copy, audit, and inspect by the department.

(Added by renumbering Section 1796.37 by Stats. 2014, Ch. 29, Sec. 46. (SB 855) Effective June 20, 2014. Provisions implemented as of January 1, 2016, pursuant to Section 1796.61.)

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