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DIVISION 2. LICENSING PROVISIONS 1200-1796.88›CHAPTER 8.5. California Hospice Licensure Act of 1990 1745-1759›ARTICLE 1.5. Hospice Patient Referral 1746.50-1746.52
§ 1746.52
California Health and Safety Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
For purposes of this article:
(a) “Patient’s representative” means either a person designated by the patient as their representative or a person acting on the patient’s behalf under the authority of the Long-Term Care Patient Representative Program pursuant to Chapter 3.6 (commencing with Section 9260) of Division 8.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(b) “Payment” means anything of value, including cash, gift cards, prepaid cards, or remuneration of any kind.
(c) “Referral source” means a medical or nonmedical entity or medical or nonmedical provider that refers a patient, patient’s family, or patient’s representative to a hospice provider for a consultation or any other reason.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 478, Sec. 1. (AB 1280) Effective January 1, 2022.)
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