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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

§ 1796.38

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

The department may deny an application for licensure or suspend or revoke any license issued pursuant to this chapter, pursuant to Sections 1550.5 and 1551 and in the manner provided in this chapter on any of the following grounds:

(a) Violation by the licensee of this chapter or of the rules and regulations promulgated under this chapter.

(b) Aiding, abetting, or permitting the violation of this chapter or of the rules and regulations promulgated under this chapter.

(c) Conduct that is inimical to the health, morals, welfare, or safety of either an individual receiving home care services or the people of the State of California.

(d) The conviction of a licensee, or other person mentioned in Section 1522, at any time before or during licensure, of a crime described in Section 1522.

(e) Engaging in acts of financial malfeasance concerning the operation of a home care organization.

(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 303, Sec. 294. (AB 731) Effective January 1, 2016.)

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