{"id":"SEC-24-007","kind":"order","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"California (Adult and Senior Care facilities)","state":"CA","metro":"","industry":"24","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division","authority":"Governor\u0027s Proclamation of a State of Emergency (Mar. 4, 2020) as applied by PIN 20-04-CCLD; Health \u0026 Safety Code ss. 1500 et seq.","instrument":"PIN 20-08-ASC, Statewide Waivers for Licensing Requirements Due to Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19)","title":"Statewide Waivers for Licensing Requirements Due to Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19)","dateIssued":"2020-03-18","effective":"2020-03-18","end":"Updated by PIN 20-24-ASC and PIN 20-37-ASC (2020) (not saved)","startDate":"2020-03-18","endDate":"2020-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3"],"types":["HC","EMP","OTHER"],"addressees":["Adult and Senior Care licensees"],"clause":"Facilities shall limit entry only to individuals who need entry, as necessary for [the health and safety of persons in care, consistent with CDC, CDPH and local health department guidance]... facilities shall make arrangements for alternate means of communication for visitors... Facilities may waive buildings and grounds requirements related to capacity or bedroom [occupancy to accommodate isolation]... Facilities may waive personnel staffing ratios as necessary for prevention, containment, [and mitigation]... Facilities may waive the following criminal record background check requirements... New staff at a licensed facility may start caring for persons in care immediately [pending clearance]...","enforcement":"Licensing","functions":["DD residential facilities (entry limited to necessary individuals: visitation suspended)","VS visitation","HR (background-check and staffing-ratio waivers to cope with shortages)","CB"],"notes":"The March 18, 2020 licensing instrument for California\u0027s adult residential facilities: entry limited to those who \u0027need entry\u0027, staffing ratios and background-check timing waived. The companion PIN for child-care and children\u0027s residential programs belongs to industry 15.","sourceUrl":"https://www.cdss.ca.gov/Portals/9/CCLD/PINs/2020/ASC/PIN_20-08-ASC.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":213297,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"SEC-24","url":"/library/SEC-24-007","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/SEC-24-007","citation":"California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division, PIN 20-08-ASC, Statewide Waivers for Licensing Requirements Due to Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. SEC-24-007)","stateName":"California","related":[]}