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California Health And Safety Code Section 1257.5

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(a) All registered nurses, certified nurse assistants,
licensed vocational nurses, and physicians working in skilled nursing
facilities, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 1250, or
congregate living health facilities, as defined in subdivision (i) of
Section 1250, shall participate in a training program, to be
prescribed by the department, that focuses on preventing and
eliminating discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender
identity.
   (b) The department may incorporate the training prescribed in
subdivision (a) into any existing training program that is designed
to prevent or eliminate discrimination in senior care facilities.
   (c) The department may charge each licensee who is subject to
subdivision (a) a fee associated with determining compliance. The fee
shall not exceed the department's costs for the enforcement of this
section.
   (d) "Sexual orientation" and "gender identity" have the same
meanings as those terms are used in Section 422.56 of the Penal Code.

Last modified: January 12, 2009