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California Health And Safety Code Section 1262.7

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(a) A skilled nursing facility, as defined in subdivision
(c) of Section 1250, shall admit a patient only upon a physician's
order and only if the facility is able to provide necessary care for
the patient.
   (b) The administrator or designee of a skilled nursing facility
shall be responsible for screening patients for admission to the
facility to ensure that the facility admits only those patients for
whom it can provide necessary care.  The administrator, or his or her
designee, shall conduct preadmission personal interviews as
appropriate with the patient's physician, the patient, the patient's
next of kin or sponsor, or the representative of the facility from
which the patient is being transferred.  A telephone interview may be
conducted when a personal interview is not feasible.

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