In San Francisco, a judge ordered that nursing home complaints must be investigated faster. The judge said the backlog must go and has given the California Department of Health Services four months to close hundreds of old cases and open investigations into at least 80 percent of all new complaints. The judge said any new complaint must have an initial look-see within a 10 day window.
California Governor Signs Bills against Abuse and Fraud
September 22, 2006 14:02
CALIFORNIA - The four bills -- proposed by Democrats -- target licensing, fees, standards of conduct, monitoring, investigation and court review in a pivotal system designed to oversee financial affairs and living arrangements for people too fragile to handle... (Read Article)
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