§ 3175. Responsibility.

(a) As responsible managing officer of the facility, it is the responsibility of the administrator to plan, organize, direct, and control the day-to-day functions of a facility.

(b) The administrator shall be vested with adequate authority to comply with the laws, rules and regulations relating to the management of the facility.

(c) The administrator shall not be responsible for an act or omission which constitutes a violation of Division 2 of the code, by a person licensed pursuant to that division, unless the act or omission also constitutes a violation of a Department of Health Services Skilled and Intermediate Nursing Care Facility regulation (Chapters 3 and 4, Division 5, Title 22, California Administrative Code) and if the facility is responsible for implementation of the regulation.

HISTORY

1. New Article 8 (Sections 3175 and 3176) filed 4-17-73; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 73, No. 16).

2. Amendment filed 1-21-77; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 77, No. 4).

3. Amendment of subsection (a), repealer of subsection (c), and new subsections (c) and (d) filed 11-16-78; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 78, No. 46).

4. Amendment of subsection (c) and repealer of subsection (d) filed 12-24-82; designated effective 2-1-83 (Register 82, No. 52).

Note

Note: Authority cited: Section 3917, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section 3903, Business and Professions Code.