As used in this chapter:
(a) “Abbreviated contract of admission” means a contract which meets the provisions of this chapter, except as otherwise provided, for a resident who is receiving respite care services, as defined in Section 1418.1. The following provisions of this chapter shall not apply to an abbreviated contract of admission: subdivision (b) of Section 1599.65, subdivision (b) of Section 1599.67, Section 1599.69, subdivision (b) of Section 1599.76, and Section 1599.79.
(b) “Contract of admission” includes all documents which a resident or his or her representative must sign at the time of, or as a condition of, admission to a long-term health care facility, as defined in Section 1326.
(c) “Department” means the State Department of Health Services or its designee.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1329, Sec. 4.5. Effective September 26, 1990.)