(a) Pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code) and the Information Practices Act of 1977 (Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1798) of Title 1.8 of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code), the following documents are public information and shall be provided by the department upon request: audited financial statements, annual reports and accompanying documents, compliance or noncompliance with reserve requirements, whether an application for a permit to accept deposits and certificate of authority has been filed, whether a permit or certificate has been granted or denied, and the type of care offered by the provider.
(b) The department shall regard resident data used in the calculation of reserves as confidential.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 820, Sec. 21. Effective January 1, 2001.)