{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hsc-1751.100","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HSC § 1751.100","heading":"","body":"(a) During the initial visit, in advance of furnishing care, a hospice shall provide a patient or the patient’s representative with verbal and written notice of the patient’s rights and responsibilities in a language and manner that the person understands.\n(b) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:\n(1) “Patient’s representative” means either a person designated by the patient as their representative or a person acting on the patient’s behalf under the authority of the Long-Term Care Patient Representative Program pursuant to Chapter 3.6 (commencing with Section 9260) of Division 8.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.\n(2) “Verbal” means spoken or signed language.","path":["Health and Safety Code - HSC","DIVISION 2. LICENSING PROVISIONS [1200. - 1796.88.]","CHAPTER 8.5. California Hospice Licensure Act of 1990 [1745. - 1759.]","ARTICLE 2.5. Hospice Patient Care [1751.100. - 1751.100.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"090f6a4451da656792d373c4fa6f951f1b2708bd1becbe7439010112202ad00e","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hsc-1751.85","next":"us-ca/hsc-1752"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}