Health facilities.

Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to license and regulate health facilities. Existing law defines a health facility as a facility, place, or building that is organized, maintained, and operated for the diagnosis, care, prevention, and treatment of human illness, to which a person is admitted for a stay of 24 hours or longer, including a general acute care hospital, an acute psychiatric hospital, and a skilled nursing facility, among others. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation requiring health facilities to evaluate their safety and sanitation practices.