2025 California Code
Health and Safety Code - HSC
DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 3 - California Community Care Facilities Act
ARTICLE 3 - Regulations
Section 1539.

Universal Citation:
CA Health & Safety Code § 1539 (2025)
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1539. No licensee, or officer or employee of the licensee, shall discriminate or retaliate in any manner, including, but not limited to, eviction or threat of eviction, against any person receiving the services of the licensee’s community care facility, or against any employee of the licensee’s facility, on the basis, or for the reason that, the person or employee or any other person has initiated or participated in the filing of a complaint, grievance, or a request for inspection with the department pursuant to this chapter or has initiated or participated in the filing of a complaint, grievance, or request for investigation with the appropriate local or state ombudsman.

(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 295, Sec. 1. (AB 581) Effective January 1, 2014.)

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