California Code of Regulations
Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services
Division 4 - Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs
Chapter 4 - Narcotic Treatment Programs
Subchapter 3 - Program Administration
Article 4 - Program Rules and Procedures
Section 10195 - Report of Patient Death

Universal Citation: 9 CA Code of Regs 10195

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

A program shall notify the Department of a patient death using the Patient Death Report form DHCS 5048 (04/16), herein incorporated by reference, within:

(a) One (1) working day from the date the program is notified of the death if:

(1) A patient of the program dies at the program site; or

(2) Ingestion of the medication used in replacement narcotic therapy may have been the cause of the patient's death.

(b) 90 calendar days from the date of the death for all other patient deaths.

1. Change without regulatory effect renumbering and amending parts of former section 10094 to 10195 filed 6-3-91 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 91, No. 34).
2. Repealer of subsection (a) designator and subsection (b) filed 3-15-96 as an emergency; operative 3-15-96 (Register 96, No. 11). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-13-96 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3. Repealer of subsection (a) designator and subsection (b) refiled 7-8-96 as an emergency; operative 7-12-96 (Register 96, No. 28). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 11-12-96 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4. Repealer of subsection (a) designator and subsection (b) refiled 10-23-96 as an emergency; operative 10-29-96 (Register 96, No. 43). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 2-26-97 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
5. Repealer of subsection (a) designator and subsection (b) refiled 2-11-97 as an emergency; operative 2-24-97 (Register 97, No. 7). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-24-97 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
6. Certificate of Compliance as to 2-11-97 order transmitted to OAL 3-4-97; disapproved by OAL and order of repeal as to 2-11-97 order filed 4-15-97 (Register 97, No. 16).
7. Repealer of subsection (a) designator and subsection (b) filed 4-15-97 as an emergency; operative 4-15-97 (Register 97, No. 16). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 8-13-97 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
8. Certificate of Compliance as to 4-15-97 order transmitted to OAL 6-2-97 and filed 6-13-97 (Register 97, No. 24).
9. Repealer and new section and amendment of NOTE filed 6-23-97 as an emergency; operative 7-1-97 (Register 97, No. 26). Pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 11758.42, a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 12-28-97 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
10. Editorial correction of HISTORY 9 (Register 98, No. 1).
11. Reinstatement of section as it existed prior to 6-23-97 emergency amendment by operation of Government Code section 11346.1(f) (Register 98, No. 1).
12. Repealer and new section and amendment of NOTE filed 12-31-97 as an emergency; operative 12-31-97 (Register 98, No. 1). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 4-30-98 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
13. Repealer and new section and amendment of NOTE refiled 4-27-98 as an emergency; operative 4-30-98 (Register 98, No. 18). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 8-28-98 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
14. Certificate of Compliance as to 4-27-98 order transmitted to OAL 6-1-98 and filed 6-29-98 (Register 98, No. 27).
15. Change without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 4-19-2006 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2006, No. 16).
16. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 5-7-2020; operative 7-1-2020 (Register 2020, No. 19).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 11750, 11755, 11835 and 11839.3, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 11839.3, Health and Safety Code.

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