Health Care & Hospital Law,
Civil Litigation,
California Supreme Court
Aug. 27, 2020
Patient’s Bill of Rights violations: $500 per action, not per violation
The California Supreme Court has confirmed that the maximum monetary recovery available against skilled nursing facilities under Health and Safety Code Section 1430(b) for violations of the Patient’s Bill of Rights was $500 “per action” rather than “per violation.”
In Jarman v. HCR Manorcare, Inc., 2020 DJDAR 8895 (Aug. 17, 2020), the California Supreme Court confirmed by a 5-2 vote (authored by Justice Ming Chin) that the maximum monetary recovery available against skilled nursing facilities under Health and Safety Code Section 1430(b) for violations of the Patient's Bill of Rights was $500 "per action" rather than "per ...
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