Health Care & Hospital Law,
Civil Litigation
Nov. 16, 2021
Elderly advocates win tentative ruling against Department of Public Health
San Francisco Superior Court Judge Ethan P. Schulman agreed with the petitioner’s counsel’s argument that the government body has established “a consistent pattern of noncompliance” and “it is apparent that petitioner’s experiences are not isolated incidents and respondent’s inability to meet the statutory deadlines is institutional and long-standing.”
Foundation Aiding the Elderly, a nonprofit corporation for the elderly and nursing home patients, scored an apparent major victory Monday when San Francisco Judge Ethan P. Schulman found the California Department of Public Health failed to comply with state law to resolve complaints from nursing home patients by mandated deadlines.
The judge agreed with the petitioner's cou...
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