# Cal. HSC § 1501: Section 1501

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Chsc_D2_C3_A1_S1501

## Section

- **Citation:** Cal. HSC § 1501
- **Heading:** Section 1501
- **Jurisdiction:** California
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 1501

## Text

(a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that there is an urgent need to establish a coordinated and comprehensive statewide service system of quality community care for mentally ill, developmentally and physically disabled, and children and adults who require care or services by a facility or organization issued a license or special permit pursuant to this chapter.

(b) Therefore, the Legislature declares it is the intent of the state to develop policies and programs designed to: (1) insure a level of care and services in the community which is equal to or better than that provided by the state hospitals; (2) assure that all people who require them are provided with the appropriate range of social rehabilitative, habilitative and treatment services, including residential and nonresidential programs tailored to their needs; (3) protect the legal and human rights of a person in or receiving services from a community care facility; (4) insure continuity of care between the medical-health elements and the supportive care-rehabilitation elements of California’s health systems; (5) insure that facilities providing community care are adequate, safe and sanitary; (6) assure that rehabilitative and treatment services are provided at a reasonable cost; (7) assure that state payments for community care services are based on a flexible rate schedule varying according to type and cost of care and services provided; (8) encourage the utilization of personnel from state hospitals and the development of training programs to improve the quality of staff in community care facilities; and (9) insure the quality of community care facilities by evaluating the care and services provided and furnishing incentives to upgrade their quality.

## Nearby sections

- [Cal. HSC § 1500 Section 1500](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Chsc_D2_C3_A1_S1500.md)
- [Cal. HSC § 1501 Section 1501](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Chsc_D2_C3_A1_S1501.md)
- [Cal. HSC § 1501.1 Section 1501.1](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Chsc_D2_C3_A1_S1501.1.md)
- [Cal. HSC § 1502 Section 1502](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Chsc_D2_C3_A1_S1502.md)
- [Cal. HSC § 1502.2 Section 1502.2](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Chsc_D2_C3_A1_S1502.2.md)
- [Cal. HSC § 1502.3 Section 1502.3](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Chsc_D2_C3_A1_S1502.3.md)
- [Cal. HSC § 1502.4 Section 1502.4](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Chsc_D2_C3_A1_S1502.4.md)
- [Cal. HSC § 1502.5 Section 1502.5](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Chsc_D2_C3_A1_S1502.5.md)
- [Cal. HSC § 1502.6 Section 1502.6](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Chsc_D2_C3_A1_S1502.6.md)
- [Cal. HSC § 1502.7 Section 1502.7](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Chsc_D2_C3_A1_S1502.7.md)
- [Cal. HSC § 1502.8 Section 1502.8](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Chsc_D2_C3_A1_S1502.8.md)
- [Cal. HSC § 1502.21 Section 1502.21](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Chsc_D2_C3_A1_S1502.21.md)
- [Cal. HSC § 1502.35 Section 1502.35](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Chsc_D2_C3_A1_S1502.35.md)
- [Cal. HSC § 1502.45 Section 1502.45](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Chsc_D2_C3_A1_S1502.45.md)

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