California Code, Health and Safety Code - HSC § 1751.5

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the department shall issue a license to a hospice agency that applies to the department for a hospice agency license and meets all of the following requirements:

(b) The department shall conduct surveys of 5 percent of initial hospice agency licenses approved by accrediting organizations during the previous calendar year to ensure the accreditation requirements are met and to determine compliance with licensing requirements that the department identifies as more stringent than the accreditation requirements. These surveys shall be conducted using a selective sample basis.

(c) The department may conduct a survey of an accredited hospice agency not surveyed under subdivision (b) to ensure the accreditation and licensing requirements are met.

(d) The department may conduct a survey of an accredited hospice agency to investigate complaints against an accredited hospice agency for substantial noncompliance, as determined by the department, with these accreditation standards or with any applicable licensing requirements.

(e) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a), (b), (c), and (d), the department shall retain its full range of authority over accredited hospice agencies to ensure the licensure and accreditation requirements are met. This authority shall include the entire scope of enforcement sanctions and options available for unaccredited hospice agencies.