CA AB601

Requires applicants for residential care facility licenses to disclose whether they are for-profit or not-for-profit, ownership of other licensed facilities, property owners, management companies, and information about persons with operational control or 10% or more beneficial ownership interest.

Mandates applicants provide evidence of right of possession prior to licensure, administrative disciplinary actions from the past 10 years, and bankruptcy filings within the past 5 years involving health care facilities in California or other states.

Requires the Department of Social Services to cross-check applicant information with the State Department of Public Health to identify prior history of operating or owning similar licensed facilities.

Establishes a $1,000 civil penalty for material violations of disclosure requirements after licensure, and allows denial or revocation of licenses for knowingly withholding material information or making false statements.

Requires the department to post current licensee names, business addresses, telephone numbers, owner information, facility capacity, and other operational details on its internet website to the extent the computer system allows.