The Personal Rights of Children notice (LIC 613A) must be posted in a conspicuous, accessible location and provided to each parent at admission.
Use the evidence list above as a daily-walk-through checklist. Most 101216(f) citations come from documentation gaps that surface during routine inspection — not surprise findings. Build the habit of capturing evidence (signed forms, dated logs, training records) and most of these go away.
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The Personal Rights of Children notice (LIC 613A) must be posted in a conspicuous, accessible location and provided to each parent at admission.
Inspectors typically check for: LIC 613A not posted in lobby or entry area; Posted notice not in primary language of facility; No record of parent receiving rights notice at admission; Notice posted but obscured by other materials; Outdated version of notice still in use.
101216(f) is the #10 most-cited rule in California, with 642 lifetime citations across CA DSS inspections — at least 615 distinct facilities have been cited for this rule.
Medium severity. Medium and low severity citations rarely trigger adverse action alone but accumulate against renewal review.
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