California Senate Bill 596 Health Facilities: Administrative Penalties
On October 13, 2025, the California Senate filed Senate Bill (SB) 596 regarding administrative penalties in health facilities. It enacted mandatory staffing ratios for acute psychiatric hospitals. The legislation strengthens enforcement by increasing penalties for staffing-ratio violations and treats each day of non-compliance as a separate violation. The provisions went into effect on June 1, 2026 . . .
