Health & Saf. Code, § 1735

The department may deny any application for, or suspend or revoke, any license issued under the provisions of this chapter upon any of the following grounds and in the manner hereinafter provided:

(a) Violation by the licensee of any of the provisions of this chapter or of any other law of this state or of the rules and regulations promulgated under this chapter.

(b) Aiding, abetting or permitting the commission of any illegal act.

(c) Misrepresentation of a material fact in the application for a license.

(d) Prior termination from the federal Medicare Program or the Medi-Cal program due to noncompliance, or licensure suspension or revocation, of a home health agency owned, operated, or managed by the applicant or licensee.

(e) Demonstration of a pattern and practice of violations of state or federal standards during the last three years of a home health agency owned, operated, or managed by the applicant or licensee.

(f) The applicant or licensee is on the List of Excluded Individuals/Entities of the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General.

(g) Failure by home health agency management personnel to cooperate with the department for the purposes of conducting an inspection or complaint investigation.

(h) Failure by a home health agency to report a change in owner, home health agency management personnel, service area, or location.