Plain-language readings of Assembly Bill 2598 (Chapter 627, Statutes of 2026) for hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and families. The chaptered bill is the source. These pages are general information, not legal advice.
Read the chaptered text of AB 2598 · Official bill text on leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
What California AB 2598 requires of general acute care hospitals and skilled nursing facilities, including the 72-hour next-of-kin attempt and county public administrator notice.
An AB 2598 checklist for California skilled nursing facilities: the documented 72-hour attempt, resident representative and written direction, and public administrator notice.
How California hospitals and skilled nursing facilities can document next-of-kin contact attempts so the record follows AB 2598’s definition of a reasonable attempt.
FAQ for California hospital and skilled nursing administrators on AB 2598: coverage, the reasonable attempt, public administrator notice, and where to read the bill.
What California AB 2598 means for families when someone dies in a hospital or skilled nursing facility, including known next of kin and notice to the county.
This is general information about California AB 2598 (Chapter 627, Statutes of 2026), not legal advice. The chaptered bill controls. Hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and families should confirm how the law applies with their own counsel.