The California Public Health Department revoked plans to suspend the license of Brier Oak on Sunset nursing home after realizing that the deaths of two patients, linked to staff oversights, occurred 26 months apart, surpassing the two-year threshold for state action. Initially, the state had grouped Brier Oak with seven other facilities based on the receipt of 'AA' violations, which involve serious penalties for contributing to resident deaths. The corrections indicate the importance of timing in violation assessments and the legal aspects governing nursing home regulations.
The California Public Health Department has dropped efforts to suspend the nursing license of Brier Oak on Sunset after it was found that the deaths occurred outside the two-year window.
The state was initially wrong in believing that Brier Oak had received two 'AA' violations within 24 months due to the timing of citation issuance.
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