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Assisted Living - RCFE
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Bill & Author
Location
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Topic |
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AB 950
(Hernandez D)
Amended:
7/15/2010
8/12/2010
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APPR. |
Hospice providers: licensed hospice facilities. |
This bill creates a licensure category for hospice, congregate living health facilities-hospice, where routine, continuous, inpatient respite, and general inpatient care would be provided.
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Study
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AB 2741
(Galgiani D)
Introduced:
2/19/2010
5/12/2010
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DEAD |
Care facilities: change in health status: violations: notice. |
Spot bill.
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Watch
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SB 892
(Alquist D)
Amended:
4/27/2010
8/12/2010
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APPR. |
Care facilities. |
This bill would add additional specified crimes with respect to which DSS is prohibited from granting an exemption. This bill would also add specified crimes with respect to which the director is prohibited from granting an exemption within 10 years of either the date the person was convicted of the offense or the date the person was released from incarceration for the offense, whichever is later.
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Support
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SB 1329
(Leno D)
Enrolled:
8/31/2010
8/26/2010
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ENROLLMENT |
Residential care facilities for the elderly. |
This bill would enact the RCFE Residents Foreclosure Protection Act of 2010 which would, with certain exceptions, require the licensee of a facility to notify DSS and residents in writing within 2 business days of specified events or obtaining knowledge of events, such as bankruptcy, foreclosure, or other potential indicators of financial distress.
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Study
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Elder Abuse
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Bill & Author
Location
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Topic |
Summary |
Position |
AB 2322
(Feuer D)
Enrolled:
9/2/2010
8/24/2010
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ENROLLMENT |
Abuse of children, elder, or dependent persons: confidentiality. |
Existing law generally provides for the confidentiality of juvenile court records and records relating to the administration of public social services. However, records connected to public social services programs are generally permitted to be disclosed for purposes related to the administration of those programs and for other prescribed purposes. This bill would recast these provisions to provide that activities of multidisciplinary personnel teams engaged in the prevention, identification, management, or treatment of child abuse or neglect, or the prevention, identification, management, or treatment of the abuse of an elder or dependent person, are activities performed in the administration of public social services. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
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AB 2435
(Lowenthal, Bonnie D)
Enrollment:
9/2/2010
9/2/2010
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ENROLLED |
Elder and dependent adult abuse. |
Existing law provides for the licensing and regulation of psychologists, professional clinical counselors, clinical social workers, and marriage and family therapists. Existing law requires a person applying for licensure in these professions to have completed specified coursework or training in child abuse assessment and reporting from certain types of institutions. This bill would encourage the Board of Psychology and the Board of Behavioral Sciences to include in that training elder and dependent adult abuse assessment and reporting, and would also apply that training and coursework requirement to professional clinical counselors. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
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AB 2619
(Block D)
Chaptered:
7/9/2010
7/9/2010
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CHAPTERED |
Elder and dependent adult abuse: restitution: earnings withholding orders. |
Existing law provides for the award of attorney's fees and costs, and damages to a plaintiff when it is proven by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant is liable for financial abuse of an elder or dependent adult. Existing law authorizes the remedy of attachment against a defendant's property to secure the amount of the claimed indebtedness to the plaintiff in connection with cases involving financial abuse of an elder or dependent adult. This bill would require the court to issue an earnings withholding order for elder or dependent adult financial abuse, as defined, for a defendant who has been found liable for financial abuse of an elder or dependent adult, as specified. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
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Watch
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SB 110
(Liu D)
Enrolled:
8/23/2010
8/19/2010
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ENROLLMENT |
People with disabilities: victims of crime. |
This bill is a reintroduction of less controversial provisions from a bill from last year. It strongly encourages law enforcement agencies and district attorneys to develop and adopt certain training, investigation, and prosecution practices relevant to victims with disabilities, as specified. It also establishes a working group on crimes against elders, dependent adults, and people with disabilities and includes a representative from CALA.
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Study
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Employer/Business
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Bill & Author
Location
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Topic |
Summary |
Position |
AB 1680
(Saldana D)
Enrollment:
8/30/2010
8/30/2010
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ENROLLED |
Civil rights: waiver of rights. |
Would prohibit enforcement of an arbitration agreement for a civil lawsuit that is based on discriminatory behavior prohibited under the Unruh Civil Rights Act (prohibits arbitration if someone id being sued for a hate crime).
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Oppose
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General Seniors
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Bill & Author
Location
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Topic |
Summary |
Position |
AB 2066
(Jones D)
Amended:
4/14/2010
4/23/2010
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DEAD |
Annuity sales: seniors. |
This bill would require all insurers, brokers, agents, and others engaged in the transaction of insurance who offer to sell an annuity to a senior to disclose to the senior, as defined, all material facts and features of the annuity that he or she knows or reasonably should know are likely to affect the decision of the senior to purchase the annuity, including, but not limited to, the fact that if the senior ever receives Medi-Cal home or facility care, the state would become a beneficiary of certain annuities purchased by the senior or his or her spouse.
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SB 38
(Alquist D)
Amended:
5/28/2009
8/27/2009
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APPR. SUSPENSE FILE |
Emergency services: seniors. |
This bill requires that if a senior (65+) is reported missing and has an impaired mental condition, and there is information to aid in the recovery of the person, then a public alert would be released. It requires state and local law enforcement agencies to develop procedures to implement the system.
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Support
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SB 660
(Wolk D)
Amended:
6/24/2010
7/1/2010
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B. & F. |
Reverse mortgages. |
This bill would provide that a lender, broker, person, or entity that recommends the purchase of a reverse mortgage in anticipation of financial gain owes the prospective borrower a duty of honesty, good faith, and fair dealing. This bill would require that the counselor and the prospective borrower sign the checklist and return it to the lender. The bill would prohibit approval of the loan application until the signed checklist is provided to the lender.
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Support
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SB 1416
(Walters R)
Introduced:
2/19/2010
5/13/2010
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REV. & TAX |
Personal income taxes: capital gains: sale of principal residence: senior citizens. |
The Personal Income Tax Law provides, in modified conformity to federal income tax laws, for the manner in which taxable gains are to be recognized upon the disposition of property, including real property that is the principal residence of the taxpayer. This bill would, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2010, provide that gross income does not include any gain from the sale or exchange of the principal residence of a taxpayer who is 65 years of age or older. This bill contains other related provisions.
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Health Care System
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Bill & Author
Location
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Topic |
Summary |
Position |
SB 208
(Steinberg D)
Amended:
8/2/2010
8/24/2010
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INACTIVE FILE |
Medi-Cal: demonstration project waivers. |
Spot bill.
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Watch
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Health Care Workforce
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Bill & Author
Location
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Topic |
Summary |
Position |
SB 1069
(Pavley D)
Enrolled:
8/31/2010
8/26/2010
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ENROLLMENT |
Physician assistants. |
This bill would provide that a physician assistant acts as the agent of the supervising physician when performing authorized activities, and would authorize a physician assistant to perform physical examinations and other specified medical services, as defined, and sign and attest to any document evidencing those examinations and other services, as required pursuant to specified provisions of law. The bill would further provide that a delegation of services agreement may authorize a physician assistant to order durable medical equipment, certify disability, as specified, and make arrangements with regard to home health services or personal care services.
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Support
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SB 1119
(Wright D)
Enrolled:
9/2/2010
8/30/2010
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ENROLLMENT |
Health care staffing. |
This bill would specify findings and declarations of the Legislature regarding the need for regulation of businesses that provide medical staff to hospitals and other medical entities, including travel health companies and nursing registries. The bill would also declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to regulate these businesses.
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Watch
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LTC System
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Bill & Author
Location
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Topic |
Summary |
Position |
AB 2555
(Feuer D)
Amended:
5/28/2010
8/12/2010
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APPR. |
Ombudsman programs: appropriation. |
Existing law establishes the State Health Facilities Citation Penalties Account into which moneys derived from civil penalties for violations of state law are deposited. Moneys in this account may be used, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the protection of health or property of residents of long-term health care facilities, as specified. This bill would appropriate the sum of $1,600,000 from the State Health Facilities Citation Penalties Account to the department to fund local ombudsman programs in accordance with the distribution schedule during the 2010-11 fiscal year. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
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Watch
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SB 998
(Liu D)
Amended:
4/20/2010
6/4/2010
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DEAD |
Long-term care: assessment and planning. |
his bill would require the State Department of Health Care Services to initiate a process to develop, by no later than July 1, 2012, a tool for the uniform long-term care services assessment of individuals in order to assist consumers in finding long-term care services of their choice, as specified. The bill would, commencing July 1, 2012, require, with certain exceptions, every long-term health care facility that receives an application for admission of a Medi-Cal eligible or Medicare/Medi-Cal eligible person to initiate the assessment prior to admission or on the first day for which Medi-Cal reimbursement is requested.
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Misc
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Bill & Author
Location
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Topic |
Summary |
Position |
AB 2572
(Bradford D)
Enrolled:
9/2/2010
8/24/2010
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ENROLLMENT |
Charter-party carriers of passengers. |
This bill would provide that a charter-party carrier of passengers includes any person, corporation, or other entity engaged in the provision of either a hired driver service or a rented motor vehicle that is being operated by a hired driver. This bill would delete the provision that a certificate or permit, or renewal thereof, is effective for 3 years and eliminate the renewal requirement. The bill would raise the fees charged for issuance of class B certificates, class C certificates, and permits from $500 to $700.
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Watch
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SB 1281
(Padilla D)
Introduced:
2/19/2010
5/12/2010
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DEAD |
Emergency medical services: defibrillators. |
Existing law authorizes the Emergency Medical Services Authority to establish minimum training and other standards for the use of automatic external defibrillators (AED) and requires persons or entities that acquire the AEDs to comply with maintenance, testing, and training requirements, which are scheduled to change on January 1, 2013. Existing law sets forth tenant notice and other requirements for building owners in which an AED is placed. This bill would repeal those provisions. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
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Watch
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SB 1297
(Calderon D)
Introduced:
2/19/2010
6/4/2010
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DEAD |
Automatic external defibrillators: health studios. |
Under existing law, commencing January 1, 2008, and continuing until July 1, 2012, a health studio, as defined, is required to acquire an automatic external defibrillator and to meet specified training and maintenance standards relating to that device. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.
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Other Provider
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Bill & Author
Location
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Topic |
Summary |
Position |
AB 1044
(Jones D)
Amended:
6/24/2009
7/2/2010
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DEAD |
Continuing care retirement communities: contracts. |
This bill transfers oversight of CCRC contracts from DSS to the Dept of Insurance.
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Watch
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AB 1433
(Eng D)
Enrollment:
8/26/2010
8/26/2010
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ENROLLED |
Continuing care contracts: residential temporary relocation. |
Aging Services' sponsored bill to establish requirements related to temporary relocation of CCRC residents.
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AB 1979
(Adams R)
Introduced:
2/17/2010
4/23/2010
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DEAD |
Child day care centers: inspections. |
Existing law, the California Child Day Care Facilities Act, subjects each licensed child day care center to unannounced visits by the State Department of Social Services and requires the department to visit these facilities as often as necessary to ensure the quality of care provided. The act also requires the department to conduct an annual unannounced visit to a licensed child day care center under specified circumstances, and no less often than once every five years. This bill would require the department to make annual unannounced visits of all licensed child day care centers.
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AB 2073
(Lowenthal, Bonnie D)
Introduced:
2/18/2010
6/4/2010
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DEAD |
Medi-Cal: adult day health care services. |
Existing law establishes the Medi-Cal program, administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, under which basic health care services are provided to qualified low-income persons. This bill would, instead, upon the date the director executes the aforementioned declaration, establish adult day health care services as a Medi-Cal benefit for Medi-Cal beneficiaries who meet certain criteria, including, requiring beneficiaries to have two or more functional impairments involving the above-described activities and require assistance, as defined, in performing those activities. This bill contains other existing laws.
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AB 2629
(Lowenthal, Bonnie D)
Chaptered:
8/27/2010
8/27/2010
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CHAPTERED |
Residential facilities. |
This bill provides adult and other community care facilities with the authority to accept and retain "temporarily" bedridden residents.
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SB 1159
(Maldonado R)
Introduced:
2/18/2010
6/4/2010
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DEAD |
Community care facilities. |
Under existing law the State Department of Social Services licenses and regulates community care facilities, including transitional shelter care facilities, as defined. This bill would make nonsubstantive, technical changes to these provisions.
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SB 1400
(Negrete McLeod D)
Introduced:
2/19/2010
6/4/2010
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DEAD |
Long-term health care facilities: citations and penalties review. |
Existing law specifies the procedures for a licensee of a long-term health care facility, which includes a skilled nursing facility and intermediate care facility, to contest a citation or the proposed assessment of a civil penalty by the State Department of Public Health, which includes the option to adjudicate the validity of the citation in the superior court in the county in which the facility is located. This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would assign responsibility for federal informal dispute resolutions and state citation review conferences to an independent 3rd party outside of the State Department of Public Health, as specified.
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