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Home My WebLink About02.25.20 Email from Paul Yoder - 2020 Introduced Bills - Housing,Land Use,Planning - 2 of 7_Redacted Position e Cal Cal Cal - -- This Cal - Cal - horizes the lity for the Medi s defined, to be provided by Cal benefits.Existing federal Cal benefits.This bill would mandated local program. -- - Cal eligibility determinations, and - e of a public institution. Existing law Cal determinations of eligibility for - spectrum doula care pilot program to - Cal beneficiaries residing in 14 counties, - within 10 days of receiving information that an income persons receive health care benefits. The inmate of a public institution. This bill would - Cal beneficiary’s eligibility to receive MediCal beneficiary’s eligibility to receive Medi -- which is administered by the State Department of income individuals receive health care services. The income individuals receive health care services. Th -- Summary mandated local program. Cal eligibility be restored upon their release from that Cal benefits to an inmate of a public institution, and requires Cal benefits to an inmate of a public institution, and requires - - -- postpartum Medi Cal program, Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of --- Cal is or will be an inmatCal is or will be an inmate of a public institution. Existing law -- y requirements. Because counties are required to make Medi that may affect their eligibility for MediCal determinations of eligibility for eligible juveniles of public Cal - - Medi ces and under which qualified low every 12 months and whenever the county receives information about changes in a would expand Medi vides for the suspension of Medi Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid program provisions. Existing Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid program provisions. Existing Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid program provisions. Existing --- Existing law provides for the MediHealth Care Services, under which qualified lowMedilaw procounty welfare departments to notify the department within 10 days of receiving information that an individual who is receiving Medigenerally requires a county to redetermine a Medibenefits every 12 months and whenever the county receives information about changes in a beneficiary’s circumstanceslaw, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, prohibits a state from terminating Medieligibility for an eligible juvenile if they are an inmate of a public institution, autsuspension of Medicaid benefits to that eligible juvenile, and requires a state to conduct a redetermination of Medicaid eligibility or process an application for medical assistance under the Medicaid program for an eligible juvenile who is an conform state law with those federal provisions, and would impose those responsibilities on county welfare departments. Because counties are required to make Medithe bill institutions, the bill would impose a stateExisting law provides for the MediHealth Care Services, under which qualified lowMedilaw provides for the suspension of Medicounty welfare departments to notify the departmentindividual who is receiving Medigenerally requires a county to redetermine a Medibenefitsbeneficiary’s circumstances that may affect their eligibility for Medirequire a county welfare department to conduct a redetermination of eligibiprogram for any juvenile who is either detained at a juvenile detention center or an inmate of a public institution, and would provide that Medifacility if they meet eligibiliteligibility determinations, and the bill would expand Medieligible juveniles in public institutions, the bill would impose a statebill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Existing law provides for the MediHealth Care ServiMedifederal law authorizes, at the option of the state, preventive services, apractitioners other than physicians or other licensed practitioners.This bill would require the department to establish, commencing July 1, 2021, a fulloperate for 3 years for pregnant and including the Counties of Alameda, Sacramento, San Diego, and Solano, that experience the highest WOOD, State Capitol, - HEALTH, LocationHEALTHHEALTHHEALTH Referred to Com. on Referred to Com. on 1:30 p.m. Referred to Com. on -- - ASSEMBLY ASSEMBLY 2/6/2020 HEALTH.3/17/2020Room 4202ChairASSEMBLY 2/20/2020 HEALTH.ASSEMBLY 2/20/2020 HEALTH. - . D D D Bill ID/Topic AB 1994HoldenEligibility.AB 2170Rubio, BlancaEligibility: redeterminationAB 2258ReyesDoula care: MediCal pilot program. would person - based doula - sting law requires the eive health care services. . The bill would require Cal beneficiary who is - Cal programs. The bill would sting law requires each county - di attestation by CalFresh - face interview requirements for - to - based services, the bill would require these - income individuals rec stablish requirements and procedures to allow a ding that any doula and community - uired information to the extent permitted by federal law and Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of - e the department to submit to the federal Centers for Medicare and ealth, and to inform pregnant and postpartum enrollees at prenatal and other requirements, existing law requires each county welfare department to, la who is available to take on new clients in each county participating in the pilot viding for Medicaid home and community Cal managed care health plan in any county participating in the pilot program to provide Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid program provisions.This - - itional documents to verify dependent care expenses, except as specified. The bill would require egnant as of July 1, 2021, and residing in a pilot program county, is entitled to doula care. The bill burden of birth disparities in the state, and would provide that any Mediprwould require the department to develop multiple payment and billing options for doula care, and to ensure specified payment and billing practices, inclugroup participating in the pilot program be guaranteed payment within 30 days of submitting any claim for reimbursement. The bill would require the department to establish a centralized registry listing any douprogram, and would provide several requirements for the registry, such as the information on the registry being accessible by various means, including the internet websiteeach Mediinformation in its materials, and specified notices, on identified topics related to doula care, including reproductive and sexual hpostpartum appointments about doula care, such as the availability of doula care and how to obtain a doula.This bill contains other related provisions. Existing law establishes the MediHealth Care Services and under which qualified lowThe Medibill would, subject to the department obtaining federal approval and on the availability of federal financial participation, requirMedicaid Services a request for an amendment of the Assisted Living Waiver program to increase its provider reimbursement tiers to compensate for mandatory minimum wage increases. The bill require the department, before submitting the waiver amendment request, to conduct open inmeetings with stakeholders, and to release a draft of the proposed waiver amendments for stakeholder comment. The bill would require the department to eperson on the Assisted Living Waiver program’s waiting list to know their position on the waiting list. If the Assisted Living Waiver program is combined with, or converted to, another program or programs prorequirements to apply to the combined or converted program.This bill contains other existing laws. Existing law provides for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), administered in California as CalFresh, under which each county distributes nutrition assistance benefits provided by the federal government to eligible households. Exihuman services agency to carry out the local administrative responsibilities of this program, subject to the supervision of the State Department of Social Services and to rules and regulations adopted by the department. Amongif appropriate, exempt a household from complying with facepurposes of determining eligibility at initial application and recertification. Exidepartment to implement a semiannual reporting system regarding CalFresh, as specified.This bill would require the department to establish and require the use of selfapplicants and beneficiaries to verify reqto apply for any waivers necessary to simplify verification requirements. The bill would require the department to issue guidance that prohibits a county human services agency from requesting addthe department to take specified actions in an effort to expand CalFresh program outreach and retention and improve dual enrollment between the CalFresh and Mealso require county departments, no later than an unspecified date, to provide prepopulated CalFresh PRINTPRINT From printer. May be From printer. May be -- in committee March 20. ASSEMBLY 2/19/2020 heard in committee March 20.ASSEMBLY 2/19/2020 heard D Cal: Assisted D - rogram. AB 2409KalraMediLiving Waiver pAB 2413TingCalFresh: eligibility and reporting. - term care. - eporting, and for food, clothing, l would expand the Cal program procedures to - receive health care services. The Cal beneficiaries.This bill would - from $35 to $80, and would require me individuals receive health care services. The income individuals receive health care services. - income individuals inco cal care, services, prescriptions, and supplies -- ed low Cal benefits within 60 days receives coverage under PE4PP - Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of -- Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of ns and other existing laws. - nstitutional or noninstitutional services from a Program of All reporting system, as specified, for certain households by no later than an scope Medi - Cal program include medically needy persons and medically needy - Cal application is approved or denied, as specified.This bill contains other - - the required eligibility criteria, including applicable income requirements. Cal program, except for inpatient services and institutional long - ewal process and to utilize text messaging as a method of communication, as Cal beneficiaries who are apparently CalFresh eligible and not dually enrolled - ed individuals. Existing federal law authorizes states to provide presumptive Cal ren - scope Medi - ess to lactation supports and breast pumps among Medi Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid program provisions. - who applies for full Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid Program provisions. Existing Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid provisions. Qualified -- applications to Mediduring the Medispecified. The bill would require the department to work with county human services agencies, client advocates, and the Statewide Automated Welfare System to eliminate semiannual rinstead implement a changeunspecified date. The bill would also include a statement of legislative findings and declarations.This bill contains other related provisioExisting law establishes the MediHealth Care Services and under which qualifiThe MediExisting law requires the department to streamline and simplify Mediimprove accprovide that lactation supports include lactation specialists.Existing law provides for the MediHealth Care Services, under which qualified lowMedifederal law, as a condition of receiving federal Medicaid funds, requires states to provide health care services to specifieligibility to pregnant women or children, and existing state law requires the department to provide presumptive eligibility to pregnant women and children, as specified.This bilpresumptive eligibility for pregnant women to all pregnant people, renaming the program “Presumptive Eligibility for Pregnant People” (PE4PP). The bill would make a presumptively eligible pregnant person eligible for coverage of all mediavailable under the MediThe bill would also require the department to ensure that a pregnant person receiving coverage under PE4PPuntil their fullrelated provisions and other existing laws. Existing law provides for the MediHealth Care Services, under which qualified lowMediindividuals under the Medifamily persons who meet Existing law requires the department to establish income levels for maintenance need at the lowest levels that reasonably permit a medically needy person to meet their basic needsand shelter, and for which federal financial participation will still be provided under applicable federal law. In calculating the income of a medically needy person in a medical institution or nursing facility, or a person receiving iInclusive Care for the Elderly organization, the required monthly maintenance amount includes an amount providing for personal and incidental needs in the amount of not less than $35 per monthwhile a patient. Existing law authorizes the department to increase, by regulation, this amount as necessitated by increasing costs of personal and incidental needs. This bill would increase the monthly maintenance amount for personal and incidental needsthe department to annually adjust that amount by the same percentage as the Consumer Price Index. PRINTPRINTPRINT From printer. May be From printer. May be From printer. May be --- ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 heard in committee March 22.ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 heard in committee March 22.ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 heard in committee March 22. D sonal D D Kahan - Cal: lactation Cal: Cal: monthly ility. --- oper AB 2692CoMedisupport.AB 2729BauerMedipresumptive eligibAB 2739WeberMedimaintenance amount: perand incidental needs. Cal - Cal Cal - - ODS). The - o evaluate, at the Cal Treatment -tion services, such as income persons pursuant - ive health care services, based food services and - ll contains other related receive health care services. The rescription drugs as a Medi m is, in part, governed and funded by Cal participants with specified health - income individualsincome individuals receincome individuals receive health care services, 2021, or within 12 months after the end of the --- Cal progra Cal organized delivery system (DMC - - i Cal beneficiary to community . The bill would require the department to implement these - year pilot program in specified counties, including the - Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of - --- Cal program, administered by the State Department of Health Care - Cal managed care plan contract that covers substance use disorder - Cal program to 6 drugs per month, unless prior authorization is obtained, and Cal), and the Drug Med and Sonoma, to provide medically tailored meals, as defined, to Medi - - Cal Specialty Mental Health Services Program, the Drug Medi - Cal Specialty Mental Health Services Program.This bi - rogram in specified counties, including the Counties of Alameda and Sonoma, to ed rates for a Medi Cal schedule of benefits to include medically supportive food and nutri and under which health care services are provided to qualified low - Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid program provisions. Existing Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid program provisions.This bill -- year pilot p - vailability of federal financial participation, and the department securing federal approval. Existing law provides for the MediHealth Care Services, under which qualified lowMedilaw, until January 1, 2021, or until funding is no longer available, requires the department to establish a 3provide medically tailored meals, as defined, to Mediconditions, such as cancer and renal disease. Existing law requires the department tconclusion of the program, the impact of the pilot program on specified matters related to participants, including hospital readmission and emergency room utilization rates, and to send a report on the evaluation, on or before January 1,program, to the Legislature.This bill would, commencing January 1, 2021, include the Counties of Fresno and Kern in the program, would extend the program to January 1, 2025, and would make conforming changes.Existing law provides for the MediHealth Care Services, under which qualified lowincluding specialty mental health services and substance use disorder services that are delivered through the MediProgram (Drug MediMediwould require the department, in establishing reimbursement rates for services under Drug Mediand capitatservices to ensure that those rates are equal to the reimbursement rates for similar services provided under the Mediprovisions and other existing laws. Existing law provides for the MediHealth Care Services, under which qualified lowincluding enteral nutrition products, pursuant to a schedule of benefits, and subject to utilization controls, such as prior authorization. The Medifederal Medicaid program provisions. Existing law, until January 1, 2021, or as otherwise specified, requires the department to establish a 3Counties of Alameda participants with specified health conditions, such as cancer and renal disease.This bill would expand the Medimedically tailored groceries and meals, and nutrition education. The bill would provide that the benefit include services that link a Meditransportation for accessing healthy foodprovisions by various means, including provider bulletins, without taking regulatory action, and would condition the implementation of these provisions to the extent permitted by federal law, the aExisting law establishes the MediServices to a schedule of benefits. The Mediprogram provisions. Existing law provides for the provision of pbenefit, subject to the list of contract drugs and utilization controls. Existing law limits prescribed drugs under the Medi PRINTPRINTPRINTPRINT From printer. May be Introduced. To print.Introduced. To print.Introduced. To print. ---- ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 heard in committee March 22.ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 D ilot D order D Cal: substance Cal: R -- 3285 AB 2807Rubio, BlancaMedically Tailored Meals PProgram.AB 2871FongMediuse disservices: reimbursement rates.AB 3118BontaMedically supportive food and nutrition services.ABIrwinMediantipsychotic drugs. Cal - cified d state residence. Cal program eligibility of an antipsychotic - Cal program and the WIC - ered by the State Department of Cal enrollee for 365 days after the Cal program benefits without a share - - income individuals receive health care services. - based verification of Medi - scope Medi - Cal enrollee if the department verifies a paid claim - WIC records on WIC recipients to process their Medi Cal program applicants by implementing specified policies, - an antipsychotic drug to treat serious mental illness from the Cal program, which is administ - day supply or early refill of a prescribed antipsychotic drug if spe ederal Medicaid funding for systems modifications. The bill would - ate Department of Health Care Services to designate the WIC Program and d circumstances.This bill would prohibit requiring prior authorization for an Cal program eligibility requirements, including financial eligibility an - Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid program provisions.This - roviding presumptive eligibility and WIC Cal program’s limit of 6 drugs per month. The bill would require the department to allow a - except under specifieantipsychotic drug to treat the serious mental illness of a Mediinitial prescription has been dispensed, and would require automatic approvaldrug to treat the serious mental illness of a Medithat documents a diagnosis of a serious mental illness within 365 days before the date of that prescription. The bill would excludeMedipharmacist to dispense a 90criteria are met.Existing law establishes the MediHealth Care Services, and under which qualified lowThe Medibill would require the Stits local WIC agencies as Express Lane agencies, and to use WIC Program eligibility determinations to meet MediThe bill would require the department, in collaboration with specified entities, such as program offices for the WIC Program and local WIC agencies, to complete various tasks, including receiving eligibility findings and information fromprogram expedited eligibility determination. The bill would require the department to eliminate procedural burdens imposed on Medisuch as pfor WIC Program recipients, and would provide that express lane eligibility benefits are identical to the benefits provided to children who receive fullof cost. The bill would require the department to conduct a feasibility study to assess and design electronic express lane eligibility systems pathways between the MediProgram, and to maximize fcondition the implementation of these provisions on the department obtaining federal approval.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. From printer. May be acted RLS. - SENATE 2/19/2020 upon on or after March 20. D Cal: California - SB 1073Gonzalez, LenaMediSpecial Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children. Position existing lth by the voters take a person on in making that t care to the health mental health programs or not more than 14 days of intensive o fund various county mental health Summary participating. Existing law authorizes participating tely.This bill contains other related provisions and other disorder. Existing law also authorizes a court to order the be used to provide inpatient treatment, including involuntary s medical condition and how that condition bears on the person’s as specified.This bill would instead require a county or group of counties to offer Mental Health Existing law, the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA), an initiative measure enactedas Proposition 63 at the November 2, 2004, statewide general election, funds a system of county mental health plans for the provision of mental health services. The MHSA establishes the continuously appropriated Mental Health Services Fund tprograms and specifies the purposes for which those funds may, and may not, be spent by the counties. This bill would specify, to the extent MHSA funds are otherwise available for use pursuant to the act, those funds maytreatment of a patient who is a danger to self or others or gravely disabled, in specified settings, including an acute psychiatric hospital, an institution for mental disease, and a mental hearehabilitation center, as defined. The bill would state that this change is declaratory of existing law.The Assisted Outpatient Treatment Demonstration Project Act of 2002, known as Laura’s Law, until January 1, 2022, authorizes each county to elect to offer specifiedeither through a resolution adopted by the county board of supervisors or through the county budget process if the county board of supervisors makes a finding that specified mental health programs will not be reduced as a result of counties to pay for the services provided from moneys distributed to the counties from various continuously appropriated funds, including the Mental Health Services Fund, when included in a county plan, those mental health programs unless a county opts out by a resolution passed by the governing body stating the reasons for opting out and any facts or circumstances relied decision. The bill would also authorize a county to instead offer those mental health programs in combination with one or more counties, as specified. The bill would also repeal the expiration of Laura’s Law, thereby extending it indefiniexisting laws. Existing law authorizes a peace officer or a professional designated by the county to into custody for a period of up to 72 hours for assessment, evaluation, and crisis intervention, or placement for evaluation and treatment, when the person is a danger to self or others, or is gravely disabled, as a result of a mental health evaluation of a person who is alleged to be a danger to self or others as a result of a mental disorder, or the evaluation of a criminal defendant who appears to be a danger to self or others, or to be gravely disabled, as a result of chronic alcoholism or the use of narcotics or restricted dangerous drugs. Existing law authorizes a person who is detained or under court order pursuant to those provisions to be certified, under certain conditions, ftreatment related to the mental health disorder or impairment by chronic alcoholism.This bill would authorize the evidence presented in support of the certification decision to include information regarding the person’ability to survive safely without involuntary detention. The bill would require the hearing officer to consider the information in the determination of probable cause.This bill contains otherlaws. Existing law requires the governing board of a school district to give diligenand physical development of pupils and authorizes the governing board of a school district to Location HEALTHHEALTHHEALTHED. Referred to Com. on ED. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and - -- - ASSEMBLY 1/23/2020 ASSEMBLY 2/6/2020 JUD.ASSEMBLY 2/14/2020 JUD.ASSEMBLY 2/14/2020 ted DDD D Bill ID/Topic AB 1938EggmanMental Health Services Act: inpatient treatment funding.AB 1976EggmanMental health services: assisoutpatient treatment.AB 2015EggmanCertification for intensive treatment: review hearing.AB 2018Gabriel - kes to be person - paid mental - achers and Existing law requires the EAP surrender to a State Department of - surrenders to a state hospital with iduals, including medical professionals - ued, amended, or renewed on or after facility that meets stated specifications, or egislation, or state, federal, or private funds harter school to notify pupils and parents or guardians for critical incident stress management, as defined, or post after January 1, 2021, that includes coverage for mental health Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975, provides for the licensure - State Department of Education to develop model referral protocols, as provided, for itals facility at a specific date and time. The bill would also require the State ment or PTSD. ncluding raising public awareness on and coordinating policies governing scientific screening and employ properly certified persons for this purpose. Existing law requires a school of a school district or county office of education and a cof pupils no less than twice during the school year on how to initiate access to available pupil mental health services on campus or in the community, or both, as provided. This bill would require theaddressing pupil mental health concerns. The bill would require the department to consult with various entities in developing the protocols, including current classroom teadministrators. The bill would require the department to post the model referral protocols on its internet website. The bill would make these provisions contingent upon funds being appropriated for its purpose in the annual Budget Act or other lbeing allocated for this purpose.Existing law specifies a process for declaring a defendant who is charged with a felony mentally incompetent to stand trial. Existing law requires the court to order that the mentally incompetent defendant be delivered by the sheriff to a State Department of State Hospitals facility or to any other available public or private treatment placed on outpatient status.This bill would authorize a court to order a defendant who is charged with a felony and who is not in the custody of the sheriff to selfState HospDepartment of State Hospitals to provide a patient who selfnotice directing the defendant to appear in court at a specific date and time.Existing law establishes the Office of the Surgeon General within the California Health and Human Services Agency, and provides that the office is responsible for specified activities, itreatment for toxic stress and adverse childhood events.This bill would additionally require the office to marshall the insights and energy of specified indivand public health experts, to address the needs of youth at risk of suicide, and to establish offices to research and advise the Legislature and the agency on youth suicide and youth behavioral health.Under existing law, every emergency ambulance employee is entitled to employerhealth services through an employee assistance program (EAP). coverage to provide up to 10 mental health treatments per issue, per calendar year.This bill would require a private emergency ambulance provider to provide an emergency ambulance employee who requests mental health treatment traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), in addition to the EAP coverage described above, intreatment from a qualified professional who is trained in the areas of critical incident stress manageExisting law, the Knoxand regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care and maa willful violation of the act a crime. Existing law also provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law requires an individual or small group health care service plan contract or health insurance policy issJanuary 1, 2017, to include coverage for essential health benefits, which include mental health services.This bill would require a health care service plan or a health insurance policy issued, amended, or renewed on or O'DONNELL, State Capitol, Room - EDUCATION, PUB. S.HEALTHPRINTHEALTH Referred to Com. on PUB. S.Referred to Com. on HEALTH.From printer. May be heard in Referred to Com. on HEALTH. 1:30 p.m. ---- ASSEMBLY 3/18/2020126ChairASSEMBLY 2/20/2020 ASSEMBLY 2/20/2020 ASSEMBLY 2/11/2020 committee March 12.ASSEMBLY 2/20/2020 D th D D D Silva - l health mental Pupil health: model referral protocols.AB 2105QuirkCriminal procedure: competence to stand trial.AB 2112RamosYouth suicide prevention.AB 2131RodriguezEmergency ambulance employees: mentatreatment.AB 2242LevineMental healservices. y, the - e a person being Short Act and to - nties, as specified, es from billing the Petris - opriated funds for a new purpose, eligible for treatment of the mental sharing amount the enrollee or insured - A), an initiative measure enacted by the voters son would be eligible for treatment of the mental treatment services. By authorizing the use of an would be a crime, the bill would impose a state mber 2, 2004, statewide general election, funds a system of county assessed to have cooccurring mental health and substance use hour treatment and evaluation under the Lanterman - stance use disorders and to treat a person who is preliminarily assessed to have alth Services Fund, which is continuously appropriated to, and administered by, the ance use disorders who is determined to not need the mental health services that are eligible chedule an initial outpatient appointment for that person with a licensed mental health services to, among other things, approve the provision of mental health services for persons who are detained for 72sprofessional on a date that is within 48 hours of the person’s release from detention. The bill would prohibit a noncontracting provider of covered mental health servicpreviously described enrollee or insured more than the costwould pay to a contracting provider for those services. Because a willful violation of the bill’s requirement by a health care service plmandated local program.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Existing law, the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA), an initiative measure enacted by the voters as Proposition 63 at the Novemental health plans for the provision of mental health services, as specified. The act establishes the Mental Health Services Fund, which is continuously appropriated to, and administered bState Department of Health Care Services to fund specified county mental health programs.This bill would authorize funding from the MHSA to be used to treat a person with cooccurring mental health and substance use disorders when the person would behealth disorder pursuant to the MHSA. The bill would also authorize the use of MHSA funds to assess whether a person has cooccurring mental health and substance use disorders and to treat a person who is preliminarily disorders, even when the person is later determined not to be eligible for services provided with MHSA funds. The bill would require a person being treated for cooccurring mental health and substfor funding pursuant to the act, to be, as quickly as possible, referred to substance use disorder treatment services. By authorizing the use of continuously apprthis bill would make an appropriation.Existing law, the Mental Health Services Act (MHSas Proposition 63 at the November 2, 2004, statewide general election, funds a system of county mental health plans for the provision of mental health services, as specified. The act establishes the Mental HeState Department of Health Care Services to fund specified county mental health programs.This bill would require the department to establish a pilot program in up to 10 couand would authorize funding from the MHSA, commencing January 1, 2022, and continuing until January 1, 2027, to be used by participating counties to treat a person with cooccurring mental health and substance use disorders when the perhealth disorder pursuant to the MHSA. The bill would also authorize participating counties during the specified time period to use MHSA funds to assess whether a person has cooccurring mental health and subcooccurring mental health and substance use disorders, even when the person is later determined not to be eligible for services provided with MHSA funds. The bill would requirtreated for cooccurring mental health and substance use disorders who is determined to not need the mental health services that are eligible for funding pursuant to the act, to be, as quickly as possible, referred to substance use disordercontinuously appropriated funds for a new purpose, this bill would make an appropriation.This bill contains other related provisions. PRINTPRINT From printer. May be heard in From printer. May be heard in -- ASSEMBLY 2/15/2020 committee March 16.ASSEMBLY 2/15/2020 committee March 16. use DD SilvaSilva -- AB 2265QuirkMental Health Services Act: of funds for substance use disorder treatment.AB 2266QuirkMental Health Services Act: use of funds for substance use disorder treatment. - to - 021. The misdemeanor nical social things, ensure the rder, is a danger to self or the acts and that law is a t, together with the district attorney and the ral funding opportunities to support maternal performed solely under the supervision of the entity. Short Act, provides for the involuntary commitment and - d professional person, and placed in a facility designated by the Petris - things.This bill, until January 1, 2025, would clarify that a court may service to provide primary care physicians with specialized information gulation of marriage and family therapists and associate marriage and family party provider to establish and administer a centralized telepsychiatry doctor based comprehensive perinatal services program to, among other the acts and that law. The bill would require a person who holds a valid license or - - Existing law authorizes counties to provide drug court programs for specified individuals. Existing law authorizes the presiding judge of the superior courpublic defender, to establish a preguilty plea drug court program that includes a regimen of graduated sanctions and rewards, individual and group therapy, and educational or vocational counseling, among othercollaborate with outside organizations on a program to offer mental health and addiction treatment services, as defined, to women who are charged in a complaint that consists only of offenses or who are on probation for one or more misdemeanor offenses. The bill would exclude from these provisions a woman who is charged with a felony or who is under supervision for a felony conviction.Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to develop and maintain a statewide communityappropriate level of maternal, newborn, and pediatric care services necessary to provide the healthiest outcomes for mothers and infants. Existing law also requires the department, until January 1, 2023, to investigate and apply for fedemental health.This bill would require the State Department of Health Care Services to contract with a thirddoctor consultation regarding the mental health issues of children and perinatal women. The bill would require the department to choose 3 to 5 counties to participate in the program on or before July 1, 2bill would require the department to contract with an outside evaluation firm to evaluate the pilot program and to issue a report on the program on or before November 1, 2023.This bill contains other existing laws. (1)Existing law, the Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Act, provides for the licensure, registration, and retherapists by the Board of Behavioral Sciences. The Social Work Licensing Law provides for the licensure, registration, and regulation of clinical social workers and associate cliworkers by the board. The Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor Act provides for the licensure, registration, and regulation of professional clinical counselors and an associate professional clinical counselors by the board. A violation of misdemeanor. (2)Existing law makes the acts and that law inapplicable to an unlicensed or unregistered employee or volunteer working in specified institutions that are nonprofit and charitable if, among other things, the work is This bill would instead require the work of the employee or volunteer to be performed under the oversight and direction of the entity. The bill would define the term “nonexempt setting” for purposes of registration to engage in the practices in nonexempt settings for which the license or registration is held, except as specified. Existing law, the Lantermantreatment of persons with specified mental disorders and for the protection of the persons so committed. Under existing law, when a person, as a result of mental disoothers, or gravely disabled, the person may, upon probable cause, be taken into custody by a peace officer, member of the attending staff of an evaluation facility, designated members of a mobile crisis team, or other designatecounty and approved by the State Department of Social Services. Existing law authorizes, if a PRINTPRINTPRINTPRINT From printer. May be heard in From printer. May be heard in From printer. May be heard in From printer. May be heard in ---- ASSEMBLY 2/19/2020 committee March 20.ASSEMBLY 2/19/2020 committee March 20.ASSEMBLY 2/19/2020 committee March 20.ASSEMBLY 2/19/2020committee March 20. d Dsts: D R D roject. AB 2351WaldronDrug courts: mental health anaddiction services.AB 2360MaienscheinMaternal and child mental health: telepsychiatry pilot pAB 2363ArambulaMarriage and family therapiclinical social workers: professional clinical counselors.AB 2404RamosMental health: involuntary commitment. - tion purpose based - a grant ontinuum of erious emotional of a school district to funding made available for o adopt guidelines establishing the 6, 2018, statewide general election, bill would authorize a county behavioral health agency based behavioral health partnership program and to - ronic homelessness. Existing law defines permanent ned, eligible to participate in the grant program. The bill would s bill would amend Proposition 2 by expanding the definition of permanent andum of understanding outlining the requirements for the partnership program. tablishes within state government the California Health and Human Services ent of Housing and Community Development the administrator of the NPLH and designated facility assesses and admits the person, the facility to detain the person for evaluaand treatment for a period not to exceed 72 hours.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.Existing law esAgency. Existing law also establishes various public health programs throughout the state for purposes of promoting maternal, child, and adolescent health.This bill would establish program for purposes of establishing and funding a statewide pediatric behavioral telehealth network, subject to a competitive grant process. The California Health and Human Services Agency shall implement the grant program. The bill would require these purposes to be expended to build the clinical infrastructure to support 10 telehealth hubs, as defined, throughout the state. The bill would make children’s hospitals and communitybehavioral health providers, as defirequire program applicants to demonstrate the ability to, among other things, direct telemedicine services from a hub to the patients of primary care providers.Existing law, the No Place Like Home Program (NPLH), as ratified and amended by Proposition 2, which was approved by the voters at the November provides funding to provide permanent supportive housing for the target population, which is defined to include individuals who have a serious mental disorder and who are homeless, chronically homeless, or at risk of chsupportive housing to mean housing with no limit on length of stay, that is occupied by the target population, and that is linked to onsite or offsite services, as specified. Existing law makes the Departmestablishes the continuously appropriated No Place Like Home Fund for purposes of the NPLH. Existing law requires the department to develop a competitive application process for theof awarding moneys to counties pursuant to the NPLH, but also authorizes the department to establish an alternative process for allocating funds directly to counties with at least 5% of the state’s homeless population and requires the department tparameters of an alternative process, if it is established. Existing law authorizes the Legislature to amend Proposition 2 by a 2/3 vote, so long as the amendment is consistent with and furthers the intent of the act.Thisupportive housing to include specified licensed adult residential facilities, residential care facilities for the elderly, and any innovative housing solution in the mental health ccare. By expanding the class of facilities that are eligible for funding from the continuously appropriated No Place Like Home Fund, the bill would make an appropriation.This bill contains other existing laws. Existing law requires the governing board of any school district to give diligent care to the health and physical development of pupils and authorizes the governing board employ properly certified persons for the work. This bill would establish the Integrated SchoolBased Behavioral Health Partnership Program to provide early intervention for, and access to, behavioral health services for pupils. Theand the governing board or governing body of a local educational agency to agree to collaborate on and implement an integrated schooldevelop a memorThe bill would require a county behavioral health agency to provide one or more behavioral health professionals that meet specified licensing requirements to serve pupils with s PRINTPRINTPRINT From printer. May be heard in From printer. May be heard in From printer. May be heard in --- ASSEMBLY 2/20/2020 committee March 21.ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 committee March 22.ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 committee March 22. D : D D Curry Based - Silva - - gram. AB 2464AguiarStatewide pediatric behavioral telehealth networks.AB 2589MaienscheinNo Place Like Home Programpermanent supportive housing.AB 2668QuirkIntegrated SchoolBehavioral Health Partnership Pro t s of based - to receive service training to - able cause, be taken into o recommend policies to expedite with a deadly weapon that the person rter school to provide in or the delivery of behavioral health services, tent of the Legislature to also enact legislation to mandated local program.This bill contains other - f Education, the State Department of Health Care Services, Short Act, provides for the involuntary commitment and ly able to do so to contribute to the cost of the drug treatment - upils and authorizes the governing board of a school district to Petris - ocesses for delivering services and would specify the types of services that may booking diversion programs. - hools, the bill would impose a state based location, for purposes of accommodating the individual needs of a pupil. The bill - reatment of persons with specified mental disorders for the protection of the persons so disturbances or substance use disorders, or who are at risk of developing a serious behavioral health condition. The bill would require a local educational agency to provide schoollocations, including space at schools, appropriate fand would additionally authorize these services to be provided at locations that are not at the schoolwould establish prbe provided pursuant to the partnership program. The bill would provide processes and requirements for serving pupils with private insurance, including requirements related toreimbursement for services by private insurers. The bill would require the Department of Managed Health Care to have trained staff available to address any disputes arising from the partnership program and to create a workgroup with specified membership tpayments to county behavioral health agencies serving privately insured pupils under the partnership program. The bill would require the partnership program to annually report specified information to the State Department othe Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission, and the Legislature.This bill contains other existing laws. Existing law requires the governing board of a school district to give diligent care to the health and physical development of pemploy properly certified persons for the work. Existing law requires a school of a school district or county office of education and a charter school to notify pupils and parents or guardianpupils no less than twice during the school year on how to initiate access to available pupil mental health services on campus or in the community, or both, as provided. This bill would require each school district, county office of education, and chacertificated employees and classified staff on the early identification of pupil mental health issues, as provided. By imposing additional duties on school districts, county offices of education, and charter screlated provisions and other existing laws. Existing law generally requires a person convicted of a nonviolent drug offense probation and, as a condition of probation, participate in and complete an appropriate drug treatment program. Exceptions to this provision include when a person was previously convicted of specified violent felonies and when a person was armed intended to use while in possession of, or under the influence of, a controlled substance, as specified. Existing law permits a court to require a person convicted of a nonviolent drug possession offense who is reasonabprogram.This bill would require a person who commits a crime while under the influence of a specified controlled substance, or with the specific intent of directly or indirectly obtaining thacontrolled substance, to, if this is their 3rd or greater conviction in the past 3 years, in addition to any other sentence imposed, participate in a drug treatment program as a condition of probation, if probation is imposed. The bill would state the inexpand preExisting law, the Lantermantcommitted. Under the act, when a person, as a result of mental health disorder, is a danger to others, or to themselves, or gravely disabled, the person may, upon probcustody by a peace officer, member of the attending staff of an evaluation facility, designated PRINTPRINTPRINT From printer. May be heard in Introduced. To print.Introduced. To print. --- ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 committee March 22.ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 - D D D sues: Sawyer - AB 2798MaienscheinPupil mental health isearly identification: inservice training.AB 2877McCartyCrimes: penalties.AB 2899JonesMental health: n, - - Cal specialty - g law, one of the Cal program is, in part, - ain a list of department Cal managed care contracts Health and Justice Center of - income individuals receive health care ordered evaluation that determines the perso hat intensive treatment for a period longer than - - ensure that Medi fornia, to identify all forms currently used by each The bill would require each county mental health plan Cal mental health managed care systems, and to ensure that ed by the State Department of Social Services as a facility for - Cal program, which is administered by the State Department - Cal beneficiaries who are eligible for those services to be used by all - Cal services are provided is pursuant to contracts with various types of hings, involuntary commitment and treatment of a person who is a danger - pment of the Medi Cal beneficiaries and providers to participate in and access Medi - ding specialty mental health services, and Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, nonstandard forms. ent Program, and to develop standard forms for the intake of, assessment of, and the hour treatment and evaluation. Existing law also provides for the involuntary commitment and - members of a mobile crisis team, or other designated professional person, and placed in a facility designated by the county and approv72treatment of persons for 72 hours following a courtas a result of a mental health disorder, or as a result of impairment by chronic alcoholism, is a danger to self or others, or is gravely disabled.This bill would authorize the person, after being detained for the initial 72 hours, to be certified for t14 days, as determined by the professional staff providing the evaluation, and under those same conditions. This bill contains other existing laws. Existing law provides for the Mediof Health Care Services, under which qualified lowservices, incluand Treatment services for an individual under 21 years of age. The Medigoverned and funded by federal Medicaid program provisions. Under existinmethods by which Medimanaged care health plans, including mental health plans that provide specialty mental health services. Existing law requires the department toinclude a process for screening, referral, and coordination with mental health plans of specialty mental health services, to convene a steering committee to provide advice on the transition and continuing develothe mental health plans comply with various standards, including maintaining a system of outreach to enable Medimental health services under the mental health plans.This bill would require, on or before January 1, 2022, the department, in consultation with specified groups, including representatives from the County Welfare Directors Association of Calicounty mental health plan contractor for purposes of determining eligibility and reimbursement for specialty mental health services provided under the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatmtreatment planning for, Medicounties. The bill would authorize the department to develop and maintapproved nonstandard forms, and would require the department to conduct, on or before July 1, 2022, regional trainings for county mental health plan personnel and their provider networks on proper completion of the standard forms. contractor to distribute the training material and standard forms to their provider networks, and to commence, by July 1, 2022, exclusively using the standard forms, unless they use departmentapproved Existing law sets forth various procedures relating to medical treatment of inmates in county jails, including, among other tto oneself or others and voluntary application for inpatient or outpatient mental health services.This bill would require, on or before January 1, 2023, the State Department of Health Care Services, in consultation with the Council on Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health and the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission, and in partnership with the University of California, to establish and maintain the BehavioralExcellence to provide counties and local agencies with centralized access to data, training, resources, and services to aid in the facilitation and coordination of efforts to serve individuals PRINTPRINT Introduced. To print.Introduced. To print. -- ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 D ices. D Cal - involuntary commitment.AB 2912GrayMedispecialty mental health servAB 2958MaienscheinMental Health Services Act: Behavioral Health and Justice Center of Excellence. - re e an re - Health Cal - des for day supply or - income persons - this amendment is Cal program’s limit of 6 drugs per - Cal program and provi - or the provision of prescription time education, requires a pupil to be he bill would exclude an - ified health insurance policies that provide d provisions and other existing laws. income persons receive health care benefits. - tains other related provisions. Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by - Cal program to 6 drugs per month, unless prior - Cal program, administered by the State Department of Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of subject to compulsory full -- ved in the criminal justice system. The bill would require the psychotic drug if specified criteria are met. except under specified circumstances.This bill would prohibit Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975, provides for the licensu - aw authorizes a health care service plan and a health insurer to utilize es and under which qualified low Cal benefit, subject to the list of contract drugs and utilization controls. Existing - Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid program provisions. - disciplinary teams, as specified. The bill would require those centers of excellence to be with mental illness who are involdepartment to partner with the University of California to have multiple branch locations at the various University of California campuses across the state, and to be staffed with trained multifunded with state administrative funds provided under the act. By authorizing a new use of MHSA moneys, this bill would amend the MHSA. This bill would declare that consistent with and furthers the purposes of the act.This bill contains other existing laws. Existing law establishes the MediCare Services and under which health care services are provided to qualified lowpursuant to a schedule of benefits. The Medifederal Medicaid program provisions. Existing law provides fdrugs as a Medilaw limits prescribed drugs under the Mediauthorization is obtained, and requiring prior authorization for an antipsychotic drug to treat the serious mental illness of a MediCal enrollee for 365 days after the initial prescription has been dispensed, and would requiautomatic approval of an antipsychotic drug to treat the serious mental illness of a Medienrollee if the department verifies a paid claim that documents a diagnosis of a serious mental illness within 365 days before the date of that prescription. Tantipsychotic drug to treat serious mental illness from the Medimonth. The bill would require the department to allow a pharmacist to dispense a 90early refill of a prescribed antiExisting law establishes the MediHealth Care ServicThe MediExisting law establishes a schedule of benefits under the Medivarious services, including various behavioral and mental health services.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to create a peer support specialist certification program administered by the Department of Consumer Affairs.This bill conExisting law, notwithstanding the requirement that each person between 6 and 18 years of age who is not otherwise exempted is excused from school for specified types of absences, including, among others, if the absence was due to the pupil’s illness.This bill would include as another type of required excused absencabsence that is for the benefit of the mental or behavioral health of the pupil. To the extent this bill would impose additional duties on local educational entities, the bill would impose a statemandated local program.This bill contains other relateExisting law, the Knoxand regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care and makes a willful violation of the act a crime. Existing law provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law requires speccoverage for outpatient prescription drugs to cover medically necessary prescription drugs and subjects those policies to certain limitations on cost sharing and the placement of drugs on formularies. Existing l PRINT Introduced. To print.Referred to Com. on HEALTH.Referred to Com. on ED.Referred to Com. on HEALTH. HEALTHED.HEALTH ---- ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 SENATE 1/15/2020 SENATE 1/22/2020 SENATE 1/22/2020 D D Cal: DD - ortantino AB 3285IrwinMediantipsychotic drugs.SB 803BeallMental health services: peer support specialist certification.SB 849PPupil attendance: excused absences: mental or behavioral health.SB 854BeallHealth care coverage: Substance use disorders. th care legal counsel and does ealth insurer from provides for the licensure rovisions and other existing ges, administered by the Board of r of the plan or insurer’s prescription sharing tie - onsult with any other person knowledgeable e.This bill would revise and recast those provisions, and des for licensing and regulation of various professions in the , a prescription medication approved by the FDA for the treatment of Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975, - Cal program.This bill contains other related p - with a developmental disability to a limited conservatorship.This bill contains provide coverage for the diagnosis and medically necessary treatment of mental health assisted treatment services, and would state that these provisions do not apply to - .This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact later legislation that would tion term or acute treatment.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. - n adult with a developmental disability. In any proceeding to establish a limited formularies, prior authorization, step therapy, or other reasonable medical management practices in the provision of outpatient prescription drug coverage.This bill would require healservice plans and health insurers that provide prescription drug benefits for the treatment of substance use disorders to place prescription medications approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the lowest costdrug formulary. The bill would impose various prohibitions on those plans and insurers, including a prohibition on prior authorization requirements on, or any step therapy requirements before authorizing coverage forsubstance use disorders. The bill would require those plans and insurers to make specified disclosures online and in printed provider directories, including which providers provide medicahealth care service plan contracts or health insurance policies for health care services or coverage provided in the Medilaws. Existing law, the Knoxand regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care and makes a willful violation of the act a crime. Existing law also provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurancwould instead require a health care service plan contract or health insurance policy issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2021, that provides hospital, medical, or surgical coverage toand substance use disorders, as defined, under the same terms and conditions applied to other medical conditions. The bill would prohibit a health care service plan or hlimiting benefits or coverage for chronic or pervasive mental health and substance use disorders to shortExisting law establishes procedures for the establishment of conservatorships of the person or of the estate, or both, as specified, or a limited conservatorship of the person or of the estate, or both, of aconservatorship, existing law requires the court to appoint the public defender or private counsel to represent a proposed limited conservatee if that person has not retainednot plan to retain legal counsel.This bill would require appointed counsel for a proposed limited conservatee to advocate for the expressed interests, as defined, of the proposed limited conservatee, and would authorize counsel to cregarding the proposed limited conservatee to assist in interpreting the expressed interests of the proposed limited conservatee. The bill would restrict the appointment of a conservator of the person for a personother related provisions and other existing laws. Existing law establishes the California State University, administered by the Trustees of the California State University, and the California Community ColleGovernors of the California Community Colleges. Existing law provides for community college districts with locally elected governing boards throughout the state, which operate community college campuses. Existing law provihealing arts, including physicians and surgeons, psychologists, marriage and family therapists, educational psychologists, clinical social workers, and licensed professional clinical counselors printer. May be acted upon on Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and From From printer. May be acted upon on HEALTHRLS.RLS. --- SENATE 1/22/2020 JUD.SENATE 2/18/2020 or after March 19.SENATE 2/20/2020 or after March 21. D D D SB 855WienerHealth coverage: mental health or substance abuse disorders.SB 1016WieckowskiLimited conservatorship.SB 1083PanPostsecondary education: mental health counselors. urposes to ociety, and achieve of the mental health recovery ounselor with an applicable o authorize an agent to make health horizes the individual instruction to be limited ll would revise the statutory advance health care enable these persons to seek a resolution of the sufficiency in the mainstream of s - th the goal of diverting people who are experiencing time equivalent mental health c - ke decisions relating to the personal care of the principal, including, but not r a guardian of the person or estate or both, for consideration if protective proceedings for d, commencing July 1, 2021, after notice and hearing, authorize a court to issue an order grants and would limit grants to local jurisdictions that can demonstrate enforcement of quality xisting law establishes the Department of Rehabilitation, which provides individuals with require the Trustees of the California State University and the governing board of each community college district to have one fullCalifornia license per 1,500 students enrolled at each of their respective campuses to the extent consistent with state and federal law.Edisabilities with the tools to make informed choices and decisions, maximize employment, independence, and economic and social selfequality of opportunity and inclusion and integration into all aspects of society.This bill would require the department to establish a grant program for local jurisdictions, as defined, that are enforcing quality of life violations, wihomelessness and who are in need of mental health services from the legal system to mental health services. The bill would require the department to establish an application process and criteria for the of life misdemeanors, as defined. Existing law, the Health Care Decisions Law, authorizes an adult having capacity to give an individual health care instruction. Existing law autto take effect only if a specified condition arises. Existing law authorizes a written advance health care directive to include the individual’s nomination of a conservator of the person or estate or both, othe individual’s person or estate are thereafter commenced. Existing law also authorizes an adult having capacity to execute a power of attorney for health care tcare decisions for the principal, and authorizes the power of attorney to include individual health care instructions. Existing law authorizes the principal in a power of attorney for health care to grant authority to malimited to, determining where the principal will live, providing meals, or hiring household employees. Existing law defines “health care decision” and “health care” for these pmean any care, treatment, service, or procedure to maintain, diagnose, or otherwise affect a patient’s physical or mental condition.This bill would clarify that health care decisions under those provisions include mental health treatment. The bidirective form to clarify that a person may include instructions relating to mental health treatment.Existing law authorizes a court to issue an order to restrain any person in order to prevent acts of domestic violence, abuse, and sexual abuse and to provide for a separation of the persons involved in the domestic violence for a period sufficient to causes of the violence. Existing law further authorizes a court to, after notice and hearing, issue an order requiring the restrained party to participate in a batterer’s program, as specified.This bill woulrequiring the restrained party to participate in a mental health recovery program approved by the Department of Public Health. The bill would provide that the 2 goalsprogram are to stop domestic violence and help the mental health of the batterer. The bill would also require the Judicial Council to revise or promulgate forms for those purposes. nt. From printer. May be acted upon on Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for RLS.RLS.RLS. --- SENATE 2/21/2020 or after March 22.SENATE 2/21/2020 assignment. To print.SENATE 2/21/2020 assignment. To pri RR tives: R SB 1200JonesMental health services grants.SB 1252MoorlachAdvance health care direcmental health treatment.SB 1253MoorlachProtective orders: mental health recovery program. Position that cified indefinitely eds of young people in this , and the Governor, on d reporter’s professional ncerning the incident. Existing home care through various social - large members appointed by the Senate -of - ographic regions of the state. The bill would may be involved in the pilot program and to oversee Summary conclude a county pilot program prior to January 1, 2021, if the ss of the program. large members appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, along with - , among other issues, the growing need to engage youth directly with the mandated reporter to make an initial report by telephone to the agency Social Services arings, and award prizes or direct grants to organizations.This bill contains other related youth. The bill would require the commission to conduct regular meetings, in accordance . Existing law, only until January 1, 2021, also requires the State Department of Social Services based reporting of child abuse and neglect, as specified, to receive reports by specified mandated - Existing law establishes various social services and programs to address the nestate including the California Youth Leadership Project to support and promote civic engagement through scholarships to disconnected and disadvantaged youth. This bill would create the California Youth Empowerment Act to addresspolicymakers. The bill would establish the California Youth Empowerment Commission in state government consisting of 24 voting commissioners between 14 and 25 years of age and meeting sperequirements, with 20 members appointed by the Governor, 2 atCommittee on Rules, and 2 atseveral ex officio, nonvoting members from various geestablish the commission to be advisory in nature, for the main purpose of providing meaningful opportunities for civic engagement to improve the quality of life for California’s disconnected and disadvantaged with specified timeframes and procedures, and, among other duties, formally advise and make recommendations to the Legislature, the Superintendent of Public Instructionvarious legislative and fiscal issues affecting youth. The bill would also authorize the commission to draft and approve resolutions, draft model legislation, provide testimony during legislative committee meetings, conduct public heprovisions. The existing Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act requires a mandated reporter, as defined, to make a report to a specified agency whenever the mandated reporter, in the mandatecapacity or within the scope of that reporter’s employment, has knowledge of or observes a child whom the mandated reporter knows or reasonably suspects has been the victim of child abuse or neglect. Existing law further requires immediately or as soon as is practicably possible, and to prepare and send, fax, or electronically transmit a written followup report within 36 hours of receiving the information colaw, only until January 1, 2021, authorizes certain county welfare agencies to develop a pilot program for internetreportersto consult with the County Welfare Directors Association of California and the county welfare agencies of the individual counties to determine which counties and administer the pilot program. Existing law requires a county that chooses to participate in the pilot program to hire an evaluator to monitor implementation of the program, to develop outcome measuresdetermine the effectiveness of the pilot program of the county, as specified, and to report to specified committees of the Legislature on or before January 1, 2020, on the effectiveness of the pilot program. Existing law authorizes the department to evaluation and monitoring indicate that implementation of the program compromises the safety of children. This bill would enact provisions similar to the pilot program that would be operativeand would permit the program to receive reports from any mandated reporter. The bill would require a county that participates in the program to report to specified committees of the Legislature on or before January 1, 2025, on the effectiveneExisting law provides aid and services to children placed in outservice programs, including California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs), Aid PRINTHUM. S.HUM. S. Referred to Referred to From printer. -- - Location ASSEMBLY 1/8/2020 May be heard in committee February 7.ASSEMBLY 1/30/2020 Com. on HUM. S.ASSEMBLY 2/14/2020 neglect D D D Bill ID/Topic AB 1858Rivas, LuzCalifornia Youth Empowerment Act.AB 1929Rubio, BlancaChild abuse and reporting.AB 2005Levine sical custody ty welfare he nonminor being of the child. If - ted at the last regularly legal guardian, if the court finds that mandated local program.This bill - ), Kinship Guardianship Assistance Payment FC - eligible for that program and one or more other manency hearing, existing law requires the court to quires all case planning to be a collaborative effort he development of a transitional independent living case described benefits. In cases in which the court finds a - mandated local program.This bill contains other related the juvenile court, which is permitted to adjudge children who - Foster Care (AFDC - , the bill would impose a state egularly scheduled review hearing thereafter, verifying that the county has ld impose a state returned at the permanency hearing, existing law allows the court to continue the Gap), and the Adoption Assistance Program. Under existing law, a nonminor dependent, - iction of the juvenile court under specified placement and care responsibility and who has a ansitional independent living case plan to mean the nonminor dependent’s case plan, updated every 6 to Families with Dependent ChildrenProgram (Kindefined to mean a person between 18 and 21 years of age who is still within the jurisdiction or transitional jurisdtransitional independent living case plan, continues to be eligible for those social service programs until 21 years of age if the nonminor dependent is otherwise specified conditions are met, including that the nonminor is employed for at least 80 hours per month or enrolled in an institution that provides postsecondary or vocational education. Existing law defines trmonths, that describes the goals and objectives of how the nonminor will make progress in the transition to living independently, among other things, and rebetween the nonminor dependent and the social worker, probation officer, or Indian tribe.This bill would provide that a nonminor dependent’s inability to participate in the development of a transitionalindependent living case plan due to incompetency, disability, or a medical condition shall not prevent the nonminor dependent from receiving the abovenonminor dependent is unable to participate in tplan due to one of those reasons, the bill would require the social worker, probation officer, or tribal entity to instead develop the transitional independent living case plan in consultation with tdependent’s counsel, conservator, guardian ad litem, caregiver, developmental services decisionmaker, and persons identified as important in the nonminor dependent’s life, as applicable. By imposing a higher level of service on county officialscontains other related provisions and other existing laws. Existing law establishes the jurisdiction of have suffered abuse or neglect to be dependents of the court under certain circumstances, and prescribes various hearings and other procedures for these purposes. Existing law requires the coundepartment to submit reports at the first regularly scheduled review hearing after a dependent child has attained 16 years of age and at the last regularly scheduled review hearing before a dependent child attains 18 years of age, and at every rprovided certain information, documents, and services to the child or nonminor dependent.This bill would also require the county welfare department to document in the report submitscheduled review hearing before a dependent child attains 18 years of age that the minor has been provided te minor’s school records and other academic records. By increasing the duties of county welfare departments, this bill wouprovisions and other existing laws. Existing law generally requires the juvenile court to hold a permanency hearing no later than 12 months after the date a child has entered foster care. At the perdetermine the permanent plan for the child, including a determination of whether the child will be returned to the child’s home. Existing law requires the court to order the return of the child to the phyof the child’s parent or legal guardian unless the court finds that the return of the child would create a substantial risk of detriment to the safety, protection, or physical or emotional wellthe child is not ordered case for up to 6 months, provided that the hearing shall occur within 18 months of the date the child was originally taken from the physical custody of the child’s parent or there is a substantial probability that the child will be returned to the parent or legal guardian and safely maintained in the home within the extended period of time. Existing law allows an additional extension of PRINTPRINT From printer. From printer. -- Coms. on HUM. S. and JUD.ASSEMBLY 2/13/2020 May be heard in committee March 14.ASSEMBLY 2/19/2020 May be heard in committee March 20. cking shelter. R D nminor dependents: Notransitional independent living case plansAB 2202MathisDependent children: documents.AB 2354ChauDependency hearings: parents la dent as under 5 to be sh recipients. ordered residential - y due to the lack of ram so that an applicant’s benefits o consider the parent’s criminal record or to release from the state prison or the provision of additional reunification services to a ible individuals by each county. Existing law also authorizes county letter to also advise county human services agencies of - gnated child welfare services, including family reunification county letter containing recommendations and suggested methods - will be detrimental to the child because the child is closely and positively es Department of Homeland Security and is making significant and ody and control of either or both parents when the child’s parent or parents o issue an all ng practices for connecting individuals released from the state prison with employment or tion.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. 6 months, provided that the permanency hearing occur within 24 months of the date the child was originally taken from the physical custody of the child’s parent or legal guardian, if the court determines that the best interests of the child would be met byparent or legal guardian who is making significant and consistent progress in a courtsubstance abuse treatment program, a parent who was either a minor parent or a nonminor depenparent at the time of the initial hearing and is making significant and consistent progress in establishing a safe home for the child’s return, or a parent recently discharged from incarceration, institutionalization, or the custody of the United Statconsistent progress in establishing a safe home for the child’s return. This bill would additionally allow this extension to apply in the case of a parent whose child cannot be returned solelemergency shelter for the family. (1)Existing law permits a proceeding to be brought for the purpose of having a child under 18 years of age declared free from the custhave been convicted of a felony of a nature that proves the unfitness of the parent or parents to have future custody and control of the child. Existing law authorizes the court tprior to the felony conviction for these purposes.This bill instead would require the court to consider the parent’s criminal record, and would not restrict that consideration to the period prior to the felony convicExisting law establishes the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, which may adjudge children dependents of the court under certain circumstances. Existing law establishes the grounds for removal of a dependent child from the custody of the child’s parents or guardian and generally requires the court to order the social worker to provide desiservices, to the removed child and the child’s mother and statutorily presumed father or guardians. Existing law, however, prohibits a court from ordering reunification services when the child wyears of age and suffered severe physical abuse by a parent or guardian unless the court finds, based on competent testimony, that the services are likely to prevent reabuse or continued neglect of the child or that failure to try reunification attached to that parent.This bill would instead require the court to make that finding based on competent evidence. Existing federal law provides for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), known in California as CalFresh, under which supplemental nutrition assistance benefits allocated to the state by the federal government are distributed to eligcounties to participate in the CalFresh Employment and Training program, established by federal law, to provide, among other things, work experience or training and job search training to CalFreExisting federal law generally prohibits a resident of an institution, including the state prison or a county jail, from receiving these benefits. This bill would require the State Department of Social Services, on or before March 1, 2021, tfor county human services agencies to partner with the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and county jails to enroll otherwise eligible applicants for the CalFresh progmay begin as soon as possible upon reentry of the applicant into the community from the state prison or a county jail. The bill would require the allpromisiemployment and training opportunities. The bill would require the department to submit a waiver to the federal government to allow for preenrollment of applicants pri PRINTPRINTPRINT From printer. From printer. Introduced. --- ASSEMBLY 2/19/2020 May be heard in committee March 20.ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 May be heard in committee March 22.ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 To print. R D D AB 2390PattersonAdoption.AB 2805EggmanJuveniles: reunification.AB 3073WicksCalFresh: preenrollment. - es, hild d low h and appropriate would require the Cal program, under which qualifie rker to report to the court the reasons the - ts the court from terminating dependency of age and the last regularly scheduled review income families and individuals, CalFresh, under - l nutrition assistance benefits allocated to the state by the ed low his bill contains other related provisions and other existing ums of Care to review the data contained in their Homeless centered application for seniors that minimizes the burdens of the - ly Simplified Application Project. This bill contains other related Cal, or general assistance. By imposing additional duties on counti - mandated local program.This bill contains other related provisions and other client access and retention within CalFresh, to participate in the Elderly - mandated local program.T - law establishes the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, which is permitted to adjudge certain een provided to the nonminor.This bill would require the county welfare department to include in county jail if the department deems it necessary to maximize CalFresh enrollment outcomes or employment placement success rates for those individuals. Existing law provides for various public social services programs, including, among others, the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program, under which each county provides cash assistance and other benefits to qualifiwhich supplemental nutrition assistance benefits allocated to the state by the federal government are distributed to eligible individuals by each county, and the Mediincome individuals receive health care services. Existing law also requires each county to provide aid to its indigent residents not supported by other means, which are known as general assistance programs.This bill would require counties and ContinuManagement Information Systems to determine if homeless individuals in the system receive benefits under CalWORKs, CalFresh, Medithis bill would impose a stateexisting laws. (1)Existingchildren to be dependents of the court under certain circumstances, and prescribes various hearings and other procedures for these purposes. Existing law prohibijurisdiction over a nonminor who has reached 18 years of age until a hearing is conducted and the county welfare department has submitted a report verifying that specified information, documents, and services have bits reports submitted at various hearings, including, among others, the first regularly scheduled review hearing after a dependent child has attained 16 years hearing before a dependent child attains 18 years of age, a verification that the child has been provided written information notifying the child of federal, state, and local programs available to assist the cwith obtaining housing and a written fact sheet the child may offer to a prospective landlord that explains the child’s rights as a tenant. By increasing the duties of county welfare departments, this bill would impose a statelaws. Existing federal law provides for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), known in California as CalFresh, under which supplementafederal government are distributed to eligible individuals by each county. Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services, in conjunction with the State Department of Public Healtstakeholders, to develop and submit to the Legislature a community outreach and education campaign to help families learn about, and apply for, CalFresh.This bill would require the State Department of Social Services, in order to increaseSimplified Application Project, a demonstration project operated by the United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service. As part of this participation, the billdepartment to develop a CalFresh useroverall enrollment process and to waive the semiannual reporting requirements under CalFresh for households enrolled under the Elderprovisions and other existing laws. Existing law establishes procedures for an initial petition hearing by the juvenile court if a child is being taken into temporary custody. Existing law requires a social wochild was removed from the parent’s, guardian’s, or Indian custodian’s physical custody and the need, if PRINTPRINT Introduced. Introduced. From printer. HUM. S.RLS. Referred to --- - print. ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 To ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 To print.SENATE 2/6/2020 Com. on HUMAN S.SENATE 2/18/2020 D D D D AB 3269ChiuPublic social services: homeless individuals.AB 3291McCartyDependent children: documents.SB 882WienerCalFresh.SB 1021Durazo o er institutions of also require the his bill would, in the event being of the child.T - being and would specify facts that do not - including the quality and length of an established vernment are distributed to eligible individuals by each unify the child and their family, if appropriate. Existing law ssion, to the extent that it possesses pertinent information, to provide e students.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. is for requiring supervised visits, including the fact that a parent was previously a child relationship, the age of the child, and the flight risk posed by a parent or child. - any, for continued detention, available services, and if there are any relatives who are willing and able ttake temporary physical custody of the child. Under existing law, if the court orders a child detained, the court shall state the facts upon which the determination was made and, among other things, order services to be provided as soon as possible to rerequires an order to place a child in foster care to provide for visitation between the child and the parent or guardian as frequently as possible, consistent with the wella court orders a child detained, prohibit the court from restricting visitation between a parent and child any more than necessary to ensure the child’s safety and wellconstitute a basnoncustodial parent of the child. The bill would, if a court orders a child into foster care, require the court to consider specified factors in making a visitation plan,parent(1)Existing federal law provides for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), known in California as CalFresh, formerly the Food Stamp Program, under which supplemental nutrition assistance benefits allocated to the state by the federal gocounty. Under existing law, households are eligible to receive CalFresh benefits to the extent permitted by federal law. Existing federal law provides that students who are enrolled in college or othhigher education at least half time are not eligible for SNAP benefits unless they meet one of several specified exemptions, including participating in specified employment training programs.This bill would additionally require the commiwritten notice to students who qualify for a waiver of the community college enrollment fee that they qualify, or may qualify, for benefits under the CalFresh program. The bill would commission to confer with legislative staff and advocates for students and for the CalFresh program on at least a quarterly basis to implement this provision and to continuously improve the process of securing CalFresh benefits for eligibl 21. From printer. RLS. - May be acted upon on or after March 19.SENATE 2/20/2020 May be acted upon on or after March n. D Dependent children: visitatioSB 1082DoddStudent nutrition: eligibility for CalFresh benefits. Position - Cal), - Cal - er reatment program. Cal program is, in part, - n of pharmacists by the Cal Specialty Mental Health - n who commits a crime while under rmacy Law is a crime.This bill would Cal and capitated rates for a Medi Cal Treatment Program (Drug Medi - - and other existing laws. ODS). The Medi - f misdemeanor offenses or who are on probation for urt, together with the district attorney and the public Summary income individuals receive health care services, including - Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health - riber’s order, and to administer immunizations pursuant to a protocol with a a controlled substance, as specified. Existing law permits a court to require a mandated local program.This bill contains other related provisions and other booking diversion programs. - - Substance Abuse Cal organized delivery system (DMC - plan contract that covers substance use disorder services to ensure that those rates are equal to any other sentence imposed, participate in a drug treatment program as a condition of ill would impose a state pecialty mental health services and substance use disorder services that are delivered through the Medi Existing law, the Pharmacy Law, provides for the licensing and regulatioCalifornia State Board of Pharmacy in the Department of Consumer Affairs. The law specifies the functions pharmacists are authorized to perform, including to administer, orally or topically, drugs and biologicals pursuant to a prescprescriber. Existing law authorizes a pharmacist to dispense a Schedule II controlled substance as a partial fill if requested by the patient or prescriber. A violation of the Pharequire a pharmacist to offer, to a patient, to dispense a Schedule II controlled substance containing an opioid as a partial fill if the prescription is for greater than 7 days. By expanding the scope of a crime, the bexisting laws. Existing law authorizes counties to provide drug court programs for specified individuals. Existing law authorizes the presiding judge of the superior codefender, to establish a preguilty plea drug court program that includes a regimen of graduated sanctions and rewards, individual and group therapy, and educational or vocational counseling, among oththings.This bill, until January 1, 2025, would clarify that a court may collaborate with outside organizations on a program to offer mental health and addiction treatment services, as defined, to women who are charged in a complaint that consists only oone or more misdemeanor offenses. The bill would exclude from these provisions a woman who is charged with a felony or who is under supervision for a felony conviction.Existing law provides for the MediCare Services, under which qualified lowsCal Specialty Mental Health Services Program, the Drug Mediand the Drug Medigoverned and funded by federal Medicaid program provisions.This bill would require the department, in establishing reimbursement rates for services under Drug Medimanaged care to the reimbursement rates for similar services provided under the MediServices Program.This bill contains other related provisions Existing law generally requires a person convicted of a nonviolent drug offense to receive probation and, as a condition of probation, participate in and complete an appropriate drug tExceptions to this provision include when a person was previously convicted of specified violent felonies and when a person was armed with a deadly weapon that the person intended to use while in possession of, or under the influence of, person convicted of a nonviolent drug possession offense who is reasonably able to do so to contribute to the cost of the drug treatment program.This bill would require a persothe influence of a specified controlled substance, or with the specific intent of directly or indirectly obtaining that controlled substance, to, if this is their 3rd or greater conviction in the past 3 years, in addition probation, if probation is imposed. The bill would state the intent of the Legislature to also enact legislation to expand pre PRINTPRINTPRINTPRINT From printer. From printer. Introduced. Introduced. ---- Location ASSEMBLY 2/15/2020 May be heard in committee March 16.ASSEMBLY 2/19/2020 May be heard in committee March 20.ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 To print.ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 To print. D R and addiction Cal: substance use R Bill ID/Topic D - AB 2288LowSchedule II controlled substances: partial fill.AB 2351WaldronDrug courts: mental health services.AB 2871FongMedidisorder services: reimbursement rates.AB 2877McCartyCrimes: penalties. - o certain d prohibit a health l term, and authorizes lth insurers by the oved by the United States osures online and in printed assisted treatment services, and would - ification program standards by certified ncies, the bill would impose a state Cal program.This bill contains other related sharing tier of the plan or insurer’s prescription - - he regulation of health insurers by the Department from possessing for sale or purchasing for purposes of sale, ices in the provision of outpatient prescription drug coverage.This hospital, medical, or surgical coverage to provide coverage for the ene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975, provides for the licensure and State Department of Health Care Services to implement a voluntary certification orization requirements on, or any step therapy requirements before authorizing Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975, provides for the licensure and Ke -- ubstance exceeds a specified weight.This bill would impose that additional term upon, and re services or coverage provided in the Medi Existing law classifies controlled substances into 5 schedules and places the greatest restrictions and penalties on the use of those substances placed in Schedule I. Existing law classifies the drug fentanyl in Schedule II. Existing law prohibits a personspecified controlled substances, including fentanyl, and provides for imprisonment in a county jail for 2, 3, or 4 years for a violation of this provision. Existing law also imposes an additionaa trial court to impose a specified fine, upon a person who is convicted of a violation of, or of a conspiracy to violate, specified provisions of law with respect to a substance containing heroin, cocaine base, and cocaine, if the sauthorize a fine against, a defendant who violates those laws with respect to a substance containing fentanyl. By imposing additional incarceration costs on local agemandated local program.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Existing law requires the program for alcohol and other drug treatment recovery services. Existing law authorizes the department to investigate allegations of statutory and regulatory violations of certalcohol and other drug treatment recovery services and to generally assess a penalty for a violation of the program certification standards.This bill would instead authorize the department to assess a penalty of no more than $10,000 for a violation of program certification standards for certified alcohol and other drug treatment recovery services.Existing law, the Knoxregulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care and makes a willful violation of the act a crime. Existing law provides for tof Insurance. Existing law requires specified health insurance policies that provide coverage for outpatient prescription drugs to cover medically necessary prescription drugs and subjects those policies tlimitations on cost sharing and the placement of drugs on formularies. Existing law authorizes a health care service plan and a health insurer to utilize formularies, prior authorization, step therapy, or other reasonable medical management practbill would require health care service plans and health insurers that provide prescription drug benefits for the treatment of substance use disorders to place prescription medications apprFood and Drug Administration (FDA) on the lowest costdrug formulary. The bill would impose various prohibitions on those plans and insurers, including a prohibition on prior authcoverage for, a prescription medication approved by the FDA for the treatment of substance use disorders. The bill would require those plans and insurers to make specified disclprovider directories, including which providers provide medicationstate that these provisions do not apply to health care service plan contracts or health insurance policies for health caprovisions and other existing laws. Existing law, the Knoxregulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care and makes a willful violation of the act a crime. Existing law also provides for the regulation of heaDepartment of Insurance.This bill would revise and recast those provisions, and would instead require a health care service plan contract or health insurance policy issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2021, that provides diagnosis and medically necessary treatment of mental health and substance use disorders, as defined, under the same terms and conditions applied to other medical conditions. The bill woul PRINTPRINT Introduced. Introduced. Referred to Referred to HEALTHHEALTH ---- ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 To print.ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 To print.SENATE 1/22/2020 Com. on HEALTH.SENATE 1/22/2020 Coms. on HEALTH and JUD. D R D Norris - D nyl. AB 2975PetrieControlled substances: fentaAB 3129BroughCertified alcohol or other drug outpatient programs: maximum penalty.SB 854BeallHealth care coverage: Substance use disorders.SB 855WienerHealth coverage: mental health or substance abuse disorders. mended Last A te facilities that ll would authorize the gs, ownership or control sole authority in state government to investigate allegations of violations of that term or acute treatment.This bill contains other related - es. Existing law also requires the department to implement a voluntary ws. ility and issue a notice to cease providing services under specified rements. so prohibits specified persons, programs, or entities from giving or receiving remuneration or 2/20/2020 care service plan or health insurer from limiting benefits or coverage for chronic or pervasive mental health and substance use disorders to shortprovisions and other existing laExisting law makes the State Department of Health Care Services the license adult alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facilities and prohibits a person, firm, corporation, or other specified entity from operating that type of facility without a valid license. Existing law alanything of value for the referral of a person who is seeking alcoholism or drug abuse recovery and treatment services. Existing law authorizes the department toprohibition and to impose sanctions for a violation, including assessing a penalty upon, or suspending or revoking the license or certification of, a facility.This bill contains other existing laws. onExisting law requires the State Department of Health Care Services to license and regulaprovide residential nonmedical services to adults who are recovering from problems related to alcohol, drug, or alcohol and drug misuse or abuse, and who need alcohol, drug, or alcohol and drug recovery treatment or detoxification serviccertification procedure for alcohol and other drug treatment recovery services. Existing law requires all programs certified and licensed by the department to disclose, among other thinof, or financial interest in, a recovery residence, as defined. Existing law requires the department to conduct a site visit to investigate an allegation of an operating unlicensed alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facconditions.This bill would require the department to take action against an unlicensed facility that is disclosed as a recovery residence pursuant to these disclosure requirements. The bidepartment to refer a substantiated complaint against a recovery residence to other enforcement entities as appropriate under state or federal law. The bill would make a technical change to refer to licensed facilities in these requi referred to - From From printer. HEALTHRLS. -- SENATE 2/20/2020 committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. ReCom. on HEALTH.SENATE 2/20/2020 May be acted upon on or after March 21. drug RR stance use disorder SB 863BatesAlcohol and otherabuse recovery services: advertising and marketing.SB 1144BatesSubtreatment: licensed facilities and certified programs: disclosures. Position - the e, term car - t may meet the needs of, or by county officials to assist require the department to o submit an annual report on the ent proof of a disability, proof of orces of the United States. described provisions and instead would require each - tions on its intake forms to determine whether an Summary ormation about the process, including a way to submit applications d pursuing claims against the federal government arising out of military Veterans e Department of Parks and Recreation to issue a park pass for free use of all park that have established and maintain a county veterans service officer in accordance 000,000 on July 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, from the General Fund to the ss to a unit of the state park system to a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States who is cation, or through its internet website, whether a person is a veteran, to request that information in a Existing law requires, as of July 1, 2014, every state agency that requests on any written form or written publispecified manner.This bill would delete the abovestate agency, among other things, to include quesapplicant is affiliated with the United States Armed Forces. The bill would require the state agency, through the intake form, to request permission from that person to transmit their contact information toDepartment of Veterans Affairs so that the person may be notified of potential eligibility to receive state and federal veterans benefits.This bill contains other related provisions. Existing law establishes the Veterans’ Home of California system within the Department of Veterans Affairs. A veterans’ home is any facility operated by the department for the provision of longassisted living, adult day health, independent living, or other health care services to eligible veterans, as defined. Existing law requires the department to create a transparent admissions and waiting process for admission to the homes and to have infand the projected wait time, available on their internet website.This bill would require the department to provide information and links on its internet website for alternative services thabetter serve, homeless veterans and their families. This bill would make other technical and conforming changes.Existing law requires thfacilities in the state park system to a veteran of war in which the United States has been, or may be, engaged, who is a resident of this state, who presents to the departmbeing held captive as a prisoner of war, or proof of being a recipient of a Congressional Medal of Honor, and proof of an honorable discharge from service.This bill instead would require the department to grant free accea resident of this state and who, upon entrance to the unit, presents to department personnel governmentissued proof of the veteran’s service in the Armed FExisting law permits the Department of Veterans Affairs to assist veterans and the dependent or survivor of a veteran with presenting anservice and establishing rights to any privilege, preference, care, or compensation provided for by the federal government or the state. County veteran service officers are appointed veterans, dependents, and survivors in presenting and pursuing claims. Existing law requires the department to disburse funds, appropriated to the department pursuant to the annual Budget Act, on a pro rata basis, to counties with the staffing level and workload of each county veterans service officer under a formula based upon performance developed by the department. The department is required tactivities of county veteran service officers to the Department of Finance, the State Department of Health Care Services, the California Veterans Board, and to each Member of the Legislature.This bill would appropriate $11,department for allocation to counties for county veterans service officers based upon a workload unit performance formula to be developed by the department. This bill would alsodevelop performance metrics to demonstrate the effective use of appropriated funds. Finally, this bill would require the department to submit the annual report of county veterans service officer activities by V. A.V. A.PRINTPRINT Referred to Referred to From printer. From printer. ---- Location ASSEMBLY 1/17/2020 Com. on V.A.ASSEMBLY 2/14/2020 Com. on V.A.ASSEMBLY 2/15/2020 May be heard in committee March 16.ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 May be heard in committee March 22. D D R R Bill ID/Topic AB 1911MaienscheinState agencies: veterans.AB 2075KileyVeterans: Veterans’ Homes.AB 2281VoepelState parks: veterans: free access.AB 2688CervantesVeterans: veterans service officers. y service. subject to appropriation artment of Veterans Affairs and authorizes it to assist establish a grant program to be administered by the department that will year, and to include the new performance metrics within the report.This bill November 15 of each contains other related provisions. Existing law provides certain benefits to veterans who have been honorably discharged from the Armed Forces of the United States, including burial benefits and financial assistance, relief, and support to indigent veterans. Existing law establishes the Depevery veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States and the dependent or survivor of every veteran in presenting or pursuing any claim against the United States arising out of the veteran’s militarExisting law establishes a competitive grant program that is administered by the department for California veteran service providers to provide supportive services that improve the quality of life for veterans and their families.This bill would fund service providers to educate veterans about discharge upgrades and help veterans file discharge upgrade applications. The bill would specify that funding for the grant program isby the Legislature. PRINT Introduced. - ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 To print. D AB 2994GloriaVeterans: discharge upgrades. Position o or ned, to year pilot program, to - based services that maintain would require the department, aregiver education programs, - s the policy mandates and directives of and community - thin the Department of Consumer Affairs, and derived dementia c l development for senior citizens that has at least - Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), which - of home person who is a child or grandchild of the senior Summary n hours in a course related to geriatric medicine or the care based or evidence - Aging bill would further require the department to give this authorization in writing or older individuals at a PACE center, defined, in part, as a facility that Granlund Older Californians Act, reflectGranlund Older Californians Act, establishes the California Department of Aging -- uld require the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to establish and Existing law, the Mellothe Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended, and sets forth the state’s commitment to its older population and other populations served by the programs administered by the California Department of Aging. This bill woadminister the Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Caregiver Pilot Program, a 3support expanded access to evidenceand to perform specified duties, including prioritizing innovative proposals seeking to reach specified communities, and awarding grants. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2026.Existing federal law establishes the Program of Allprovides specified services fincludes a primary care clinic, so that they may continue living in the community. Federal law authorizes states to implement the PACE program as a Medicaid state option.This bill if the department approves a PACE center to provide PACE services, to authorize the PACE center to provide PACE services for the maximum number of individuals for which the PACE center is eligible to provide PACE services. Theand provide detailed reasons for the specific maximum number of individuals for which the PACE center is eligible to provide services.This bill contains other existing laws. Existing law permits specified age restrictions in connection with housing and defines “senior citizen housing development” for these purposes as a residentia35 dwelling units. Existing law excepts Riverside County from these provisions. Existing law defines “qualifying resident” or “senior citizen” to mean a person 62 years of age or older, or 55 years of ageolder in a senior citizen housing development. Existing law also defines “qualified permanent resident” to mean certain other residents who meet specified requirements, including, among others, being a cohabitant, spouse, support person, or a disabled citizen.This bill would additionally require the covenants, conditions, and restrictions or other documents or written policy of a senior citizen housing development to permit a qualifying resident, as defishare their dwelling unit with a qualified roommate, as specified, pursuant to a lease or other written agreement with the qualified roommate.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of physicians and surgeons by the Medical Board of California, which is wirequires a general internist and family physician who has a patient population of which 25% are 65 years of age or older to complete at least 20% of all mandatory continuing education hours in a course related tgeriatric medicine or the care of older patients.This bill would instead require a general internist and family physician who has a patient population of which 10% are 50 years of age or older to complete at least 20% of all mandatory continuing educatioof older patients.Existing law, the Melloin the California Health and Human Services Agency, and sets forth its mission to provide leadership to the area agencies on aging in developing systemsindividuals in their own homes or least restrictive homelike environments. Existing law requires the AGING & PRINTPRINTPRINTPRINT Referred to From printer. From printer. From printer. From printer. ----- Location ASSEMBLY L.T.C.2/14/2020 Com. on AGING & L.T.C.ASSEMBLY 2/20/2020 May be heard in committee March 21.ASSEMBLY 2/20/2020 May be heard in committee March 21.ASSEMBLY 2/20/2020 May be heard in committee March 21.ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 sing D geriatric DDD Bill ID/Topic R Inclusive Care for the - AB 2001NazarianAlzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Caregiver pilot program.AB 2492ChoiCalifornia Program of AllElderly (PACE program).AB 2503Rubio, BlancaSenior citizen houdevelopments.AB 2515NazarianContinuing medical education:medicine.AB 2810Nazarian hat lack ionally require the department mandated local - l care facility for the elderly, net website or marketing materials, erally requires the State Department other existing laws. license or requires inpatient care in a health facility. free telephone number and email address for privacy - simultaneous with a compensated referral, that include, ty to conduct an interdisciplinary team review of the ment.This bill contains other related provisions and other nursing homes adopt, and the State Department of Public Health sidential care facilities for the elderly with which the referral source has a lly makes a violation of these requirements a crime.This bill would recast the district attorney for a violation of these provisions, as specified. By expanding the existing he referral source has an ownership interest or a common employee in an executive management tion adopted under the act. The act prohibits a placement agency, as defined, from placing an department to develop minimum standards for service delivery, and requires those standards to ensure ta system meets specified requirements, including that it has cost containment and fiscal incentives consistent with the delivery of appropriate services at the appropriate level.This bill would delete that cost containment and fiscal incentives requireexisting laws. (1)The California Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly Act genof Social Services to license, inspect, and regulate residential care facilities for the elderly and imposes criminal penalties on a person who violates the act or who willfully or repeatedly violates any rule or regulaindividual in a licensed residential care facility for the elderly if the individual, because of a health condition, cannot be cared for within the limits of the The act requires an employee of a placement agency who knows, or reasonably suspects, that a facility is improperly operating without a license to report the facility to the department, and requires to investigate those reports. The act further requires a placement agency to notify the appropriate licensing agency of any known or suspected incidents that would jeopardize the health or safety of residents in a facility. The act specificarequirements on a placement agency and its employees to instead be requirements on a referral source, defined to mean a person or entity that provides a referral to a residentiaexcept as specified. The bill would prohibit a referral source from, among other things, holding any power of attorney for a potential resident or referring a person to a residential care facility for the elderly in which tposition. The bill would require a referral source to provide a senior or their representative with specific written, electronic, or verbal disclosures, before or among others, the referral source’s privacy policy and a statement that the senior or representative may request in writing that the referral source cease contact with the senior. The bill would addita referral source to use a nationally accredited service provider to perform background checks on referral sources who have direct contact with seniors or their representatives, maintain liability insurance, accept remuneration only from rewritten contract, and engage in annual independent audits of its financial statements. The bill would further require a referral source to post specific information on its interincluding, among other information, a dedicated tollinquiries. The bill would impose criminal penalties and civil penalties to be enforced by the Attorney General or acrime under the act and specifying new criminal penalties, this bill would impose a stateprogram.This bill contains other related provisions andWhen a resident of a skilled nursing facility is prescribed or ordered a medical intervention that requires informed consent, the patient lacks capacity, and there is no person with legal authority to consent, existing law requires a skilled nursing faciliprescribed medical intervention prior to the administration of the medical intervention, as specified. Existing case law requires notice and an opportunity to be heard before a patient is determined to capacity for this purpose. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would appropriately implement the decision in California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform v. Smith (2019) 38 Cal.App.5th 838, which required thatto enforce, notice and hearing requirements when determining medical incompetence for purposes of PRINT Introduced. From printer. RLS. -- May be heard in committee March 22.ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 To print.SENATE 2/19/2020 May be acted upon on or after March 20. D D The California Department of Aging.AB 2926CalderonReferral agencies for residential care facilities for the elderly: duties.SB 1043PanCare facilities: incapacitated patients rights. bill position of cy upon mandated local - term care ombudsman - orcement agencies the d dependent adult abuse” for the vides necessary health care and onsite coordinators who ment agencies adopt a policy regarding senior and disability term care facility stays. - ation regarding elder and dependent adult abuse, including, among other things, term care ombudsman programs policy manuals. - term care ombudsman programs to revise or include in their policy manuals, if a policy manual - bility victimization, as defined. Existing law requires local law enforcement agencies that do adopt the Section 1418.8 of the Health and Safety Code, as well as establishing requirements for the cominterdisciplinary teams for incapacitated patients.(1)Existing law authorizes local law enforcement agencies to adopt a policy regarding senior and disapolicy to include in the policy specified provisions related to enforcement, training, and reporting.This bill would require that all local law enforcevictimization on or before January 1, 2022, and to make the policy and all future updates and amendments available to the California Commission on Aging and the state protection and advocacy agenrequest. By expanding the duties of local law enforcement, this bill would impose a stateprogram.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Existing law authorizes county adult protective services agencies and local longprograms to investigate elder and dependent adult abuse, but grants law enfexclusive responsibility for criminal investigations. Existing law requires local law enforcement agencies and longexists, specified informthe definition of elder and dependent adult abuse provided by the Department of Justice in its March 2015 policy and procedures manual.This bill would define the term “elder anpurposes of those provisions and instead require that definition to be included in law enforcement agencies and longExisting law permits age restrictions in connection with housing and defines senior citizen housing for these purposes as a residential development for senior citizens that has at least 35 dwelling units.This would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would create a nursing pilot program in a specified number of senior affordable housing developments in 5 counties for 5 years to require collaboration between an onsite nurse who profacilitate other services that enable residents to remain living independently, and avoid costly and unnecessary hospitalizations and long ced. From printer. From printer. Introdu RLS.RLS.RLS. --- SENATE 2/20/2020 May be acted upon on or after March 21.SENATE 2/20/2020 May be acted upon on or after March 21.SENATE 2/21/2020 To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. D R D SB 1108HuesoSenior and disability victimization.SB 1123ChangElder and dependent adult abuse.SB 1292JacksonSenior affordable housing: nursing pilot program. Position Department of Alcoholic follow specified notification s bill would delete the exception to the e, and suspension of alcoholic beverage licenses. Summary aw allows licenses for the retail sale of alcoholic beverages to be issued for, or Alcohol Regulation wine cellars located away from the place of production or manufacture, subject to specified s. Existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, which is administered by theBeverage Control, regulates the application, issuance, and suspension of alcoholic beverage licenses. A violation of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act is a misdemeanor, unless another penalty or punishment is specified. Existing ltransferred to, premises that are to be constructed or are in the process of construction. This bill would require a licensee transferring a license, as described above, to requirements.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Existing law, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, which is administered by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, regulates the application, issuancExisting law authorizes licensed winegrowers and brandy manufacturers to exercise their license privileges away from their licensed premises at, or from, branch offices or warehouses or United States bondedexceptions. One of the exceptions to this authorization is the sale or delivery of wine to consumers in containers supplied, furnished, or sold by the consumer.Thiauthorization applicable to winemakers, as described above, and would thus allow them to sell and deliver wine to consumers in containers supplied, furnished, or sold by the consumer away from their licensed premise PRINTPRINT From printer. Introduced. -- Location ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 May be heard in committee March 22.ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 To print. D R Bill ID/Topic AB 2608BigelowAlcoholic beverage control: licenses.AB 2957Rivas, RobertWinegrowers and brandy manufacturers: exercise of privileges: locations. Position Assistance for and not other lease day temporary - nsfer (EBT) system, urs first. The bill would delete its through systems that accept income families. Under existing law, - days, in increments of one week, based upon county letter or similar instruction until the ility and aid amount. The bill would also - and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) ated provisions and other existing laws. unds received through the TANF program, each income families. The CalWORKs program also - Summary dinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for based unearned income and earned income and an award or - m, under which each county provides cash assistance and other benefits to Cal WORKS o eligible families with nonrecurring special needs, including a homeless assistance en approved for permanent housing assistance, to extend the 16 t the issuance of CalWORKs benefits through the system be staggered over a period of income families and individuals. Existing law requires all reasonable measures to be taken - he department to implement the bill through an all r nighttime residence, the family has a primary nighttime residence that is a supervised publicly or mandated local program.This bill contains other rel s, specified amounts of disability - Existing federal law provides for allocation of federal funds through the federal Temporary Needy Families (TANF) block grant program to eligible states. Existing law provides for the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program, under which, through a combination of state and county funds and federal fcounty provides cash assistance and other benefits to qualified lowcertain types of payments received by recipients of aid under the CalWORKs program, including, among otherscholarship provided by a public or private entity to, or on behalf of, a dependent child, are exempt from consideration as income for purposes of determining eligibexempt child support payments paid by a member of the assistance unit to or for an individual living outside of the assistance unit’s home from being included as income for these purposes. This bill would require tregulations are adopted. By expanding the scope of eligibility for CalWORKs, the bill would impose a stateExisting law provides for the establishment of a statewide electronic benefits traadministered by the State Department of Social Services, for the purpose of providing financial and food assistance benefits, including benefits provided under the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) prograqualified lowin order to ensure that recipients have access to electronically issued benefelectronic benefits transfer transactions, and to this end, requires that issuance of CalWORKs benefits through the system be staggered over a period of 3 calendar days, except as provided.This bill would instead require tha2 calendar days.Existing law establishes the California Work Opportunityprogram under which, through a combination of federal, state, and county funds, each county provides cash assistance and other benefits to qualified lowprovides assistance tbenefit for the costs of temporary shelter for up to 3 working days. Existing law authorizes the temporary shelter benefit to be extended for up to a total of 16 calendar a documented search for permanent housing, as specified. Under existing law, a family is considered homeless for the purpose of establishing eligibility for those benefits when the family lacks a fixed and regulaprivately operated shelter designed to provide temporary living accommodations, the family is residing in a public or private place not designed for, or orhuman beings, or if the family has received a notice to pay rent or quit. Existing law requires the family to demonstrate that the eviction is the result of a verified financial hardship, as specified,or rental violations, and that the family is experiencing a financial crisis that may result in homelessness if preventive assistance is not provided.This bill would require the county welfare department, if a family has secured and behomeless assistance until the last day of the month in which the permanent housing is secured, or the date that the family moves into the approved permanent housing, whichever occ HUM. S.PRINT Referred to From printer. From printer. RLS. --- Location ASSEMBLY 2/14/2020 Com. on HUM. S.ASSEMBLY 2/19/2020 May be heard in committee March 20.SENATE 2/19/2020 May be acted upon on or after March 20. D D D Bill ID/Topic AB 2029BermanCalWORKs eligibility: income exemptions.AB 2415QuirkElectronic benefits transfer system.SB 1065HertzbergCalWORKs: homeless assistance. - income - to qualified low ary services. The bill would exempt an t is entitled to an extension of the 24 for inflation. By imposing a higher level of service on county employees, the bill would tution and making satisfactory progress, as specified, receive a standard allowance of and other necessary supportive services. The bill would provide that a recipient who is mandated local program.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing - the requirement for a family to demonstrate the reason for the eviction and the existence of the financial crisis.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Existing law establishes the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program, under which each county provides cash assistance and other benefits families using federal, state, and county funds.This bill would require that specified CalWORKs eligible individuals participating in a full time or part time educational activity at a publicly funded postsecondary educational insti$250 to $500 per semester or quarter, which may be provided, in whole or in part, in the form of a book voucher, or reimbursement for verified actual expenses for ancillapplicant or recipient who is enrolled in a specified educational plan or program and making satisfactory progress from participating in work activities and would entitle an applicant to the allowance or reimbursementenrolled in a publicly funded postsecondary educational institution and making satisfactory progress that would meaningfully increase the likelihood of their employmenmonth cumulative participation period, as specified. The bill would define “full time” and “making satisfactory progress” for purposes of these provisions and would require that these allowances be adjusted annually impose a statelaws. From printer. RLS. - SENATE 2/21/2020 May be acted upon on or after March 22. on. D SB 1232GlazerCalWORKs: postsecondary educati Position and - ess than $36,000 in uction to adopt rules and hich includes the State Department of ow various credits against the taxes child protective services, or children who are , 2020, and before January 1, 2025, in an subsidized child development services, a family to - e taxpayer, (2) operating costs of a qualified child care experiencing homelessness, including through Summary and state - care and development services for children from infancy to 13 years of Child Care ined, with respect to any qualified child care facility of the taxpayer.This bill one requirement in 2 specified areas, with one of those requirements being that the family is ld care resource and referral expenditures of the taxpayer for the taxable year. This bill nia Health and Human Services Agency, and would require the new department to consolidate effective system of child - ion of qualified child care expenditures to include any amount paid or incurred for any of the time programs. Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public instr - hildhood Policy Council, among others under the State Department of Education and the Emergency The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law allimposed by those laws. Existing federal income tax law allows a credit against federal income taxes in an amount equal to the sum of 25% of the qualified child care expenditures, as defined, and 10% of the qualified chiwould, in modified conformity with that federal income tax credit provision, allow a credit against those taxes for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1amount equal to the sum of 25% of the qualified child care expenditures and 10% of the qualified child care resource and referral expenditures of the taxpayer for the taxable year. The bill would modify the definitfollowing: (1) to acquire, construct, rehabilitate, or expand property which is to be used as part of a qualified child care facility located in this state of thfacility located in this state of the taxpayer, and (3) under a contract with a qualified child care facility in this state to provide child care services to employees of the taxpayer who are paid lgross wages by the taxpayer in the taxable year. The bill would, in modified conformity with the federal income tax credit provision, provide for recapture of any acquisition and construction credit if there is a recapture event, as defcontains other related provisions. The Child Care and Development Services Act has a purpose of providing a comprehensive, coordinated, and costage and their parents, including a full range of supervision, health, and support services through fullpartregulations on eligibility, enrollment, and priority of services needed to implement the act. Existing law requires, in order to be eligible for federalmeet at least homeless. Existing law requires that first priority for childcare and developments services go to those children who are neglected or abused who are recipients ofat risk of being neglected or abused, as provided.This bill would require that first priority for child development services also go to children experiencing homelessness. The bill would provide that a child experiencing homelessness enrolled in a childcare and development program pursuant to the act is not required to provide a fixed address or mailing address. The bill would require childcare and development service providers to conduct outreach to families collaboration with local educational agency liaisons for homeless children and youth, as provided.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Existing law provides for various entities, programs, and services relating to early childhood care and learning, including the provision of childcare for recipients of the CalWORKs program and the Early CChild Care Bridge for Foster Children under the State Department of Social Services. Existing law establishes the California Health and Human Services Agency, wSocial Services, among other state departments, and is charged with the administration of health, social, and other human services. This bill would establish the Department of Early Child Development within the Califorleadership on programs and issues relating to the administration of early learning and care and to PRINTPRINTPRINT From printer. From printer. From printer. --- Location ASSEMBLY 2/20/2020 May be heard in committee March 21.ASSEMBLY 2/20/2020 May be heard in committee March 21.ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 May be heard in committee March 22. services and R provided child - D Bill ID/Topic R AB 2496ChoiIncome taxes: credits: employercare credit.AB 2552PattersonChildcare and development programs: homeless children.AB 2581ReyesDepartment of Early Childhood Development. ders al law as time services, up to the - aid to the qualified taxpayer d require a family childcare home care system to improve service ble year, not to exceed $2,500 per each educational objectives for children in , thereby making an appropriation. The bill would equires the State Department of Education to contract with elete the requirement that alternative payment programs income tax credit against personal income tax, and a payment 19, in an amount equal to $1,176 multiplied by the earned income tax exempt childcare providers that provide part - exempt childcare providers.This bill contains other related provisions and other - r each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2020, in an amount equal to either ch family childcare home provider to ensure that services are of high quality and are elating to early childhood care and learning from various departments, including the State , not to exceed $2,000 per each qualified taxpayer per taxable year, as specified. The bill would xisting laws. centralize and build a coherent and whole person early learning anddelivery for children, families, and providers by maximizing federal, state, and local resources. The bill would transfer the duties, powers, functions, jurisdiction, and responsibilities of specified programs and entities rDepartment of Education and the State Department of Social Services, to the Department of Early Child Development.This bill contains other related provisions. (1)The Child Care and Development Services Act establishes a system of childcare and development services for children up to 13 years of age and rlocal contracting agencies for alternative payment programs for childcare services to be provided throughout the state. The act requires the alternative payment program to reimburse childcare provibased upon specified criteria, including the actual days and hours of attendance for those families with variable schedules, or for licensemaximum certified hours.This bill would dprovide reimbursement based on the actual days and hours of attendance to families with variable schedules or licensee(1)Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to contract with entities organized to operate family childcare home education networks that support licensed family childcare homes that serve families eligible for subsidized care. Existing law requires the family childcare home education network programs to include certain components, including an assessment of eaeducationally and developmentally appropriate.This bill would require that tools used to make these assessments be appropriate to family childcare home settings, and wouleducation network program to maintain of a developmental portfolio for each child, as provided, and include opportunities for parent involvement.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. The Personal Income Tax Law, beginning on or after January 1, 2015, in modified conformity with federal income tax laws, allows an earned from the Tax Relief and Refund Account for an allowable credit in excess of tax liability, to an eligible individual that is equal to that portion of the earned income tax credit allowed by federdetermined by the earned income tax credit adjustment factor, as specified. The Personal Income Tax Law allows a refundable young child tax credit against the taxes imposed under that law, for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 20credit adjustment factor, not to exceed $1,000 per each qualified taxpayer per taxable year and requires amounts of this credit in excess of the qualified taxpayer’s tax liability to be pfrom the Tax Relief and Refund Account, a continuously appropriated fund.This bill, under the Personal Income Tax Law, would additionally allow a refundable child poverty tax credit against the taxes imposed under that law, fo(1) $2,940 multiplied by the earned income tax credit adjustment factor for qualified taxpayers, as defined, residing in a “Region 1” county on the last day of the taxaqualified taxpayer per taxable year, or (2) $2,353 multiplied by the earned income tax credit adjustment factor for qualified taxpayers, as defined, residing in a “Region 2” county on the last day of the taxable yearrequire amounts of this credit in excess of the qualified taxpayer’s tax liability to be paid to the qualified taxpayer from the Tax Relief and Refund Account PRINTPRINT Introduced. Introduced. From printer. RLS. --- ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 To print.ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 To print.SENATE 2/20/2020 May be acted upon on or after March 21. s: D dcare home D Silva D - ernative payment AB 2883QuirkChildcare services: altprograms: direct deposits: reserve funds.AB 2986ReyesFamily chileducation networks.SB 1140CaballeroPersonal income taxecredits: child poverty tax credit. come specify that the credit is only operative for taxable years for which resources are authorized in the annual Budget Act for the Franchise Tax Board to oversee and audit returns associated with the earned intax credit. Position ly ic ears on the gravely disabled as er to others, or to themselves, or ct, including expanding the the persons so committed. Under existing Short A - involuntary commitment and treatment of ld make technical, nonsubstantive changes to rt to order the evaluation of a person who is Petris - hour treatment and evaluation. The act also authorizes a - Summary cility designated by the county and approved by the State ent related to the mental health disorder or impairment by chronic Short Act, authorizes the Short Act, provides for the involuntary commitment and treatment of -- PetrisPetris -- person’s basic personal needs for food, clothing, or shelter, or a condition in p to 72 hours for assessment, evaluation, and crisis intervention, or placement for Conservatorship hour treatment and evaluation.This bill wou - living safely in communities. tment and evaluation. Existing law prohibits specified mental health personnel from taking hour trea - f an evaluation facility, designated members of a mobile crisis team, or other designated professional Under existing law, if a person, as a result of a mental disorder, is a dangis gravely disabled, the person may, upon probable cause, be taken into custody and placed in a facility designated by the county and approved by the State Department of Health Care Services as a facility for 72certain actions that interfere with a peace officer seeking to transport, or having transported, a person detained for 72these provisions.Existing law, the Lantermanpersons with specified mental health disorders for the protection of the persons so committed. Under the act, if a person, as a result of a mental health disorder, is a danger to others, or to themselves, or is gravedisabled, the person may, upon probable cause, be taken into custody by a peace officer, a member of the attending staff of an evaluation facility, designated members of a mobile crisis team, or another designated professional person, and placed in a faDepartment of Social Services as a facility for 72conservator of the person, of the estate, or of both, to be appointed for a person who is a result of a mental health disorder. For these purposes, existing law defines “gravely disabled” to mean either a condition in which a person, as a result of a mental health disorder or chronic alcoholism, is unable to provide for the which a person has been found mentally incompetent, as specified.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to reform the Lantermandefinition of “gravely disabled” to add a condition in which a person is unable to provide for their own medical treatment as a result of a mental health disorder, and emphasizing the necessity to create policies that prioritizeExisting law authorizes a peace officer or a professional designated by the county to take a person into custody for a period of uevaluation and treatment, when the person is a danger to self or others, or is gravely disabled, as a result of a mental health disorder. Existing law also authorizes a coualleged to be a danger to self or others as a result of a mental disorder, or the evaluation of a criminal defendant who appears to be a danger to self or others, or to be gravely disabled, as a result of chronalcoholism or the use of narcotics or restricted dangerous drugs. Existing law authorizes a person who is detained or under court order pursuant to those provisions to be certified, under certain conditions, for not more than 14 days of intensive treatmalcoholism.This bill would authorize the evidence presented in support of the certification decision to include information regarding the person’s medical condition and how that condition bperson’s ability to survive safely without involuntary detention. The bill would require the hearing officer to consider the information in the determination of probable cause.This bill contains other existing laws. Existing law, the Lantermanpersons with specified mental disorders and for the protection oflaw, when a person, as a result of mental disorder, is a danger to self or others, or gravely disabled, the person may, upon probable cause, be taken into custody by a peace officer, member of the attending staff operson, and placed in a facility designated by the county and approved by the State Department of Social PRINTPRINTHEALTHPRINT From printer. Referred to From printer. From printer. --- - Location ASSEMBLY 1/8/2020 May be heard in committee February 7.ASSEMBLY 1/18/2020 May be heard in committee February 17.ASSEMBLY 2/14/2020 Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.ASSEMBLY 2/19/2020 May be heard in committee March 20. mitment. DD D D Bill ID/Topic AB 1861SantiagoMental health: involuntary commitment.AB 1946SantiagoMental health services: involuntary detention.AB 2015EggmanCertification for intensive treatment: review hearing.AB 2404RamosMental health: involuntary com l ordered - nder those horize any county the expressed being due to a serious menta - ance with treatment for the person’s of a mobile crisis team, or other designated ctive county or city and county authorizes the is gravely disabled.This bill would authorize the hour treatment and evaluation. Existing law also - ed facility assesses and admits the person, the facility to r these provisions if a conservatorship or guardianship exists ic defender or private counsel to represent a proposed limited Short Act, provides for the involuntary commitment and treatment of - d limited conservatee. The bill would restrict the appointment of a described provisions. Existing law authorizes the Judicial Council to adopt Petris - - grants each county the authority to offer certain assisted outpatient treatment as a result of mental health disorder, is a danger to others, or to themselves, or gravely the involuntary commitment and treatment of persons for 72 hours following a court r court for an order for assisted outpatient treatment. Existing law, until January 1, 2024, Services. Existing law authorizes, if a designatdetain the person for evaluation and treatment for a period not to exceed 72 hours.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.Existing law, the Lantermanpersons with specified mental disorders for the protection of the persons so committed. Under the act, when a person,disabled, the person may, upon probable cause, be taken into custody by a peace officer, member of the attending staff of an evaluation facility, designated membersprofessional person, and placed in a facility designated by the county and approved by the State Department of Social Services as a facility for 72provides for evaluation that determines the person, as a result of a mental health disorder, or as a result of impairment by chronic alcoholism, is a danger to self or others, orperson, after being detained for the initial 72 hours, to be certified for that intensive treatment for a period longer than 14 days, as determined by the professional staff providing the evaluation, and usame conditions. This bill contains other existing laws. Existing law establishes procedures for the establishment of conservatorships of the person or of theestate, or both, as specified, or a limited conservatorship of the person or of the estate, or both, of an adult with a developmental disability. In any proceeding to establish a limited conservatorship, existing law requires the court to appoint the publconservatee if that person has not retained legal counsel and does not plan to retain legal counsel.This bill would require appointed counsel for a proposed limited conservatee to advocate for interests, as defined, of the proposed limited conservatee, and would authorize counsel to consult with any other person knowledgeable regarding the proposed limited conservatee to assist in interpreting the expressed interests of the proposeconservator of the person for a person with a developmental disability to a limited conservatorship.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Existing law, the Assisted Outpatient Treatment Demonstration Project Act of 2002, known as Laura’s Law, until January 1, 2022, services for a person who meets specified criteria, including, among others, that the person is suffering from a mental illness, that the person has a history of lack of complimental illness, and that the person is in need of assisted outpatient treatment, as specified. Laura’s Law authorizes designated persons to request the county behavioral health director to file a petition in the superioestablishes a procedure, for the County of Los Angeles, the County of San Diego, and the City and County of San Francisco, if the board of supervisors of the respeapplication of these provisions subject to specified requirements, for the appointment of a conservator for a person who is incapable of caring for the person’s own health and wellillness and substance use disorder, as specified, for the purpose of providing the least restrictive and most clinically appropriate alternative needed for the protection of the person. Existing law prohibits a conservatorship from being established undeunder any of the other aboverules, forms, and standards necessary to implement these provisions. This bill would autor city and county to adopt these conservatorship provisions within their jurisdictions. T PRIN Introduced. From printer. Introduced. RLS.RLS. --- ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 To print.SENATE 2/18/2020 May be acted upon on or after March 19.SENATE 2/21/2020 To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. D D R illness and Sawyer - AB 2899JonesMental health: involuntary commitment.SB 1016WieckowskiLimited conservatorship.SB 1251MoorlachConservatorships: serious mental substance use disorders: counties. Position mandated local - act legislation to make ble for administering various ning to establish training and tten notice to victims at the scene in the er, to be available in languages other than Summary ent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would make a continuous Domestic Violence and offer assistance, and techniques to promote the safety of the victim, as specified. olence cards as a topic in the course of instruction for the training of law enforcement se this bill would expand an existing local program, it would impose a state Existing law directs the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Traiguidelines for law enforcement officers, as defined, in the handling of domestic violence complaints, such as how to respond to domestic violence incidents, the legal duties imposed on law enforcement officers to make arrestsExisting law requires law enforcement agencies to develop and implement written policies for officer responses to domestic violence incidents, including furnishing wriform of a Victims of Domestic Violence card that contains, among other information, telephone numbers for local hotlines, shelters, and counseling centers.This bill would add the issuance of Victims of Domestic Viofficers. This bill would additionally require the Victims of Domestic Violence card to be a different color than other cards issued by officers, to include a disclaimEnglish, and to include various information such as the definition of domestic violence and the statute of limitations for domestic violence. This bill would make these changes operative on January 1, 2022. Becauprogram.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Existing law establishes the Department of Housing and Community Development in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency and makes the department responsihousing programs throughout the state, including, among others, the Multifamily Housing Program, the Housing for a Healthy California Program, and the California Emergency Solutions Grants Program.This bill would state the intappropriation of $10,000,000 in the Budget Act of 2020 dedicated to responding to the housing needs of domestic violence survivors, and would state the intent of the Legislature to enstatutory changes to implement that appropriation. This bill contains other existing laws. PRINT From printer. From printer. RLS. -- Location ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 May be heard in committee March 22.SENATE 2/20/2020 May be acted upon on or after March 21. survivors. R D Bill ID/Topic AB 2833LackeyDomestic violence: victim’s information card.SB 1088RubioHousing: domestic violence Position arious pendent adult to be described provisions, - ally identify that a person in that age ependent adult abuse to be given to a federal cution of elder and dependent adult abuse. Existing Summary tablish and support a system of protective services for elderly and f age who has specific limitations. This bill would instead define an elder as a Elder Abuse nt adult resident is at risk. mandated local program. of a crime under the Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act, this bill would impose - pendent adult abuse to be given to specified investigators, including investigators from an adult (1)Existing law, the Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act, establishes vprocedures for the reporting, investigation, and prosecution of elder and dependent adult abuse. Existing law makes it a crime for a mandated reporter to fail to make a report under the act. Existing law requires each county welfare department to esdependent adults who may be subjected to neglect, abuse, or exploitation or who are unable to protect their own interests. Existing law authorizes, in certain circumstances, an elder or detaken into temporary emergency protective custody. For the purposes of the aboveexisting law defines an elder as a person who is 65 years of age or older and a dependent adult as an adult between 18 and 64 years operson who is 60 years of age or older and a dependent adult as a person who is between 18 and 59 years of age and has those specific limitations. The bill would also specificrange with traumatic brain injuries or cognitive impairments is a dependent adult. By requiring counties to provide services under the above described provisions for additional individuals, and by expanding the scopea stateExisting law, the Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act, establishes procedures and requirements for the reporting, investigation, and proselaw makes specified reports, including reports of known or suspected financial abuse of an elder or dependent adult, confidential. Existing law requires information relevant to the incident of elder or deprotective services agency, a local law enforcement agency, and the probate court.This bill would authorize information relevant to the incident of elder or dlaw enforcement agency investigating a known or suspected case of elder or dependent adult abuse or to a local code enforcement agency investigating a property where the health and safety of an elder or depende PRINTPRINT From printer. From printer. -- Location ASSEMBLY 2/15/2020 May be heard in committee March 16.ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 May be heard in committee March 22. D D Bill ID/Topic AB 2302ArambulaElder and dependent adults.AB 2657MaienscheinFinancial abuse of elderor dependent adults. Position oster n county FC) program, - tudy of the child mandated local - ing whether placement with a Foster Care (AFDC month rate, established by the State - - n o an emergency caregiver who is not f relative to include caregivers of minor child, per - s and other existing laws. Summary or within 3 business days after identifying the school in or a hearing. The bill would require, on or before July 1, mandated local program.This bill contains other related provisions month rate.This bill would additionally require a county to provide - ermination, the court is required to hear evidence on the question of - any relative placement. Existing law gives preferential consideration to a child, per - Foster Care r continuance of the dispositional hearing. Existing law defines relative for these ider. Existing law requires that foster care providers be reimbursed for the costs of ement from being a cause for continuance of the dispositional hearing. The bill would also require, if hose emergency caregivers a payment to cover the cost of reasonable travel for the child to remain in Existing law establishes the Aid to Families with Dependent Childreunder which counties provide to foster care providers a perDepartment of Social Services, for the care and supervision of the child or nonminor dependent placed with the provreasonable travel for the child to remain in the school in which the child was enrolled at the time of placement. Existing law also requires counties to provide payment tyet a foster care provider on behalf of a child or nonminor dependent placed in the home of the caregiver that is equivalent to that perto tthe school in which the child or nonminor dependent is enrolled at the time of placement. The bill would also require a county, at the time of placement, which the child or nonminor dependent is enrolled, to notify an emergency caregiver if a child or nonminor dependent is eligible for that reasonable travel reimbursement, as specified, or notify a fcare provider if the provider is eligible to receive transportation reimbursement in addition to the basic rate. By imposing new requirements on counties, the bill would impose a stateprogram.This bill contains other related provisionExisting law provides that a child may be adjudged to be a dependent of the juvenile court because of abuse or neglect, and that after this detthe proper disposition to be made of the child. Existing law requires that before determining the appropriate disposition, the court receive in evidence, among other things, the social smade by the social worker and evaluation made by a child advocate appointed by the court. Existing law further prescribes the information that is required to be included in that social study or evaluation, including the appropriateness ofrequest by a relative of a dependant child for placement of the child with the relative, and requires the county social worker and the court to consider certain factors in determinrelative is appropriate, including, among others, the best interest of the child and the safety of the relative’s home. Existing law prohibits the consideration and investigation of a relative placement from being good cause fopurposes to mean an adult who is related to the child by blood, adoption, or affinity within the 5th degree of kinship, among others.This bill would extend the definition osiblings who are in a permanent plan of adoption, legal guardianship, or placement with a fit and willing relative, and would delete that provision prohibiting the consideration and investigation of a relative placa relative or any party requests a hearing regarding a request for relative placement, the court to set a hearing within 15 court days from the request f2021, the Judicial Council to develop and implement standards, and develop and adopt appropriate forms, necessary to implement that provision. To the extent that the bill imposes new requirements oofficials, this bill would impose a stateand other existing laws. HUM. S.HUM. S. Referred to Referred to - - Location ASSEMBLY 1/30/2020 Com. on HUM. S.ASSEMBLY 2/6/2020 Coms. on HUM. S. and JUD. D D Silva - Bill ID/Topic AB 1944QuirkFoster care payments: reasonable travel reimbursement for school.AB 1954CooleyFoster care: relative and sibling placement. e - of - iewed at 22 budget home - – of - mandated local - ho has been in an out jurisdiction over a ward or a system updates on specified sting laws. h education and whether the youth or vices offered through the act and, among other ires a supplemental report to be filed as part of things, for certain youth and nonminor ldren in foster care to conduct an evaluation of the t of those reviews and reports, requires the court, appropriate local r youths 16 to 21 years of age, inclusive, collected as a result of calls to tional duties on county social workers, this bill would impose a state or after the age of majority, to petition the court to resume dependency jurisdiction or to law requires a county social worker to create a case plan for foster youth within a specified age youth in accessing available supports and ser - law provides that a child may be adjudged to be a dependent of the juvenile court because of opics relating to reproductive and sexual health care.This bill would require a county social Existing law requires county agencies that place chicounty’s placement resources and programs in relation to the needs of children placed in outcare, and specifically requires county placement agencies to examine placements that are out of countyand determine the reason the placement was necessary.This bill would additionally require a county placement agency to examine its ability to meet the emergency housing needs of nonminor dependents.This bill contains other related provisions and other exiExisting law authorizes a minor to be adjudged a dependent child or a ward of the juvenile court under specified circumstances. Existing law authorizes the juvenile court to retaindependent child until they attain 21 years of age. Existing law, the California Fostering Connections to Success Act (the act), also authorizes a nonminor who has not yet attained 21 years of age and who exited foster care atassume transition jurisdiction, as described.This bill would state the Legislature’s intent to support transitionthings, that the State Department of Social Services consider stakeholder input on the feasability of collecting additional data to better understand the population currently accessing extended foster care. Thbill would require the department to report to the Legislature and stakeholders, during the 2021process, a detailed list of current data fields and types of information related to entry into foster care and reentry into extended foster care focounty hotlines and a summary of which types of data collection may be implemented in the existing child welfare data system and the types that can be included in subsequent data data collection points. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. (1)Existingtimeframe after the child is introduced into the foster care system. Existing law requires the case plan to include prescribed components, including, among otherdependents, verification that the youth or nonminor dependent has received comprehensive sexual health education, as specified, and an indication that the youth or nonminor dependent has been informed about various tworker to include in certain reports to the juvenile court a factual discussion of whether the youth or nonminor dependent has received comprehensive sexual healtnonminor dependent has been informed of the topics described above. The bill would also require the juvenile court to make a determination regarding whether the social worker has performed those duties. By imposing addiprogram.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Existing abuse or neglect. Existing law requires the court to review the status of every dependent child in foster care no less frequently than once every 6 months and requthat review. Existing law also requires, if a child or nonminor dependent is in a placement other than the home of a legal guardian and jurisdiction has not been dismissed, the status of the child to be revleast every 6 months by the court or a local agency, and requires, at the periodic review regarding a child who has been ordered placed for adoption, as specified, the county welfare department to prepare and present a report. Existing law, as paragency, or county welfare department to determine or discuss the extent of a county’s efforts to identify and maintain relationships between a child who is 10 years of age or older and whome placement, as specified, and individuals who are important to the child. Existing law also requires a social worker to ask the child to identify individuals who are important to the child.This bill would state HUM. S.HUM. S.HUM. S.HUM. S. Referred to Referred to Referred to Referred to --- - ASSEMBLY 2/6/2020 Com. on HUM. S.ASSEMBLY 2/20/2020 Coms. on HUM. S. and JUD.ASSEMBLY 2/14/2020 Com. on HUM. S.ASSEMBLY 2/14/2020 Coms. on HUM. S. and JUD. D D D youth.D AB 1979FriedmanFoster youth: housing.AB 1996GipsonFoster AB 2035Rubio, BlancaFoster youth: sexual and reproductive education.AB 2051ReyesFoster care: foster sibling relationship. p with foster family be or nonminor dependent children ct cases, and requires the local law uires certain professionals, including like bond, despite having no relationship - or children by the department, to notify the uthorizes a court hearing a guardianship petition, if il the investigation is completed and a report is ll would, commencing July 1, 2021, require that the r children and youth. The bill would require the department, home placement when they are no longer placed together, and would define 19 fiscal year.This bi - – of - pecified. Existing law states the Legislature’s intent that those receiving agencies in each e Legislature to maintain a foster sibling relationship for dependent and nonminor Conservatorship Law, authorizes a probate court, upon hearing of a petition by a parent, - ives a report that contains a report of abuse or neglect alleged to have occurred in a resource nship commencing July 1, 2019, requires that the rates paid to foster family agencies, except for the rate the intent of thdependent children in out“foster sibling relationship” to mean a relationship between dependent who are placed together in foster care and develop a siblingthrough blood, adoption, or affinity.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services to develop a payment system for foster family agencies that provide treatment, intensive treatment, and therapeutic foster care programs. Existing law paid to a certified family home or resource family agency, be 4.15% higher than the rates paid to foster family agencies in the 2018rates paid to foster family agencies be adjusted annually by an amount equal to the California Necessities Index, rounded to the nearest dollar. The bill would require the department to convene a workgrouconcerned stakeholders to establish a foster family agency rate structure to provide adequate funding for foster family agency social workers in order to reduce foster family agency social worker turnover and to improve permanency outcomes for fostebased on the findings of the workgroup, to submit specific recommendations to the Legislature, on or before December 31, 2022, to establish a foster family agency rate structure that ensures thatagency social workers are adequately compensated. The bill would require the rate adjustment described above to remain in effect until the date that the department submits those recommendations to the Legislature. Existing law establishes the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, under which a minor may be adjudged to be a dependent of the court if the minor has been abused or neglected, as specified. Other existing law, the Guardiarelative, or other person, to appoint a guardian of a minor in accordance with specified provisions of law governing the custody of a minor child. Existing law athe proposed ward is or may be abused or neglected, to refer the matter to the local child welfare services agency to initiate an investigation to determine whether proceedings in juvenile court should commenced.This bill would require, rather than authorize, the court to refer the matter to the local child welfare services agency for investigation under those circumstances. The bill would prohibit the guardianship proceedings from being completed untprovided to the court hearing the guardianship petition.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Existing law, the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act, establishes procedures for the reporting and investigation of suspected child abuse or neglect. The act reqspecified health practitioners and social workers, known as “mandated reporters,” to report known or suspected child abuse or neglect to a local law enforcement agency or a county welfare or probation department, as scounty develop and implement cooperative arrangements in order to coordinate existing duties in connection with the investigation of suspected child abuse or negleenforcement agency to report investigations of suspected child abuse or neglect to the county welfare or probation department within 36 hours after starting its investigation.This bill would require, when an agency recefamily home, foster family home, certified foster home, the home of an approved relative or nonrelative extended family member, or a facility licensed to care f S. HUM. HUM. S.PRINT ferred to Referred to ReFrom printer. --- ASSEMBLY 2/20/2020 Com. on HUM. S.ASSEMBLY 2/20/2020 Coms. on HUM. S. and JUD.ASSEMBLY 2/11/2020 May be heard in committee March 12. DD D er children. AB 2086Rubio, BlancaFoster care.AB 2124Stone, MarkGuardianships.AB 2153Rubio, BlancaChild abuse or neglect: fost - th the p to, by require the hour period - alWORKs), Aid venile court.This bill mandated local - income college students and supplemental nutrition assistance - ce family approval process, and cified entities, including any foster home care through various social - of - FC), Kinship Guardianship Assistance Payment - ecified employment training programs.This bill would y present the information from the annual report at appropriate dependent until 21 years of age if, among other requirements, oning with fidelity and in the best interest of each nonminor Foster Care (AFDC - report to the State Department of Social Services that includes reating faster paths to permanency resulting in shorter durations of involvement in family members as foster care providers, and approving guardians and adoptive Gap), and the Adoption Assistance Program. Under existing law, a person continues to be - law. Existing federal law provides that students who are enrolled in college or other institutions of department or county department with jurisdiction over the home or facility within the 24described above.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Existing federal law provides for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), known in California as CalFresh, formerly the Food Stamp Program, under whichbenefits allocated to the state by the federal government are distributed to eligible individuals by each county. Under existing law, households are eligible to receive CalFresh benefits to the extent permitted by federalhigher education at least 1/2 time are not eligible for SNAP benefits unless they meet one of several specified exemptions, including participating in spstate the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to remove obstacles to the University of California, the California State University, and the California Community College systems coordinating wiState Department of Social Services to provide CalFresh benefits to lowstudents who are former foster youth.Existing law provides aid and services to children placed in outservice programs, including California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (Cto Families with Dependent ChildrenProgram (Kineligible for those programs as a nonminor the person is under the jurisdiction or transitional jurisdiction of the juvenile court and, when the person attained 18 years of age, they were under an order of foster care placement by the juwould require each county to collaborate with the Department of Housing and Community Development, among other entities, to form a multidisciplinary team to serve nonminor dependents, and would require each county to submit an annualdocumentation of those collaborative efforts and specified status information for each nonminor dependent under its jurisdiction, including the educational and housing status. The bill would department to submit an annual report to the Legislature on the status of nonminor dependents and recommendations to improve foster care services for nonminor dependents, as specified, to post that report on its internet website, and to annuallchild welfare conferences, forums, and other events. The bill would also require the department, in consultation with the California Youth Connection, among others, to establish a working grouJanuary 1, 2022, develop curricula for child welfare professionals and providers who work with nonminor dependents and ensure that all of the existing system tools and requirements for the provision of foster care to nonminor dependents are functidependent. By imposing new duties on counties, the bill would impose a stateprogram.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Existing law, commonly known as the Continuum of Care Reform (CCR), states the intent of the Legislature to improve California’s child welfare system and its outcomes by increasing the use of homebased family care and cthe child welfare and juvenile justice systems, among other things. Existing law, as part of the CCR, requires the State Department of Social Services to implement a resourdirects counties and foster family agencies, to approve resource families, as defined, in lieu of licensing foster family homes, certifying foster homes by foster family agencies, approving relatives and nonrelative extendedfamilies. Existing law requires a foster family agency to, and authorizes a county to, conduct a reference check of a resource family applicant before approval by contacting spe T PRINTPRINTPRIN From printer. From printer. Introduced. --- ASSEMBLY 2/15/2020 May be heard in committee March 16.ASSEMBLY 2/20/2020 May be heard in committee March 21.ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 To print. income - D D D h students. AB 2282McCartyCalFresh: lowstudents: former foster youtAB 2469ReyesNonminor dependents.AB 2944Stone, MarkFoster care. rmer , performance - ocial services that are job - he Government Code, the the - 1, 2026, would require the provided for a candidate for foster care en examination or readiness evaluation, or to se prevention services and to seek all necessary y conducting a reference check. nclude, when appropriate, but are not necessarily limited nting the program. The bill would define former foster youth tive to the traditional civil service examination and appointment process performed by the Department of Personnel Administration. Existing law described prevention services that are - n who have been removed.This bill would, among other things, state the intent of the zation that has entered into an agreement with the state regarding the care and custody of Indian ould require that a foster family agency that has previously certified the applicant or approved the alifornia Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office to enter into agreements with up to 20 community family agencies that have certified the applicant. This bill would, among other things, clarify that the reference check is to determine whether it is safe and appropriate for the approval of the resource family, and wapplicant as a resource family to divulge information regarding the applicant within 20 business days of being contacted by a foster family agency or countExisting law creates the Department of Human Resources, which succeeds to and is vested with all of the powers and duties exercised andspecifically grants the department the powers, duties, and authority necessary to operate the state civil service system in accordance with Article VII of the California Constitution, tmerit principle, and applicable rules duly adopted by the State Personnel Board. Existing law creates the Limited Examination and Appointment Program (LEAP), which the Department of Human Resources administers, to provide an alternato facilitate the hiring of persons with disabilities, including a LEAP internship program. Existing law will repeal the LEAP internship on January 1, 2021. This bill, until January Department of Human Resources to establish and administer a LEAP internship pilot program for homeless youth and former foster youth. The bill would require the department to work with the Department of Social Services in implemeand homeless youth for these purposes. The bill would require the department to conduct competitive examinations to determine the qualifications and readiness of a homeless youth or former and fofoster youth for state employment, which would be permitted to include onevaluation and any other selection techniques deemed appropriate. The bill would also require the department to permit an applicant youth to complete a writtcomplete an internship, as specified, in order to qualify for service in a position under the program. The use of an internship as a competitive examination would be subject to specified requirements.This bill contains other related provisions. (1)Existing law generally provides for the placement of foster youth in various placement settings, and governs the provision of child welfare services, which is defined to mean public sdirected toward the accomplishment of specified purposes, including protecting and promoting the welfare of all children, preventing the unnecessary separation of children from their families, and restoring to their families childreLegislature to exercise the option afforded to states in the federal FFPSA to receive federal financial participation for the aboveor a pregnant or parenting foster youth, and the allowable costs for the proper and efficient administration of the program. The bill would authorize a county, or Indian tribe, consortium of tribes, or tribal organichildren to elect to provide those prevention services, as prescribed. The bill would require the State Department of Social Services to have oversight of thofederal approvals to obtain federal financial participation for those prevention services.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. (1)Existing law, the Cooperating Agencies Foster Youth Educational Support Program, authorizes the Ccollege districts to provide additional funds for services in support of postsecondary education for foster youth. Existing law provides that these services ito, outreach and recruitment, consultation and eligibility verification, consultation and referrals for students deemed ineligible, service coordination, counseling, book and supply grants, tutoring PRINTPRINT Introduced. Introduced. Referred to ED. --- ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 To print.ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 To print.SENATE 2/20/2020 Coms. on ED. and HUMAN S. R D D rt services for es AB 3069LackeyState employment: homeless and foster youth: pilot program.AB 3272ReyFoster care.SB 958LeyvaCommunity colleges: suppofoster youth: Cooperating ed matriculation person contact, career guidance, - related services.This bill would authorize the program to provide independent living and financial literacy skills support, frequent intransfer counseling, child care and transportation assistance, and referrals to health services, mental health services, housing assistance, and other all of these services, as well as direct financial support, to enrolled students who meet all eligibility requirements but whose courses have not yet commenced, and who have completed requiractivities as described, if those services are deemed necessary to enable the student to be successful upon the commencement of the academic term.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Agencies Foster Youth Educational Support Program. Position , w 200% face contact - to - hical area in which the face encounter between a patient ng dental providers.This bill - ered by the State Department of to - l of emergency medical services. The isting laws. ed change to the department, other specified neral reproductive health care, among other e individuals receive health care services, income persons receive health care benefits. The - incom - SummaryCal program, and who is employed by the FQHC or - purposes of an FQHC or RHC visit, that face Cal program, which is administCal program, which is administered by the State Department of -- Family Planning, Access, Care, and Treatment (Family PACT) Program, ces are reimbursed, to the extent that federal financial participation is obtained, visit basis, and a “visit” is defined as a face - Health Care Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid program provisions. The bill would require the mandatory public notice to include specific notifications, - or relocating the provision of supplemental services to a different campus.This bill would Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid program provisions. Existing - Existing law provides for the MediHealth Care Services and under which qualified lowMedilaw also establishes the administered by the Office of Family Planning within the department, under which comprehensive clinical family planning services are provided to a person who has a family income at or beloof the federal poverty level, and who is eligible to receive these services. Existing law provides that comprehensive clinical family planning services under the program includes preconception counseling, maternal and fetal health counseling, and gethings.This bill would expand comprehensive clinical family planning services under the program to include the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for persons of reproductive age.Existing law provides for the MediHealth Care Services, under which qualified lowincluding federally qualified health center (FQHC) services and rural health clinic (RHC) services. The MediFQHC and RHC servito providers on a perof an FQHC or RHC and specified health care professionals, includiwould provide that an FQHC or RHC “visit” includes an encounter between an FQHC or RHC patient and a health care provider using telehealth by synchronous real time or asynchronous store and forward. The bill would clarify, forbetween a health care provider and a patient is not required for an FQHC or RHC to bill for telehealth by synchronous real time or asynchronous store and forward if specified requirements are metincluding that a billable provider in the MediRHC, supervises or provides the services for that patient via telehealth by synchronous real time or asynchronous store and forward.This bill contains other ex(1)Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to inspect and license health facilities, as specified. Existing law requires a hospital that provides emergency medical services to, as soon as possible, but not later than 90 days prior to a planned reduction or elimination of the level of emergency medical services, provide notice of the intendentities, and the public. Existing law also requires a health facility to provide public notice, as specified, not less than 30 days prior to closing the facility, eliminating a supplemental service, as defined,require a hospital that provides emergency medical services to provide notice, as specified, at least 180 days before a planned reduction or elimination of the levebill would require a health facility to provide at least 180 days’ notice, as specified, prior to closing the facility and at least 90 days prior to eliminating or relocating a supplemental service, except as specified.including, among others, a continuous notice posted in a conspicuous location within the internet website of a newspaper of general circulation serving the local geographospital or health facility is located.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. WOOD, State Capitol, - HEALTH, LocationHEALTHHEALTHHEALTH Referred to Com. on Referred to Com. on Referred to Com. on 1:30 p.m. --- ASSEMBLY ASSEMBLY 1/30/2020 HEALTH.ASSEMBLY 2/14/2020 HEALTH.ASSEMBLY 2/14/2020 HEALTH.3/17/2020Room 4202Chair D ies: health Curry - D D Cal: federally - Bill ID/Topic AB 1965AguiarFamily Planning, Access, Care, and Treatment (Family PACT) Program.AB 2007SalasMediqualified center: rural health clinic: telehealth.AB 2037WicksHealth facilitnotices. ene an Keene Health - artment of income persons Keene. Under - - cian, or health care thorizes the department er within a specified Keene), provides for the Cal managed care to a - - Cal managed care plan - Cal program is, in part, - rovides for the regulation of health insurers Cal program, and to provide regular - on of changes in the division of was denied coverage by the plan for a drug, described requirements of the Knox - Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975. The - service. This bill would require the department to establish the - the Knox Cal program, administered by the State Department of Health - service and managed care. The Medi for - - for - require a health care service plan, health insurer, or utilization review al condition. The bill would require a health care service plan or health view System (system) for the outpatient pharmacy benefit, and to develop a Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975 (Knox - vances involving disputed health care services. By executive order, the lth care service plan to utilize step therapy consistent with Knox a schedule of benefits, which includes pharmacy benefits, through various health care service benefit by January 1, 2021. Existing law requires the department to conv - Keene Health Care Service Plan Act provides for the licensure and regulation of health care - for - 1)Existing law establishes the MediCare Services and under which health care services are provided to qualified lowpursuant to delivery systems, including feegoverned and funded by federal Medicaid program provisions.Existing law auto enter into various types of contracts for the provision of services to beneficiaries, including contracts with a managed care plan. Existing law generally requires Medicontractors to be licensed pursuant toKnoxservice plans by the Department of Managed Health Care. Under this act, a health care service plan isrequired to provide an external, independent review process, which meets prescribed standards, to examine the plan’s coverage decisions on experimental or investigational therapies for an enrollee who meets specified criteria, including that the enrollee device, procedure, or other therapy recommended or requested. Existing law requires the Department of Managed Health Care to establish the Independent Medical Review System, which generally serves to address grieGovernor directed the department to transition pharmacy services for Medifeeadvisory group to receive feedback on the changes, modifications, and operational timeframes on the implementation of pharmacy benefits offered in the Mediupdates on the pharmacy transition, including a descriptiresponsibilities between the department and managed care plans relating to the transition of the outpatient pharmacy benefit to feeIndependent Medical Reframework for the system that models the aboveCare Service Plan Act.Existing law, the Knoxlicensure and regulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managed Health Care and makes a willful violation of the act a crime. Existing law pby the Department of Insurance. Existing law authorizes a health insurer to require step therapy if there is more than one drug that is appropriate for the treatment of a medical condition, and authorizes a heaexisting law, if a health care service plan, health insurer, or contracted physician group fails to respond to a completed prior authorization request from a prescribing providtimeframe, the prior authorization request is deemed to have been granted.This bill would clarify that a health care service plan may require step therapy if there is more than one drug that is appropriate for the treatment of a medicinsurer to expeditiously grant a step therapy exception if specified criteria are met. The bill would authorize an enrollee or insured or their designee, guardian, primary care physiprovider to file an appeal of a prior authorization or the denial of a step therapy exception request, and would require a health care service plan or health insurer to designate a clinical peer to review those appeals. The bill would organization to annually report specified information about their step therapy exception requests and prior authorization requests to the Department of Managed Health Care or the DepInsurance, as appropriate. The bill would require a prior authorization request or step therapy exception request to be deemed to have been granted if a health care service plan, health insurer, or n HEALTHHEALTH Referred to Com. on Referred to Com. o -- LY ASSEMB2/20/2020 HEALTH.ASSEMBLY 2/20/2020 HEALTH. D D Cal: pharmacy - AB 2100WoodMedibenefits.AB 2144ArambulaHealth care coverage: step therapy. - ures. d - tion of consult posing any - ed network, ansmitted controll - ers by the Department of Health Care, and makes a controlled networks, health centers, department to award grants for - quirement to cover preventive health services roval or denial within a specified timeframe. Because o later than 180 days after the completion of the last grant plan or insurer to reimburse a noncontracting health facility appropriation, to health center r the PPACA, that require a group health plan and health insurance sharing requirements for those preventive services, thereby indefinitely mandated local program.This bill contains other related provisions an - - Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975, provides for the licensure and - rage for preventive services, including human immunodeficiency virus Consult Services and Telehealth Assistance Program within the department to - ny cost sharing requirements for those preventive services. Existing law requires a health insurer to sharing rate an enrollee or insured would pay for the same services received from a contracting -- contracted physician group fails to send an appa willful violation of the bill’s requirements relative to health care service plans would be a crime, the bill would impose a stateother existing laws. Existing federal law, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), enacts various health care market reforms. Existing law provides for the regulation of health insurInsurance. Existing law requires a group or individual health care policy issued, amended, renewed, or delivered on or after September 23, 2010, to comply with the requirements of the PPACA, and any rules or regulations issued undeissuer offering group or individual health insurance coverage to, at a minimum, provide coverage for specified preventive services, and prohibits the plan or health insurance issuer from imcostcomply with those provisions to the extent required by federal law.This bill would delete the requirement that a health insurer comply with the rewithout cost sharing to the extent required by federal law, and would instead require a group or individual health insurance policy to, at a minimum, provide coverage for specified preventive services without aextending those requirements.Existing law establishes the State Department of Health Care Services, and requires the department to administer various health programs. Existing law authorizes thespecified programs, including studies of various diseases and treatment methodologies.This bill would create the Eaward grants, contingent upon an and rural health clinics to conduct projects to implement and test the effectiveness of eservices and related telehealth services. The bill would require a health centerhealth center, or rural health clinic to meet specified criteria to be eligible for a grant, and would require a project awarded a grant to address specified objectives. The bill would limit an awarded grant to a term of no more than 5 years. Nfunded projects, the bill would require the department to submit a report to the Legislature that, among other things, provides an overview of supported projects and identifies successes and failExisting law, the Knoxregulation of health care service plans by the Department of Managedwillful violation of the act a crime. Existing law provides for the regulation of health insurers by the Department of Insurance. Existing law requires a health care service plan contract or health insurance policy to provide covetesting.This bill would require a health care service plan contract or health insurance policy issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2021, to provide coverage for sexually trdisease testing, treatment, and referral at a contracting or noncontracting health facility at the same costhealth facility. The bill would require aproviding sexually transmitted disease testing, treatment, and referral at the same rate at which it reimburses a contracting health facility for those covered services. Because a willful violathese provisions by a health care service plan would be a crime, the bill would impose a statemandated local program.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. HEALTHHEALTHHEALTH Referred to Com. on Referred to Com. on Referred to Com. on --- ASSEMBLY 2/20/2020 HEALTH.ASSEMBLY 2/20/2020 HEALTH.ASSEMBLY 2/20/2020 HEALTH. D D sexually D d Telehealth Consult Services ealth care - AB 2158WoodHcoverage.AB 2164Rivas, RobertEanAssistance Program.AB 2204ArambulaHealth care coverage:transmitted diseases. herwise, makes a violation pocket - s required under of - time position at an approved - coinsurance, out practice medicine at approved academic medical old incomes at or below 600% of the federal poverty al Board of California through its Division of Licensing. atient on behalf of, or referring a patient to, an organization e who receives remuneration from a drug or device company Affairs. Under existing law, it is unlawful for healing arts mandated local program.This bill contains other related provisions and s and qualified small employers. Existing state law creates the California - dical center approved by the Division of Licensing or person who have been offered a gram participants with household incomes of 139% to 600%, inclusive, of the federal poverty time position by the chief medical officer of an approved academic medical center, as specified. - Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, prohibits the practice of medicine without a physician’s and surgeon’s certificate issued by the MedicUnder existing law, any person who meets certain eligibility requirements, including, but not limited to, the requirement that the person is academically eminent, as defined, may apply for a specialfaculty permit that authorizes the holder to practice medicine, without a physician’s and surgeon’s certificate, within the medical school itself and certain affiliated institutions. This bill would also authorize the holder of a special faculty permit tocenters that train more than 250 residents. The bill would also expand the definition of “academically eminent” to include persons who hold or have been offered a fullacademic mefullExisting federal law, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), requires each state to establish an American Health Benefit Exchange to facilitate the purchase of qualified health benefit plans by qualified individualHealth Benefit Exchange (Exchange), also known as Covered California, to facilitate the enrollment of qualified individuals and qualified small employers in qualified health plans aPPACA. Until January 1, 2023, existing law requires the Exchange to administer a program of financial assistance, and authorizes the program to provide assistance, including premium assistance subsidies, to program participants with househlevel.This bill would reduce premiums to zero for program participants with household incomes at or below 138% of the federal poverty level, and would specify the premium assistance subsidy amount for prolevel. The bill would require the financial assistance administered by the Exchange to include cost sharing reduction assistance to reduce the copays, deductibles, maximums, and other cost sharing of a program participant with a household income of 200% to 400%, inclusive, of the federal poverty level.Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of various healing arts licensees by boards within the Department of Consumerlicensees, except as specified, to offer, deliver, receive, or accept any rebate, refund, commission, preference, patronage dividend, discount, or other consideration, in the form of money or otas compensation or inducement for referring patients, clients, or customers to any person, subject to certain exceptions. Existing law also prohibits specified healing arts licensees from charging, billing, or otherwise soliciting payment from a pin which the licensee, or the licensee’s immediate family, has a significant beneficial interest, unless the licensee first makes specified disclosures in writing to the patient. Existing law of these and other provisions governing unearned rebates, refunds, and discounts, unprofessional conduct and grounds for suspension or revocation of a license and a misdemeanor, as specified. This bill would require a healing arts licenseto disclose the amount and source orally and in writing to each patient before the intended use or prescription of a drug or device manufactured or distributed. The bill would also require a healingarts licensee to obtain a signature from the patient on the written disclosure. By expanding a crime, the bill would impose a stateother existing laws. PRINTPRINTPRINT From printer. May be From printer. May be From printer. May be --- d in committee March 20. ASSEMBLY 2/15/2020 heard in committee March 16.ASSEMBLY 2/19/2020 hearASSEMBLY 2/19/2020 heard in committee March 20. D ation: drug D D stration: special AB 2273BloomApprovals and certificates of regifaculty permits.AB 2347WoodHealth care coverage: financial assistance.AB 2411NazarianHealing arts licensees: remuneror device companies: disclosure. e lity of n map to nformation to the office the Office of Statewide Health enefit Exchange (Exchange), care facility. The bill would authorize guidelines or discusses with other er’s jurisdiction.This bill would provide that the developing data quality and improvement processes, e cost, quality, and efficiency by January 1, 2022. The bill would inister the database by January 1, 2023. Existing law exempts contracts o administer a program to provide health care coverage financial against an employer who has retaliated or discriminated against the ting as a patient advocate. The bill would define “technology” for these purposes to mean it is in the best interest of the patient to do so. The bill would prohibit an employer from Existing law authorizes the Labor Commissioner to investigate employee complaints and determine various matters arising under the labor commissionuse of technology shall not limit a worker who is providing direct patient care from exercising independent clinical judgment in the assessment, evaluation, planning and implementation of care, nor from acscientific hardware or software including algorithms derived from the use of health care related data, used to achieve a medical or nursing care objective at a healtheach worker who provides direct patient care to be free to override health information technology and clinical practice guidelines if, in their professional judgment, and in accordance with their scope of practice, retaliating or otherwise discriminating against a worker providing direct patient care who requests to override health information technology and clinical practiceemployees or supervisors overriding health information technology and clinical practice guidelines, or both. The bill would authorize a worker who is subject to retaliation to file a complaint with the Labor Commissioneremployee.This bill contains other related provisions. Existing federal law, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), enacts various health care market reforms. Existing state law creates the California Health Balso known as Covered California, to facilitate the enrollment of qualified individuals and qualified small employers in qualified health plans as required under PPACA. Until January 1, 2023, existing law requires the Exchange tassistance to California residents with household incomes at or below 600% of the federal poverty level.This bill would create the Office of Health Care Affordability to improve the affordabiprivate health care coverage. The bill would require the office to, among other things, create strategies to address cost trends by region and develop measures of affordability for consumers and other purchasers of private health care coverage.Existing law states the intent of the Legislature to establish a Health Care Cost Transparency Database to collect information on the cost of health care, and requires Planning and Development to convene a review committee to advise the office on the establishment and implementation of the database. Existing law requires, subject to appropriation, the office to establish, implement, and admentered into by the office from provisions of the Public Contract Code. Existing law requires certain health care entities, including a health care service plan, to provide specified ifor collection in the database. Existing law provides that a violation of these provisions is not a crime.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to establish a system to collect health information related to health cardirect the office to take a number of actions with respect to developing and implementing the Health Care Cost Transparency Database, including, among other things, ensuring the database caother databases, contracting with a data collection vendor, as necessary, collecting and incorporating data from other state and federal agencies, developing and maintaining a master person index, a master provider index, and a master payer index,and developing an information security program to ensure the privacy of individuals and the security of the data collected. The bill would authorize the office to impose a user fee on eligible users of thdatabase in an amount that does not exceed the office’s administrative costs in providing eligible users access to the database.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. PRINTPRINTPRINT From printer. May be From printer. May be From printer. May be --- ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 heard in committee March 22.ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 heard in committee March 22.ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 heard in committee March 22. lity. D ion DD tabase. AB 2604CarrilloEmployment: health informattechnology: worker rights.AB 2817WoodOffice of Health Care AffordabiAB 2830WoodHealth care cost transparency da ervices cost of more related - s, as specified. Cal program is, in part, - h and Human Services and the deferral for donor - t and gather information to assist rs, as defined. Existing law requires, provision of services to beneficiaries, income individuals receive health care s - rds established pursuant to federal law.This bill contains other ale acquisition cost of a prescription drug if that increase ng with, and vulnerable to, those conditions, reducing new Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of - ct a contract procurement at least once every 5 years if the director that donor blood or blood components found to have the antibodies will lature by October 1, 2021, and submit updates annually thereafter, until service or managed care delivery system. The Medi - for - n the State Department of Public Health, is the lead agency within the state responsible for mmittee and relevant state agencies to identify recommended programs, policies, strategies, and xisting law requires any person engaged in the production of human whole blood or human whole Eblood derivatives to be licensed by the State Department of Public Health. Existing law provides for the regulation of, among others, blood banks and plasma centebefore donation of blood or blood components, a donor to be notified in writing that, among other things, their blood or blood components will be tested for evidence of antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus, and not be used for transfusion, which is commonly referred to as a deferral. Existing law authorizes a blood bank or plasma center to incorporate voluntary means of selfA violation of these provisions is a crime.This bill would require a blood bank or plasma center to provide information to a potential donor who is subject to a deferral the reason for the deferral, including information relating to standarelated provisions and other existing laws. Existing law requires a manufacturer of a prescription drug with a wholesale acquisition than $40 for a course of therapy that is purchased or reimbursed by specified purchasers, including state agencies, health care service plans, health insurers, and pharmacy benefit managers, to notify the purchaser of an increase in the wholesexceeds 16 percent, as specified.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to introduce legislation to require the State of California to manufacture generic prescription drugs for the purposes of controlling prescription drug costs. The bill would also make related findings and declarations.Existing law provides for programs relating to treatment of persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Under existing law, the Office of AIDS, icoordinating state programs, services, and activities relating to HIV, AIDS, and AIDSconditions. This bill would require the Secretary of California HealtChief of the Office of Aids to develop and implement a master plan on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), for the purpose of improving the health of people livitransmissions, and ending these epidemics. The bill would require the secretary and chief to create a Master Plan on HIV, HCV, and STDs Stakeholder Advisory Committee and work with that advisory cofunding necessary to implement the master plan. The bill would also require the Master Plan on HIV, HCV, and STDs Stakeholder Advisory Committee to solicit inpuwith the development and implementation of the master plan. The bill would require the California Health and Human Services Agency, in coordination with the Office of AIDS, to submit a report to the Governor and the LegisOctober 1, 2030, regarding the master plan.This bill contains other existing laws. Existing law establishes the MediHealth Care Services, under which qualified loweither through a feegoverned and funded by federal Medicaid program provisions. Existing law authorizes the department to enter into various types of contracts for the including contracts with managed care plans, and imposes requirements upon those contracted managed care plans, such as network adequacy standards.This bill would require the Director of Health Care Services to condu Referred to Com. on Referred to Com. on RLS.Referred to Com. on Referred to Com. on HEALTHRLS.HEALTHHEALTH ---- SENATE 1/22/2020 HEALTH.SENATE 1/22/2020 SENATE 1/29/2020 HEALTH.SENATE 2/20/2020 HEALTH. ct D D Cal managed - DD Ds. SB 851AtkinsBlood donations.SB 852PanHealth care: prescription drugs.SB 859WienerMaster Plan for HIV, HCV, and STSB 936PanMedicare plans: contraprocurement. Cal - Cal as o extend - Cal managed care plan - Cal managed care plan to comply - Cal managed care plan to provide - n the planning and development of each Medi only if the plan can demonstrate its ability to meet specified Cal managed care plan for the provision of care of Medi - wide or limited geographic basis, and would authorize the director t - Cal managed care plan mit to the department its preferences for any Medi - contracts with a commercial Medibeneficiaries on a statean existing contract for one year if the director takes specified action, including providing notice to the Legislature, at least one year before exercising that extension. The bill would require the department to establish a stakeholder process imanaged care contract procurement process, and would provide that the stakeholders include specified individuals, such as health care providers and consumer advocates. The bill would authorize a county to subservices in that county, and to request and receive from the department any report on specified matters, such as beneficiary health outcomes. The bill would require a Medicontract to require the contractor to collaborate with identified stakeholders on identifying and achieving health priorities in the service area. The bill would authorize the department to contract with any Medicriteria set forth by the department, including the ability of a Mediwith time and distance requirements, appointment time standards, and performance targets, established by the department. Position n, or to of California, performance - ine former foster youth job - ned, including, among the - income college students and - nnel Administration. Existing law examination and appointment process tion Assistance Program (SNAP), known in and their liaisons will comply with specified Summary ligible for SNAP benefits unless they meet one of several Vento Homeless Assistance Act, provides grants to states to carry - t, which would be permitted to include on Homeless Youth nt to include assurances that local educational agencies will designate an appropriate staff le, and applicable rules duly adopted by the State Personnel Board. Existing law creates the of Human Resources to establish and administer a LEAP internship pilot program for . Under existing law, households are eligible to receive CalFresh benefits to the extent permitted by arter school, or special education local plan area, to establish homeless education program policies that Existing federal law provides for the Supplemental NutriCalifornia as CalFresh, formerly the Food Stamp Program, under which supplemental nutrition assistance benefits allocated to the state by the federal government are distributed to eligible individuals by each countyfederal law. Existing federal law provides that students who are enrolled in college or other institutions of higher education at least 1/2 time are not especified exemptions, including participating in specified employment training programs.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to remove obstacles to the Universitythe California State University, and the California Community College systems coordinating with the State Department of Social Services to provide CalFresh benefits to lowstudents who are former foster youth.Existing law creates the Department of Human Resources, which succeeds to and is vested with all of the powers and duties exercised and performed by the Department of Persospecifically grants the department the powers, duties, and authority necessary to operate the state civil service system in accordance with Article VII of the California Constitution, the Government Code, the merit principLimited Examination and Appointment Program (LEAP), which the Department of Human Resources administers, to provide an alternative to the traditional civil serviceto facilitate the hiring of persons with disabilities, including a LEAP internship program. Existing law will repeal the LEAP internship on January 1, 2021. This bill, until January 1, 2026, would require the Departmenthomeless youth and former foster youth. The bill would require the department to work with the Department of Social Services in implementing the program. The bill would defand homeless youth for these purposes. The bill would require the department to conduct competitive examinations to determine the qualifications and readiness of a homeless youth or former and former foster youth for state employmenevaluation and any other selection techniques deemed appropriate. The bill would also require the department to permit an applicant youth to complete a written examination or readiness evaluatiocomplete an internship, as specified, in order to qualify for service in a position under the program. The use of an internship as a competitive examination would be subject to specified requirements.This bill contains other related provisions. (1)Existing federal law, the McKinneyout activities relating to the education of homeless children and youths, as defiothers, providing services and activities to improve the identification of homeless children and youths and to enable them to enroll in, attend, and succeed in school. The act requires a state plan submitted for the receipt of the graperson to act as a local educational agency liaison for homeless children and youths and a description of how the state will ensure that local educational agenciesrequirements of the act, including the identification of homeless children and youths.This bill would require a local educational agency, as defined to include a school district, county office of education, chare consistent with specified state laws, and would further require the local educational agency to update PRINTPRINTPRINT From printer. Introduced. Introduced. --- Location ASSEMBLY 2/15/2020 May be heard in committee March 16.ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 To print.ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 To print. income - D D and foster R Silva - Bill ID/Topic AB 2282McCartyCalFresh: lowstudents: former foster youth students.AB 3069LackeyState employment: homeless youth: pilot program.AB 3218QuirkHomeless children andyouths: reporting. description of sting laws. the provision of services to, instead require each project to Project, under which projects are chool. The act requires a state plan submitted for the years. The bill would require local educational agencies to Vento Homeless Assistance Act, provides grants to states to carry - , as defined to include a school district, county office of education, using services.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. ministered by the Office of Emergency Services. Existing law requires each project to vities relating to the education of homeless children and youths, as defined, including, among these policies at intervals not exceeding 3provide training at least annually on designated subjects to its classified and certificated employees who work with pupils, as specified.This bill contains other related provisions and other exi(1)Existing federal law, the McKinneyout actiothers, providing services and activities to improve the identification of homeless children and youths and to enable them to enroll in, attend, and succeed in sreceipt of the grant to include assurances that local educational agencies will designate an appropriate staff person to act as a local educational agency liaison for homeless children and youths and ahow the state will ensure that local educational agencies and their liaisons will comply with specified requirements of the act, including the identification of homeless children and youths.This bill would require a local educational agencycharter school, or special education local plan area, to collaborate with other organizations that provide services to homeless children and youths to enhance the identification of, andthose children and youths. The bill would require these collaborations to include, but not necessarily be limited to, working with organizations that provide counseling services, social welfare services, meal services, and hoExisting law establishes the Runaway Youth and Families in Crisis established in one more counties in each of 3 specified geographical regions for a period of no less than 3 years through a grant program to eligible private, nonprofit organizations. Under existing law, this program is adprovide specified services, including temporary shelter and related services, which includes food and access to overnight shelter for no more than 14 days.This bill wouldprovide food and access to overnight shelter for no more than 20 days. From printer. Introduced. RLS.RLS. -- SENATE 2/21/2020 May be acted upon on or after March 22.SENATE 2/21/2020 To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. children and D R SB 1204JonesHomeless youths: local educational agencies: collaboration.SB 1350HurtadoRunaway Youth and Families in Crisis Project. Position QA duties and taxpayer on or r mitigate that effect stablish a Homeless re that the office serve the a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, described limit on the aggregate amount treated as - espectively. The bill, for taxable years beginning on Summary perty. Existing law authorizes the Department of or carried out by a public agency in furtherance of providing iencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness. The bill would , among other things, identify and seek funding opportunities for state e declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. CEQA also Homelessness county, or state agency airspace and real property that meets certain requirements for lated provisions and other existing laws. omelessness and developing universal guidelines and standards for providing services to (1)Existing law establishes various offices within the Governor’s office with specified responsibilities.This bill would create, within the Governor’s office, the Governor’s Office to End Homelessness, which would be administered by the Secretary on Housing Insecurity and Homelessness appointed by the Governor. The bill would requiGovernor as the lead entity for ending homelessness in California and would task the office with coordinating the various federal, state, and local departments and agencies that provide housing and services to individuals experrequire the office to exercise various powers and duties, including, among others, making recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature regarding policies, programs, and actions to end hindividuals experiencing homelessness.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Existing law requires the Governor to create the Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council and requires the council toentities that have programs to end homelessness.This bill, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and with respect to acquisition indebtedness initially incurred by aafter January 1, 2018, would reduce the aboveacquisition indebtedness from $1,000,000, or $500,000 in the case of a married individual filing a separate return, to $750,000 and $375,000, ror after January 1, 2020, would also disallow the deduction of acquisition indebtedness with respect to a qualified residence of a taxpayer other than the principal residence.This bill contains other reThe California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requiresor cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of, an environmental impact report on a project that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to adopt a negativrequires a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may have a significant effect on the environment if revisions in the project would avoid oand there is no substantial evidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the environment.This bill would, until January 1, 2029, exempt from environmental review under CEQA certain activities approved by emergency shelters, supportive housing, or affordable housing, as each is defined. The bill would require a lead agency that determines to carry out or approve an activity that is within this CEexemption to file a notice of exemption, as specified.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Existing law vests the Department of Transportation with full possession and control of the state highway system, including associated proTransportation to require the removal of any encroachment in, under, or over any state highway. Existing law authorizes the department to offer for lease to a city, county, political subdivision of a city orpurposes of a temporary emergency shelter or feeding program, subject to certain conditions.This bill would require the department, within its maintenance program, to e Location H. & C.D.H. & C.D.NAT. RES.PRINT Referred to Com. on H. & C.D.Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and Referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. From printer. May be heard in --- - ASSEMBLY 1/17/2020 ASSEMBLY 1/30/2020 REV. & TAX.ASSEMBLY 1/30/2020 and H. & C.D.ASSEMBLY 1/9/2020 committee February 8. D D R D meless Bill ID/Topic AB 1845Rivas, LuzHomelessness: Office to End Homelessness.AB 1905ChiuHousing and Homeless Response Fund:personal income taxation: mortgage interest deduction.AB 1907SantiagoCalifornia Environmental Quality Act: emergency shelters: supportive and affordable housing: exemption.AB 1908ChenDepartment of Transportation: Ho of a temporary uthorizes any county or city , and succeed in school. The inate with homeless service described provisions. The bill would d annually provide the housing - m to expedite and coordinate access to housing and Vento Homeless Assistance Act, provides grants to states - olled. The bill would require a local educational agency to a physician, dentist, veterinarian, podiatrist, or naturopathic n and youths and a description of how the state will ensure that local porary shelter obtain a license that meets specified requirements. Existing luntarily accept supportive services and relocate. If the department responds to ovisions and other existing laws. Encampment and Litter Program to provide timely abatement and cleanup of homeless encampments on department property and expedited and coordinated access to housing and supportive services. The bill would require the department to coordprovider agencies and to establish homeless adult and family multidisciplinary personnel teams. The bill would require the department, upon receiving a report of a homeless encampment, to deploy a multidisciplinary personnel teasupportive services for occupants of the encampment. Before proceeding to remove a homeless encampment, the bill would require the department to use best efforts to assist occupants of the encampment to vo3 or more homeless encampments within 30 days at the same location, the bill would require, rather than authorize, the department to offer the location for lease for purposes emergency shelter or feeding program pursuant to the aboveprovide that implementation of these provisions is contingent upon an appropriation by the Legislature.This bill contains other existing laws. (1)Existing federal law, the McKinneyto carry out activities relating to the education of homeless children and youths, as defined, including, among others, providing services and activities to improve the identification of homeless children and youths and to enable them to enroll in, attendact requires a state plan submitted for the receipt of the grant to include assurances that local educational agencies will designate an appropriate staff person to act as a local educational agency liaison for homeless childreeducational agencies and their liaisons will comply with specified requirements of the act, including the identification of homeless children and youths.This bill would require a local educational agency to ensure that each school within the local educational agency identifies all homeless children and youths enrolled at the school, create a housing questionnaire, as specified, for purposes of identifying homeless children and youths, anquestionnaire to all parents or guardians of pupils of the local educational agency. The bill would also require the local educational agency to annually report to the department the number of homeless children and youths enrensure that its school personnel who provide services to youth experiencing homelessness receive training about the homeless education program at least annually.This bill contains other related prExisting law prohibits, except as specified, the sale of a hypodermic needle or syringe at retail except upon the proscription of doctor.This bill would repeal that provision.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Existing law makes specified state armories located in specified counties available to those counties, or a city in one of those counties, for the purpose of providing temporary shelter for homeless persons from October 15 through April 15 each year, and anot listed, subject to the approval of the Adjutant General, to use an armory within its jurisdiction, in accordance with specified requirements. Existing law requires that a county or city that elects to use an armory as a temlaw also requires that the county or city that obtains a license to use an armory as a temporary O'DONNELL, State Capitol, Room - EDUCATION, ED.PRINTPRINT Referred to Com. on ED.From printer. May be heard in 1:30 p.m. From printer. May be heard in -- - ASSEMBLY ASSEMBLY 1/30/2020 3/18/2020126ChairASSEMBLY 2/6/2020 committee March 7.ASSEMBLY 2/15/2020 committee March 16. D D n and rs: security. D Encampment and Litter Program.AB 1937Rivas, LuzHomeless childreyouths: reporting.AB 2077TingHypodermic needles and syringes.AB 2275NazarianState armories: homeless shelte - and state - ess children and rmory on each required to move sting law requires that mentioned - from the coordinating allow various credits against the s, and services that can be accessed to ull range of supervision, health, and would require that first priority for child development time programs. Existing law requires the Superintendent of - ified property owned by the taxpayer, not to exceed $2,000 per slature by July 31, 2021.This bill contains other related and part - effective system of childcare and development services for children from - would require the coordinating council to conduct, or contract with an entity to ent the act. Existing law requires, in order to be eligible for federal ed to provide a fixed address or mailing address. The bill would require childcare and shelter ensure that local law enforcement officers conduct periodic visits to the anight of operation.This bill would instead require, prior to shelter services commencing, that the county or city notify local law enforcement officers and request that officers make periodic visits to the armory on each night of operation. Existing law requires the Governor to create the Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council to, among other things, identify mainstream resources, benefitprevent and end homelessness in California and to serve as a statewide facilitator, coordinator, and policy development resource on ending homelessness in California.This bill, upon appropriation by the Legislature, conduct, a statewide needs and gaps analysis to identify, among other things, state programs that provide housing or services to persons experiencing homelessness and funding persons experiencing homelessness into permanent housing. The bill would authorize local governments to collaborate with the coordinating council upon the aboveappropriation. The bill would also require the council to seek inputcouncil’s members on the direction of, design of data collection for, and items to be included in the statewide needs and gaps analysis. The bill would require the council to report on the analysis to specified committees in the Legiprovisions. The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law taxes imposed by those laws.This bill, under both laws, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2026, would allow a credit against those taxes in an amount equal to $500 for each qualtaxable year.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. The Child Care and Development Services Act has a purpose of providing a comprehensive, coordinated, and costinfancy to 13 years of age and their parents, including a fsupport services through fullPublic instruction to adopt rules and regulations on eligibility, enrollment, and priority of services needed to implemsubsidized child development services, a family to meet at least one requirement in 2 specified areas, with one of those requirements being that the family is homeless. Exifirst priority for childcare and developments services go to those children who are neglected or abused who are recipients of child protective services, or children who are at risk of being neglected or abused, as provided.This billservices also go to children experiencing homelessness. The bill would provide that a child experiencing homelessness enrolled in a childcare and development program pursuant to the act is not requirdevelopment service providers to conduct outreach to families experiencing homelessness, including through collaboration with local educational agency liaisons for homelyouth, as provided.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. PRINTPRINTPRINT From printer. May be heard in From printer. May be heard in From printer. May be heard in --- tee March 21. ASSEMBLY 2/15/2020 committee March 16.ASSEMBLY 2/20/2020 committee March 21.ASSEMBLY 2/20/2020 commit ds R D R AB 2329ChiuHomelessness: statewide neeand gaps analysis.AB 2493ChoiIncome tax credits: Homelessness Prevention Pilot Act of 2021.AB 2552PattersonChildcare and development services and programs: homeless children. youth other related ms for purposes of these to be used for supportive velopment resource on ending s Coordinating and Financing Council to, entifying the strengths and needs of a housing needs assessment that includes a income housing credits for the purposes of acquiring - based accountability mandate to end homelessness in the - payment loans to pay for the eligible costs of development, to ity to acquire property by eminent domain.This bill would expand that nt resource on ending homelessness in California. Existing law requires the are assisted with grant moneys be constructed or renovated within 36 months of the g, as defined, under that program target specified populations.This bill would appropriate time grants to build, acquire space for, and renovate structures - (1)Existing law provides for relocation assistance for persons subject to possible displacement as a result of projects undertaken by a public entity. Existing law defines terprovisions, including defining a “public entity” to include, among others, the state, the Regents of the University of California, a county, city, or district, various other political subdivisions, and any person who has the authordefinition to include an entity utilizing lowor rehabilitating a property already occupied by residential tenants.This bill containsprovisions and other existing laws. Existing law requires the Governor to create the Homelesamong other things, identify mainstream resources, benefits, and services that can be accessed to prevent and end homelessness in California and to serve as a statewide facilitator, coordinator, and policy developmeGovernor to appoint up to 19 members of the council, including representatives from specified state agencies and departments, and a formerly homeless person and a formerly homelesswho both live in California.This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require the Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council to include representatives from state environmental agencies for purposes of idunderserved communities by determining the connection between the challenges of homelessness and water management.Existing law requires the Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council to, among other things, serve as a statewide facilitator, coordinator, and policy dehomelessness in California.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that establishes an enforceable, resultsstate.Existing law establishes, among other housing programs, the Multifamily Housing Program, pursuant to which the Department of Housing and Community Development provides financial assistance, in the form of deferred specified types of housing development projects. Existing law, among other things, requires that the department ensure that at least 40% of the units in developments providing supportive housin$750,000,000 from the General Fund to the department for the purpose of providing counties with onehousing for persons experiencing homelessness, as provided. The bill would require the department to allocate these moneys among counties by a competitive application process. The bill would require a county to develop and submit demonstration of the county’s need for supportive housing units and capacity to build those units in order to receive a grant. The bill, among other things, would require that all units of supportive housing that receipt of that grant, otherwise the bill would require the county to return those moneys to the department for a 2nd round of allocation, as provided. INT PRINTPRINTPRINTPR From printer. May be heard in From printer. May be heard in From printer. May be heard in Introduced. 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D D D based - R ccountability AB 2763BloomHousing: relocation assistanceAB 2767LimónHomeless Coordinating and Financing Council: water management.AB 2848SantiagoHomelessness: resultsamandate.AB 2870FongHousing: supportive housing grants. - nties, and ons, as provided. so establishes the provides transitional eir access to benefits, and ss plan of action that includes of the local agency’s written response, the ness programs to programs impacting y 1, 2021, that rate to be supplemented with a THP time grant funds to support regional coordination and expand or artners, including the Homeless Coordinating and Financing - o update and submit, to the department, the plan at least once every one y letter of the amount of the supplement by November 1 of each year.This ncy is ineligible for certain state funding, as the Legislature may appropriate count - nts to each local agency’s homelessness plan of action within 120 days of receiving an eiving prevention services. The bill would require that the information compiled for the Existing law establishes various programs, including, among others, the Emergency Housing and Assistance Program, to provide assistance to homeless persons. Existing law alHomeless Coordinating and Financing Council to, among other things, create a statewide data system or warehouse that collects local data through homeless management information systems, with the ultimate goal of matching data on homelesshomeless recipients of state programs, as specified.This bill would require the Department of Housing and Community Development to create a state homeless integrated data warehouse, in coordination with state and local pCouncil, to develop a comprehensive portrayal of the homeless population in the state and the services provided to this population, those who are at risk of becoming homeless, and those who are recdatabase include the data necessary to make certain determinations, including, among other things, the number of individuals and families experiencing homelessness, ththe stated reasons for their homelessness.This bill contains other related provisions. Existing law establishes the Transitional Housing Placement program, which housing for nonminor dependents. Existing law provides for the establishment of rates to be paid to providers of transitional housing.This bill would require, subject to an appropriation in the annual budget act, and commencing JanuarNMD housing supplement. The bill would specify the method to be used by the State Department of Social Services to calculate that supplement and would require the department to notify counties by allbill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Existing law establishes the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program administered by the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency for the purpose of providing jurisdictions, as defined, withdevelop local capacity to address homelessness challenges, as specified. Existing law provides that upon appropriation, the agency is required to distribute $650,000,000 among cities, coucontinuum of care, as provided.This bill would enact the Homelessness Plan of Action Act, which requires all local agencies, as defined, to adopt and submit to the Department of Housing and Community Development, by January 1, 2022, a homelessnespecified information, including, among other things, information regarding surplus land that could be used to develop homeless shelters, assisted living units, and affordable housing. The bill would require a local agency t4 years thereafter by January 1. The bill would require the department, in consultation with any state agency the department may choose, to review and provide recommendations on improvemeaction plan, as provided. The bill would require a local agency to respond to the department’s recommendations within 120 days of receiving the department’s recommendatiThe bill would require, if a local agency indicates that it will not follow a particular recommendation, the local agency to describe how the agency plans to use all funds provided to the agency by the state, and provide, within one year department a detailed accounting of how the state funds were used. The bill would provide that if a local agency does not provide the detailed accounting pursuant to subdivision (c) within one year, the local ageunder this chapter or the Budget Act, from the date the detailed accounting is due to the PRINTPRINTPRINT Introduced. To print.Introduced. To print.Introduced. To print. --- BLY ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 ASSEM2/21/2020 ia D R D AB 2872FongPersons experiencing homelessness: CalifornHomelessness Data System Act.AB 2880TingTransitional Housing Placement program.AB 2916BloomHomelessness plan of action. y, term - - on of a ment. By sness of 1,500 described limit on the - e for the development of emergency risdiction described above to 120.This implied by law unless one of the parties ng element. Under that law, supportive would authorize an emergency housing facility ong other mandatory elements, a housing element. Existing law ry housing, and supportive housing available to the locality’s opment meets specified criteria, including that the housing development term general plan for the physical development of the county or city that - political subdivision to inspect and recertify each temporary emergency housing tenancy in order to sell the property to new owners who will hold title to the department to the date the local agency provides the detailed accounting to the departrequiring local agencies to adopt a homelessness plan of action, the bill would impose a statemandated local program.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Existing law authorizes a governing body of a political subdivision, as those terms are defined, to declare a shelter crisis if the governing body makes a specified finding. Upon declaratishelter crisis, existing law, among other things, suspends certain state and local laws, regulations, and ordinances to the extent that strict compliance would prevent, hinder, or delay the mitigation of the effects of the shelter crisis.This bill constructed or allowed pursuant to a declaration of a shelter crisis to comply with the building standards relating to fire safety that were in effect when the building was constructed. The bill would require afacility operated or allowed pursuant to a declaration of a shelter crisis every 180 days.The Planning and Zoning Law requires the legislative body of each county and city to adopt a comprehensive, longincludes, among other mandatory elements, a housihousing, as defined, is a use by right in zones where multifamily and mixed uses are permitted if the developer provides the planning agency with a plan for providing supportive services and the proposed housing develconsist of 50 units or fewer if it is located in an unincorporated area of a county or city that has a population of fewer than 200,000 and a population of persons experiencing homelesor fewer.This bill would, additionally, make supportive housing a use by right in zones where emergency shelters are permitted. The bill would increase the abovenumber of units in a housing development located in a jubill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Existing law establishes that a hiring of residential real property for a term not specified by the parties is deemed to be renewed at the end of the term gives written notice to the other of their intention to terminate the tenancy. This bill would, until January 1, 2031, prohibit an owner of a residential dwelling from giving notice of their intention to terminate aproperty as tenants in common.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. The Planning and Zoning Law requires each county and city to adopt a comprehensive, longgeneral plan for the physical development of the county or city, and of specified land outside its boundaries, that includes, amrequires that the housing element include, among other things, an inventory of land suitable for residential development and an analysis of any special housing needs, such as those of the elderlpersons with disabilities, large families, farmworkers, families with female heads of households, and families and persons in need of emergency shelter.This bill would additionally require the inventory to include an analysis of potential sites availablshelters, temporary housing, and supportive housing necessary to provide shelter to the locality’s homeless population. The bill would require a locality develop a comprehensive plan for making emergency shelters, tempora PRINTPRINTPRINTPRINT troduced. To print. Introduced. To print.InIntroduced. To print.Introduced. To print. ---- ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 DD D ds: D nancy: AB 2960GipsonShelter crises: fire safety standarinspections.AB 2988ChuPlanning and zoning: supportive housing: number of units: emergency shelter zones.AB 3077SantiagoResidential real property: tetermination: withdrawal of accommodations.AB 3122SantiagoHousing element: emergency shelters, temporary housing, and supportive housing. Cal - cality on med by es to provide county, and the Medi income families and 21 fiscal year and every fiscal - – nia Access to Housing and Services iness, Consumer Services, and Housing Department of Social Services for 21 fiscal year, 25% of the funds deposited 22 fiscal year, require 50% of the funds in – – time grant funds to support regional coordination and - und moneys appropriated in the annual Budget Act or programs.This bill would require counties and Continuums income individuals receive health care services. Existing law - egard to fiscal year, $2,000,000,000 from the General Fund to the be allocated, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to eligible state hes the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention program for the al assistance. By imposing additional duties on counties, this bill would impose provides cash assistance and other benefits to qualified low mandated local program.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing practices framework focused on moving homeless individuals and families into permanent - Cal, or gener - - homeless population, with the goal of transitioning individuals housed in emergency shelters into supportive housing and require the plan to address the types of supportive services that the lowill provide to individuals housed in emergency shelters, temporary housing, and supportive housing.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. By executive order, the Governor required the Department of Finance to establish the California Access to Housing and Services Fund within the State Department of Social Servicmuch needed dollars for additional affordable housing units, providing rental and operating subsidies, and stabilizing board and care homes.This bill would create the Homelessness Onset Prevention and Empowerment (HOPE) Account in the CaliforFund, and would require, commencing with the 2020each fiscal year in the California Access to Housing and Services Fund and the No Place Like Home Fund, and 25% of any General Fanother statute to address homelessness in each fiscal year, to be transferred to the HOPE Account. The bill would, commencing with the 2021the HOPE Account toprograms geared toward preventing homelessness and assisting those individuals who are at risk of becoming homeless and the other 50% of the funds to counties for homelessness preventiprojects through the annual budget process, as specified. The bill would authorize up to 5% of the funds in the HOPE Account, before the allocation of funds to state programs and counties, to be used, upon appropriation by the Legislature, by the State administrative costs. Because the bill would expand the purposes for which funding from the No Place Like Home Fund may be used, the bill would amend Proposition 2.This bill contains other existing laws. Existing law provides for various public social services programs, including, among others, the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program, under which each county individuals, CalFresh, under which supplemental nutrition assistance benefits allocated to the state by the federal government are distributed to eligible individuals by each program, under which qualified lowalso requires each county to provide aid to its indigent residents not supported by other means, which are known as general assistanceof Care to review the data contained in their Homeless Management Information Systems to determine if homeless individuals in the system receive benefits under CalWORKs, CalFresh, Media statelaws. Existing law establispurpose of providing jurisdictions with oneexpand or develop local capacity to address their immediate homelessness challenges infora besthousing and supporting the efforts of those individuals and families to maintain their permanent housing. Upon appropriation, existing law requires the BusAgency to distribute $650,000,000 among continuums of care, cities, and counties pursuant to the program. This bill would appropriate, commencing with the 2020year thereafter, without r PRINTPRINTPRINT Introduced. To print.Introduced. To print.Introduced. To print. --- ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 D ls. R D AB 3196KileyHomelessness Onset Preventionand Empowerment (HOPE) Act.AB 3269ChiuPublic social services: homeless individuaAB 3300SantiagoHomelessness: grant funds. t housing the purpose of income families. The - not provided.This bill would of the proposed limited living accommodations, the family is residing in a y standards set by the state. restrict the appointment of a conservator of the nd other benefits to qualified low day temporary homeless assistance until the last day of the ng is secured, or the date that the family moves into the limited conservatorship of the person or of the estate, or both, - term homelessness challenges. The bill would require - sting law authorizes the temporary shelter benefit to be extended for up to a total of 16 their immediate and long resent a proposed limited conservatee if that person has not retained legal counsel and does mily to demonstrate that the eviction is the result of a verified financial hardship, as Department of Housing and Community Development for the purpose of providing local jurisdictions and other specified entities with ongoing grant funds to sustain or expand efforts to address$1,100,000,000 to be distributed to counties and continuums of care, $800,000,000 to be distributed to cities with a population of at least 300,000, and $100,000,000 to nonprofidevelopers for specified purposes relating to the provision of housing. The bill would require the method of allocation to be based on a formula that considers specified data. The bill would require recipients to comply with funding accountabilitExisting law establishes procedures for the establishment of conservatorships of the person or of the estate, or both, as specified, or a of an adult with a developmental disability. In any proceeding to establish a limited conservatorship, existing law requires the court to appoint the public defender or private counsel to repnot plan to retain legal counsel.This bill would require appointed counsel for a proposed limited conservatee to advocate for the expressed interests, as defined, conservatee, and would authorize counsel to consult with any other person knowledgeable regarding the proposed limited conservatee to assist in interpreting the expressed interests of the proposed limited conservatee. The bill wouldperson for a person with a developmental disability to a limited conservatorship.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Existing law establishes the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program under which, through a combination of federal, state, and county funds, each county provides cash assistance aCalWORKs program also provides assistance to eligible families with nonrecurring special needs, including a homeless assistance benefit for the costs of temporary shelter for up to 3 working days. Exicalendar days, in increments of one week, based upon a documented search for permanent housing, as specified. Under existing law, a family is considered homeless for establishing eligibility for those benefits when the family lacks a fixed and regular nighttime residence, the family has a primary nighttime residence that is a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designed to provide temporarypublic or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings, or if the family has received a notice to pay rent or quit. Existing law requires the faspecified, and not other lease or rental violations, and that the family is experiencing a financial crisis that may result in homelessness if preventive assistance isrequire the county welfare department, if a family has secured and been approved for permanent housing assistance, to extend the 16month in which the permanent housiapproved permanent housing, whichever occurs first. The bill would delete the requirement for a family to demonstrate the reason for the eviction and the existence of the financial crisis.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. r. May be acted upon on From printer. May be acted upon on From printe RLS.RLS. -- SENATE 2/18/2020 or after March 19.SENATE 2/19/2020 or after March 20. D D ckowski SB 1016WieLimited conservatorship.SB 1065HertzbergCalWORKs: homeless assistance. other g housing ze based - rd of State ate core based services to lating to homeless - n accordance with the state dress the needs of homeless s other existing laws. ,000,000 from the General Fund to be tment of Justice, to the extent funding is t, which is defined to mean the evidence ments administering state programs to adopt guidelines ong other things, are in jurisdictions with high homeless populations ith the goal of facilitating the expedited identification, assessment, ded with a grant to be composed of specified individuals. ent of Community Services and Development to establish a program for the nts, or administers for the purpose of providing housing or housing Existing law establishes the Board of State and Community Corrections, which, among things, is responsible for providing statewide leadership, coordination, and technical assistance to promote effective state and local efforts and partnerships in California’s adult and juvenile criminal justice system.This bill would appropriate $50allocated according to a schedule developed by the Department of Finance, the California Police Chiefs Association, and the California State Sheriffs’ Association to police departments and sheriff’s departments that, amor that wish to fund codeployment teams for crisis intervention. The bill would require the local entities that receive funding under these provisions to report specified data to the Boaand Community Corrections, and require the board to report to the Legislature by a specified date.Existing law requires agencies and departand regulations to incorporate core components of Housing First, as defined. Existing law defines “state programs” for this purpose as any program a California state agency or department funds, implemepeople experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness, except as provided.This bill, notwithstanding the requirement to adopt guidelines and regulations to incorporcomponents of Housing First or any guidelines or regulations adopted pursuant to that requirement, would authorize an agency or department that administers a state program that has incorporated core components of Housing First to provide funding iprogram to housing that does not comply with Housing First.Under existing law, several state agencies have prescribed responsibilities repersons. Existing law requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to administer the California Emergency Solutions Grants Program and make grants under the program to qualifying recipients to implement activities that adindividuals and families and assist them to regain stability in permanent housing as quickly as possible. Existing law requires agencies and departments administering state programs to incorporate core components of Housing Firsmodel that uses housing as a tool, rather than a reward, for recovery and that centers on providing or connecting homeless people to permanent housing as quickly as possible.This bill would require the Departmpurpose of providing grants to nonprofit entities to create employment and job skill training opportunities for homeless individuals. The bill would require the department to prioritinonprofit entities seeking to expand existing successful programs that meet the qualifications of the bill when determining grant awards. The bill would specify that the grant program is not subject to the requirements of Housing First.This bill containExisting law authorizes a county to establish a homeless adult and family multidisciplinary personnel team, as defined, wand linkage of homeless individuals to housing and supportive services within that county and to allow provider agencies to share confidential information for the purpose of coordinatinand supportive services to ensure continuity of care. Existing law authorizes the team to include, among others, housing or homeless services provider agencies, medical personnel, and legal counsel, as specified. This bill would require the Deparprovided for these purposes, to administer a competitive grant program to enable local law enforcement agencies to establish and operate homeless outreach teams. The bill would require a homeless outreach team fun From printer. May be acted upon on From printer. May be acted upon on From printer. May be acted upon on From printer. May be acted upon on RLS.RLS.RLS.RLS. ---- SENATE 2/20/2020 or after March 21.SENATE 2/21/2020 or after March 22.SENATE 2/21/2020 or after March 22.SENATE 2/21/2020 or after March 22. R RRR 1202 SB 1112ChangCriminal justice: local funding.SB 1201JonesHomelessness: state programs: Housing First.SB JonesEmployment and training grants.SB 1203JonesLaw enforcement: homeless outreach teams. Department to a range of alternatives to unty of Riverside, with the based treatment. Existing law also mandated local program.This bill - - e tax imposed by that law.This bill bill would impose a state Health Care Services. Existing law defines an “alcoholism or ear, in an amount between $2,500 and $10,000 per eligible ning “eligible individual” as a person who is homeless. The bill would require an eligible hour residential nonmedical services to adults who are recovering from problems related to - cohol, drug, or alcohol and drug misuse or abuse, and who need alcohol, drug, or alcohol and The Corporation Tax Law allows various credits against thwould allow a credit under the Corporation Tax Law for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2026, to a qualified taxpayer that employs an eligible individual during the taxable yindividual, not to exceed $30,000 per taxable year, depending on the amount of hours worked by the eligible individual. The bill would define various terms for purposes of the credit, including defiemployer to obtain an eligible employer certification from the Employment Development Department to receive the credit, and would require the Employment Development issue a certification to eligible employers, as specified. The bill would require each continuum of care to issue certifications to eligible individuals that are homeless, as specified. By increasing the duties of local continuum of care, thecontains other related provisions and other existing laws. Existing law declares the intent of the Legislature to encourage the development of a system of residential mental health treatment programs in every county that provide institutional care based on principles of residential, communityprovides for the licensure and regulation of alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facilities by the State Department ofdrug abuse recovery or treatment facility” to mean any premises, place, or building that provides 24aldrug recovery treatment or detoxification services. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to establish a behavioral health treatment center in the Cogoal of providing a centralized substance abuse and mental health service for individuals and reducing recidivism and homelessness. Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for RLS.RLS. -- SENATE 2/21/2020 assignment. To print.SENATE 2/21/2020 assignment. To print. D D alth. SB 1333DurazoCorporation Tax Law: credits: employment: homelessness.SB 1387RothSubstance abuse and mental he Position - Home - home supportive extended benefits to - d by that law.This bill, for except as specified.This bill tion of “employment” for the on assessment instead. located in the preceding calendar year. The pers - d County IHSS Maintenance of Effort (MOE), Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program, under - ed for the annualized cost of those local person assessment since the initial program intake and - Summary administered In - IHSS his bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program, administered by the State - order to permit them to remain in their own homes. Existing law requires the , a parent in the employ of their child, or a person in the employ of their spouse, ged, blind, and disabled persons are provided with supportive services in order to permit s not changed their residence since the pervious assessment. The bill would require the r for eligible expenses related to the care of an eligible family member, not to exceed served basis. The bill would make these provisions operative on the effective date of any - measure specifically appropriating funds to the Franchise Tax Board for its costs to administer first - ediated, or imposed by a county, public authority, or nonprofit consortium, or any increase in provider Existing law provides for the payment of unemployment compensation benefits andeligible individuals who meet specified requirements. Existing law provides definitions for “employment” for purposes of these provisions. Existing federal and state law excludes services performed by a child in the employ of a parentfrom the definition of “employment” for purposes of unemployment taxes and unemployment insurance benefit eligibility, as specified. This bill would provide that the definipurposes of unemployment insurance coverage includes services performed by an individual in the employ of their parent, child, or spouse if that individual is providing services through the InSupportive Services program.TThe Personal Income Tax Law allows various credits against the taxes imposeeach taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2026, would allow a credit against those taxes in an amount equal to 50% of the amount paid or incurred by a family caregiver during the taxable yea$5,000. The bill would limit the aggregate amount of these credits to be allocated in each calendar year to $150,000,000 as well as any unused credit amount, if any, albill would require the Franchise Tax Board to allocate and certify these credits to taxpayers on a firstcomebudgetthese provisions.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Existing law establishes the InDepartment of Social Services and counties, under which qualified aged, blind, and disabled persons are provided with services incounty welfare department to assess each recipient’s continuing monthly need for inservices at varying intervals as necessary, but at least once every 12 months,would authorize counties to perform the needs assessment by telephone if certain conditions are met, including that the recipient has had at least one inthe recipient hacounty to notify recipients within an unspecified number of days of a proposed assessment by telephone and to provide the recipient with the option of having an inExisting law provides for the countywhich qualified athem to remain in their own homes. Existing law requires the state and counties to share the annual cost of providing IHSS, and requires all counties to have a rebaseas prescribed. Existing law requires the state to pay 65%, and each county to pay 35%, of the nonfederal share of wage and benefit increases when any increase in provider wages or benefits is locally negotiated, mwages or benefits is adopted by ordinance, and associated employment taxes, as specified. Existing law requires the rebased County IHSS MOE to be adjustincreases.This bill would, until January 1, 2025, instead require the state to pay 70%, and each county to pay 30%, of the nonfederal share of wage and benefit increases and associated employment taxes in any PRINTREV. & PRINTPRINT From printer. Referred to From printer. From printer. ---- eard in Location ASSEMBLY 1/28/2020 May be heard in committee February 27.ASSEMBLY TAX2/20/2020 Com. on REV. & TAX.ASSEMBLY 2/19/2020 May be hcommittee March 20.ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 May be heard in committee March 22. D D D Norris - D Bill ID/Topic home supportive home supportive -- AB 1993KamlagerUnemployment insurance: benefits.AB 2136PetriePersonal income taxes: credit: family caregiver.AB 2387GraysonInservices: needs assessment.AB 2724GrayInservices: provider wages and benefits. l would services to complete a provider orientation at the home supportive - Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program, under which qualified aged, - se county, as defined, that enters into a collective bargaining agreement, as specified, with its impasproviders between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2021. The bill would make conforming changes to related rebased County IHSS MOE provisions.Existing law provides for the Inblind, and disabled persons receive services enabling them to remain in their own homes. Existing law requires prospective providers of intime of enrollment and, at the conclusion of the provider orientation, to sign a specified statement. Existing law requires the county to retain this statement indefinitely in the provider’s file.This bilinstead require the county, beginning July 1, 2021, to retain the statement in the provider’s file for a period of 7 years. PRINT Introduced. - ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 To print. R tation. home supportive - AB 3343FloraInservices: provider orien Position t of the , to - ertain cases, ld abuse or neglect. er proceedings in the juvenile mbers, as specified. By imposing mandated local program.This bill - cooperative arrangements in order to sing the reporting requirements on a new class ocacy center to share with each other information dated reporter to report an incident of known or Summary to submit its findings to the district attorney, as Child Abuse er, or medical treatment. Existing law requires a social worker who has cause to ted States. The bill would authorize the county child welfare department to develop and resource employees of a business that employs minors, and a person whose duties require report to the county welfare or probation department that it is investigating the case, and requires focused settings for interviews and other services. The bill would authorize members of a - ildren’s advocacy center that includes representatives from specified disciplines and provides dedicated Existing law, the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act, requires a mandated reporter, as definedreport whenever they, in their professional capacity or within the scope of their employment, have knowledge of or observed a child whom the mandated reporter knows or reasonably suspects has been the victim of child abuse or neglect. Failure by a manreasonably suspected child abuse or neglect is a misdemeanor punishable by up to 6 months of confinement in a county jail, by a fine of $1,000, or by both that imprisonment and fine.This bill would add humandirect contact with and supervision of minors in the performance of the minors’ duties in the workplace, to the list of individuals who are mandated reporters. By impoof persons, for whom failure to report specified conduct is a crime, this bill would impose a statemandated local program.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Existing law states the intent of the Legislature that the law enforcement agencies and the county welfare or probation department of each county develop and implement coordinate existing duties in connection with the investigation of suspected child abuse or neglect cases. Existing law requires a local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over a reported case of child abuse to the county welfare department or probation department, in certain cases, to evaluate what action or actions would be in the best interest of the child and specified.This bill would authorize a county, in order to implement a multidisciplinary response to investigate reports involving child physical or sexual abuse, exploitation, or maltreatment, to use a chchildmultidisciplinary team associated with a children’s advin their possession concerning the child, the family of the child, and the person who is the subject of the abuse or neglect investigation, as specified. The bill would exempt an employee or designated agencenter from liability under specified circumstances.Existing law provides that a child may be a dependent child of the juvenile court in cincluding when the child has suffered, or is at substantial risk of suffering, serious physical harm or illness as a result of the willful or negligent failure of the parent or guardian to provide the child with adequate food, clothing, sheltbelieve that a child has been abused or neglected to immediately conduct an investigation to determine whether child welfare services should be offered to the family and whethcourt should be commenced.This bill would require a county child welfare department investigating a case of child abuse or neglect to determine if the parent or guardian is an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the Uniadopt memoranda of understanding with military installations that would govern the investigation of allegations of child abuse or neglect against active duty service meadditional duties on local officials, this bill would impose a statecontains other related provisions and other existing laws. Existing law, the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act, requires a mandated reporter to report whenever they know or reasonably suspect that a child has been the victim of chiExisting law also authorizes any other person to report known or suspected child abuse or neglect. Under PUB. S.PRINT Referred to From printer. Referred to Introduced. HUM. S.RLS. ---- Location ASSEMBLY 1/30/2020 Com. on PUB. S.ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 May be heard in committee March 22.SENATE 2/12/2020 Coms. on HUMAN S. and V.A.SENATE 2/21/2020 D D Bill ID/Topic D D AB 1963ChuChild abuse or neglect: mandated reporters.AB 2741Rubio, BlancaChildren’s advocacy centers.SB 907ArchuletaChild abuse or neglect investigation: military notification.SB 1446Roth ake contact with the person department, if designated by the county to receive mandated reports, or mandated local program.This bill contains other related provisions and other - mposing additional duties on local agencies investigating reports of child abuse or neglect, existing law reports of suspected child abuse or neglect are made to any police department, sheriff’s department, county probationcounty welfare department.This bill would require an agency that receives a report of known or suspected child abuse to take specified actions including requiring an investigator to mwho made the report and visit the child, who is the subject of the report, in person to determine if the child should be removed from the home during the pendency of an investigation into a report of child abuse or neglect. By ithis bill would impose a stateexisting laws. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. Child abuse or neglect: reports. Position Cal - fectively serve Department of Cal program for any - he initial funding of the tment to determine the Cal provider who participates - Cal providers on how to ef - Summary ment contracts with regional centers to provide services and tablish a supplemental provider payment under the Denti he pilot program. The bill would require a Denti Developmental Services year pilot program to educate and train Denti - Cal beneficiaries with intellectual or developmental disabilities who are regional center consumers, - Under existing law, the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act, the StateDevelopmental Services is responsible for providing various services and supports to individuals with developmental disabilities, and for ensuring the appropriateness and quality of those services and supports. Under existing law, the departsupports to persons with developmental disabilities.This bill would require the department to establish and administer a 5Medito contract with an independent evaluator, and to utilize an expert to perform specified duties, including advising on the design of tin the pilot program to complete continuing education hours and clinical hours working with Medibeneficiaries who are regional center consumers, and would require the deparnumber of continuing education and clinical hours, in collaboration with the Dental Board of California and the Dental Hygiene Board of California within the Department of Consumer Affairs. The bill would require the department to esdental provider who renders dental services to regional center consumers and has completed the continuing education and clinical hours, and to issue, no later than one year after tpilot program, a report to the Legislature on the evaluation of the pilot program. The bill would repeal those provisions on January 1, 2027.This bill contains other existing laws. PRINT From printer. - Location ASSEMBLY 2/20/2020 May be heard in committee March 21. R Cal provider pilot Bill ID/Topic - AB 2535MathisDentiprogram. Position l Cal - preference, patronage mandated local program.This bil - less the licensee first makes specified s bill would require the payment of itals, such as designated public hospitals, ption of a drug or device manufactured or Cal program to maximize the use of federal funds - al Medicaid program provisions. Existing law Summary income individuals receive health care services. The Medi - and regulation of various healing arts licensees by boards within Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health - fied healing arts licensees from charging, billing, or otherwise soliciting Hospitals Cal reimbursement, to various hosp - Cal Hospital/Uninsured Care Demonstration Project Act. The act revises hospital - nt of appropriated funds to additional hospital facilities, this bill would make an h federal Medicaid law and to stabilize the distribution of funding for hospitals that provide Cal beneficiaries and uninsured patients. This demonstration project provides funding, in - of a license and a misdemeanor, as specified. This bill would require a healing arts licensee Cal disproportionate share hospital replacement payment adjustments to any eligible hospital that is - s, including the Demonstration Disproportionate Share Hospital Fund, the Private Hospital Existing law provides for the licensure the Department of Consumer Affairs. Under existing law, it is unlawful for healing arts licensees, except as specified, to offer, deliver, receive, or accept any rebate, refund, commission, dividend, discount, or other consideration, in the form of money or otherwise, as compensation or inducement for referring patients, clients, or customers to any person, subject to certain exceptions. Existing law also prohibits specipayment from a patient on behalf of, or referring a patient to, an organization in which the licensee, or the licensee’s immediate family, has a significant beneficial interest, undisclosures in writing to the patient. Existing law makes a violation of these and other provisions governing unearned rebates, refunds, and discounts, unprofessional conduct and grounds for suspension or revocation who receives remuneration from a drug or device company to disclose the amount and source orally and in writing to each patient before the intended use or prescridistributed. The bill would also require a healing arts licensee to obtain a signature from the patient on the written disclosure. By expanding a crime, the bill would impose a statecontains other related provisions and other existing laws. Existing law provides for the MediCare Services, under which qualified lowprogram is, in part, governed and funded by federestablishes the Medisupplemental payment methodologies in the Mediconsistent witcare to Medisupplementation of Medispecified nondesignated public hospitals, and private hospitals, in accordance with certain provisions relating to disproportionate share hospitals. Existing law establishes several continuously appropriated fundSupplemental Fund, the Nondesignated Public Hospital Supplemental Fund, and the Distressed Hospital Fund, to be expended by the department for purposes of the act.ThiMedia nondesignated public hospital. By expanding the purposes of continuously appropriated funds by authorizing paymeappropriation.This bill contains other related provisions. PRINTPRINT From printer. From printer. -- Location ASSEMBLY 2/19/2020 May be heard in committee March 20.ASSEMBLY 2/20/2020 May be heard in committee March 21. R D Cal: Bill ID/Topic - AB 2411NazarianHealing arts licensees: remuneration: drug or device companies: disclosure.AB 2439Dahle, MeganMedidisproportionate share hospital replacement payment adjustments.