BILL ANALYSIS Ó AB 753 Page 1 CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS AB 753 (Lowenthal) As Amended June 18, 2013 2/3 vote. Urgency ----------------------------------------------------------------- |ASSEMBLY: |70-0 |(May 16, 2013) |SENATE: |39-0 |(August 26, | | | | | | |2013) | ----------------------------------------------------------------- Original Committee Reference: HEALTH SUMMARY : Repeals and recasts existing law governing caregiver resource centers (CRCs) to reflect the transfer of their oversight from the former Department of Mental Health (DMH) to the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS). The Senate amendments : 1)Require the CRCs that DHCS contracts with to be nonprofit. 2)Eliminate a requirement for DHCS to seek funding for CRCs from federal and private sources. 3)Clarify that contracts between DHCS and CRCs are exempt from provisions of the Public Contract Code related to contracting by state agencies, replacing a narrower exemption from provisions related to state acquisition of goods and services. 4)Make minor and technical changes. EXISTING LAW : 1)Establishes the Comprehensive Act for Families and Caregivers of Brain-Impaired Adults, previously administered by DMH, to contract with a Statewide Resources Consultant to coordinate a statewide system of CRCs to serve caregivers of adults with Alzheimer's disease, stroke, Parkinson's, traumatic brain injury, and other adult-onset cognitive disorders. 2)Transfers the CRC program from DMH to DHCS due to the elimination of DMH in the 2012 Budget. FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Senate Appropriations Committee, pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8, negligible state costs. AB 753 Page 2 Analysis Prepared by : Ben Russell / HEALTH / (916) 319-2097 FN: 0001922