California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 591

Introduced by Assembly Member Hadley

February 24, 2015

An act to amend Section 1569 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to residential care facilities.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 591, as introduced, Hadley. Residential care facilities.

The California Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly Act provides for the licensure and regulation of residential care facilities for the elderly by the State Department of Social Services. Under existing law, the Legislature finds and declares that, due to a greater demand for residences for the elderly that provide care and supervision, residential care facilities for the elderly are licensed as a separate category from community care facilities. Under existing law, no residential facility for the elderly can accept persons needing care beyond the level of care for which that facility is licensed.

This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.  

Section 1569 of the Health and Safety Code is
amended to read:

1569.  

This chapter shall be begin delete known end delete begin insert known, end insert and may be begin delete cited end delete
begin insert cited, end insert as the California Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly
Act.