BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular Session
AB 664 (Dodd) - Medi-Cal: universal assessment tool report
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|Version: June 25, 2015 |Policy Vote: HEALTH 8 - 0 |
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|Urgency: No |Mandate: No |
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|Hearing Date: August 27, 2015 |Consultant: Brendan McCarthy |
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*********** ANALYSIS ADDENDUM - SUSPENSE FILE ***********
The following information is revised to reflect amendments
adopted by the committee on August 27, 2015
Bill
Summary: AB 664 would extend existing provisions of law until
September 1, 2018, requiring the Department of Health Care
Services and other state agencies to develop a universal
assessment tool that could be used to assess the need for home
and community based services by seniors and persons with
disabilities. The bill would also require the Department to
report to the Legislature on the lessons learned from the
authorized pilot project using the universal assessment tool.
Fiscal
Impact:
No significant costs are anticipated by extending the
statutory sunset on the authority to develop the universal
assessment tool and conduct a pilot project using it.
One-time costs of between $500,000 and $1,000,000 are
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anticipated for the Department of Health Care Services to
conduct an evaluation of the universal assessment tool pilot
project (General Fund and federal funds). The Department
indicates that it will either conduct the evaluation
internally or contract with an independent organization.
Author
Amendments: Delay the sunset on the existing body of law
requiring the development of a universal assessment tool until
September 1, 2018; delay the deadline for a report on the
working group's status until December 1, 2016; delay the
deadline for reporting on the initial use of the universal
assessment until fifteen months after implementation; and revise
the information required to be in the report.
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