BILL ANALYSIS Ó AB 1211 Page 1 Date of Hearing: May 6, 2015 ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Jimmy Gomez, Chair AB 1211 (Maienschein) - As Amended March 24, 2015 ----------------------------------------------------------------- |Policy |Rules |Vote:|11 - 0 | |Committee: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-------------+-------------------------------+-----+-------------| | |Health | |19 - 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |-------------+-------------------------------+-----+-------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: YesReimbursable: No SUMMARY: This bill increases the maximum number of beds allowed in congregate living health facilities (CLHFs) from 12 to 18. AB 1211 Page 2 FISCAL EFFECT: Negligible state fiscal effect. COMMENTS: 1)Purpose. The author states the demand for CLHF services to provide alternative, non-institutional settings for patients is increasing beyond current capacity. The author asserts the only current alternative to expanding the number of beds from 12 to 18 is for operators to construct new CLHFs within the same community, which lengthens the time it takes to place in-need patients in a CLHF and increases the number of facilities that DPH must oversee. The author maintains that by increasing the number of licensed beds from 12 to 18, providers may reduce the fixed costs related to operating a CLHF, rather than increasing costs due to new construction, to meet the increasing demand. This bill is supported by numerous health care entities who operate CLHFs. 2)CLHFs in California. CLHFs are one type of long-term care facility licensed by CDPH. CLHFs provide care that is less intensive than that provided in general acute care hospitals but more intensive than that provided in skilled nursing facilities. There are currently 84 licensed CLHFs operating throughout the state, with a total bed capacity of 661. AB 1211 Page 3 Analysis Prepared by:Lisa Murawski / APPR. / (916) 319-2081