Amended in Senate April 14, 2016

Amended in Senate March 28, 2016

Senate Bill No. 982

Introduced by Senator McGuire

February 10, 2016

An act to add begin delete and repeal end delete Section 4474.12 begin delete of end delete begin insert to end insert the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to developmental services.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 982, as amended, McGuire. State Department of Developmental Services: begin delete Sonoma State Hospital. end delete begin insert developmental centers. end insert

Existing law vests in the State Department of Developmental Services jurisdiction over state hospitals referred to as developmental centers for the provision of residential care to individuals with developmental disabilities, including the Sonoma begin delete State Hospital. end delete begin insert Developmental Center, the Fairview Developmental Center, and the Porterville Developmental Center, as specified. end insert Existing law requires the department to comply with procedural requirements when closing a developmental center. Existing law required, on or before October 1, 2015, the State Department of Developmental Services to submit to the Legislature a plan or plans to close one or more developmental centers.

This bill would begin delete require, until January 1, 2021, end delete begin insert require end insert the department to begin delete develop and conduct a 3-year end delete begin insert contract for a end insert longitudinal begin delete study, over the course of the 2017-18 through 2019-20, inclusive, fiscal years, end delete begin insert study, commencing July 1, 2017, end insert to assess the quality of life and outcomes of developmental center residents begin delete that end delete begin insert who end insert relocate from the Sonoma begin delete State Hospital end delete begin insert Developmental Center, the Fairview Developmental Center, and the general treatment area of the Porterville Developmental Center end insert as a result of the closure of begin delete that center. end delete begin insert those centers. end insert The bill would specify the begin delete contents of the study, including assessments of the residents before they leave the center and at one-year and two-year intervals after they relocate from the center. end delete begin insert qualifications and duties of the contractor, as specified. end insert The bill would require the department to submit interim reports to the Legislature regarding the study at the end of the first and second years of the study. The bill would require, upon the completion of the study, the department to submit the study to the Legislature, as specified.

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

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

SECTION 1.  

Section 4474.12 is added to the Welfare and
Institutions Code, immediately following Section 4474.11 begin insert , end insert to read:

4474.12.  

(a)  begin delete The end delete begin insert To ensure that persons with developmental
disabilities who are moved from developmental centers to the
community are receiving necessary services and supports, the end insert
department shall begin delete develop and conduct a three-year end delete begin insert contract with
an independent agency or organization for a end insert longitudinal begin delete study end delete
begin insert study, commencing July 1, 2017, end insert to assess the quality of life and
outcomes of developmental center residents begin delete that end delete begin insert who end insert relocate from
the Sonoma begin delete State Hospital end delete begin insert Developmental Center, the Fairview
Developmental Center, and the general treatment area of the
Porterville Developmental Center, as those institutions are
identified in Sections 4440 and 4440.5, end insert as a result of the closure
of begin delete that center. The study shall be conducted over the course of the
2017-18 through 2019-20, inclusive, fiscal years. end delete begin insert those centers. end insert

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(b) The study conducted pursuant to this section shall do all of
the following:

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(1) Measure the residents’ quality of life, their satisfaction with
services, the degree to which the residents achieve their goals,
such as independence, and other dimensions as determined by the
department.

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(2) Include assessments of the residents before they leave the
center and at one-year and two-year intervals after they relocate
from the center.

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(3) Track the residential locations of the former residents of the
center for purposes of conducting the one-year and two-year
postrelocation reassessments.

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(4) Include a written report that does all of the following:

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(A) Summarizes the findings based on the data collected.

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(B) Provides recommendations regarding how the closure could
have been conducted in a manner that better served the needs of
the residents and their families.

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(C) Specifies any community-based services for former residents
that need to be improved.

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(b) The contractor shall be experienced in all of the following:

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(1) Designing valid tracking instruments.

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(2) Tracking the quality of community programs, including
outcome-based measures such as health and safety, quality of life,
integration, choice, and consumer satisfaction.

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(3) Tracking the quality and appropriateness of community
placements for persons moving from large institutions into
community settings.

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(4) Developing data systems.

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(5) Data analysis and report preparation.

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(c) (1) The contractor shall measure consumer and family
satisfaction with services provided, including case management
and quality of life, including, but not limited to, health and safety,
independence, productivity, integration, opportunities for choice,
and delivery of needed services.

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(2) The contractor shall meet with each person, and the person’s
family, or legal guardian or conservator, when appropriate, no
less than once per year to discuss quality of life and observe the
person’s services and supports.

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(3) In cases in which the consumer is not capable of
communicating his or her responses, and in which a family
member, or legal guardian or conservator, is not involved, the
contractor shall meet with no fewer than two persons familiar with
the consumer. Additionally, the contractor shall interview staff
and friends who know the consumer best and review records, as
appropriate.

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(d) The contract may be satisfied by the same contractor used
by the department to implement the quality assurance instrument
pursuant to Section 4571, if appropriate.

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(c)

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begin insert (e) end insert  (1) For purposes of conducting the study, the department
shall maintain and update the addresses of, and contact information
for, former residents of the center who relocated as a result of the
closure of the begin delete center. end delete begin insert centers. end insert

(2) The department shall ensure, to the extent permitted by law,
that researchers conducting the study have access to data and other
information necessary to conduct the study, including the addresses
of, and contact information for, former residents of the center who
relocated due to the closure of the center.

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(d)

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begin insert (f) end insert  The department shall submit interim reports to the Legislature
regarding the study at the end of the first and second years of the
study, in accordance with the requirements of Section 9795 of the
Government Code. Upon the completion of the study, the
department shall submit the study to the Legislature, in accordance
with the requirements of Section 9795 of the Government Code.

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(e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2021,
and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that
is enacted before January 1, 2021, deletes or extends that date.

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