SB 1377, as amended, Nguyen. Cognitively impaired adults: caregiver resource centers.
Existing law requires the Director of Health Care Services to, among other things, maintain or enter into contracts directly with nonprofit caregiver resource centers (CRCs) to provide direct services to caregivers of cognitively impaired adults, as defined, throughout the state. These services include, but are not limited to, specialized information, family consultation, respite care, short-term counseling, and support groups.
This bill would, each fiscal year, commencing with the 2016-17 fiscal year, appropriatebegin delete an unspecified sum of moneyend deletebegin insert $3,300,000end insert from the General Fund to the State Department of Health Care Services for allocation to CRCs for the
purpose of providing those respite care services.begin insert The bill would also authorize those services to be provided both in-person and through the use of remote technologies.end insert
Vote: 2⁄3. Appropriation: yes. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 4364.5 of the Welfare and Institutions
2Code is amended to read:
(a) The CRCs shall deliver services to and advocate
4for caregivers of cognitively impaired adults, as established in the
5CRC Operations Manual.
6(b) These services shall include, but not be limited to, all of the
7following:
8(1) Specialized information on chronic and disabling conditions
9and diseases, aging, caregiving issues, and community resources.
10(2) Family consultation. Professional staff shall work with
11families and caregivers to provide support, alleviate stress, examine
12options, and enable them to make decisions related to the care of
13cognitively impaired
adults. Clinical staff shall provide an
14assessment of caregiver needs, short- and long-term care planning,
15and ongoing consultation.
16(3) (A) Respite care. The CRCs shall arrange respitebegin insert careend insert
17 services to relieve caregivers of the stress of constant care.
18(B) The sum ofbegin delete ____ dollars ($____)end deletebegin insert three million three hundred
19thousand dollars ($3,300,000)end insert is hereby appropriated from the
20General Fund each fiscal year, commencing with the 2016-17
21fiscal year, to the State Department of Health Care Services for
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allocation to CRCs for the purpose of providing respite care
23services.
24(4) Short-term counseling. The CRCs shall provide up to six
25one-hour individual counseling sessions to caregivers seeking
26emotional support, skill development, and strategies to better cope
27with their caregiving situation.
28(5) Support groups. The CRCs shall offer support groups that
29enable caregivers to share experiences and ideas to ease the stress
30of their caregiving role.
31(6) Legal and financial consultation, including professional legal
32assistance or referrals to professional legal assistance, that can
33help caregivers with a variety of issues, including estate planning,
34trusts, wills, conservatorships, and durable powers of attorney.
P3 1(7) Education and training. The CRCs shall organize and conduct
2education for groups of caregivers and community professionals
3on a variety of topics related to caregiving.
4(c) The amount of each of the services specified in subdivision
5(b) that are provided shall be determined by local needs and
6available resources.
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(d) CRC services may be provided both in-person and through
8the use of remote technologies, including, but not limited to,
9web-based services, mobile applications, and telephone messaging
10services, in order to advance consumer choice in service delivery
11and to expand service in rural areas.
12(d)
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13begin insert(end insertbegin inserte)end insert Persons receiving services pursuant to this chapter may be
14required to contribute to the cost of services depending upon their
15ability to pay, but not to exceed the actual cost thereof.
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