BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular Session
SB 1377 (Nguyen) - Cognitively impaired adults: caregiver
resource centers
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|Version: April 12, 2016 |Policy Vote: HEALTH 9 - 0 |
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|Urgency: No |Mandate: No |
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|Hearing Date: April 25, 2016 |Consultant: Brendan McCarthy |
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This bill meets the criteria for referral to the Suspense File.
Bill
Summary: SB 1377 would appropriate $3.3 million from the
General Fund each year to provide support for Caregiver Resource
Centers. The bill would also clarify that services provided by
Caregiver Resource Centers may be provided through remote
technologies.
Fiscal
Impact:
Ongoing appropriation of $3.3 million per year for support of
Caregiver Resource Centers (General Fund).
No significant costs are anticipated due to the change in law
specifically allowing most services to be provides through
remote technologies. Under current practice, Caregiver
Resource Centers are allowed to provide services through
remote technologies such as telephone, the internet, or other
services. To the extent that Caregiver Resources Centers do
make use of such technologies, they may be able to provide
services to the public at lower cost.
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Background: Under current law, Caregiver Resource Centers are authorized
to provide services to the caregivers of cognitively impaired
adults - such as individuals with Alzheimer's disease, stroke,
traumatic brain injury, or other degenerative diseases.
Caregiver Resource Centers generally provide support services to
caregivers, such as education and training or emotional support
services. In addition, Caregiver Resource Centers provide
respite care to cognitively impaired adults. Respite services
are used to provide care to a cognitively impaired adult for a
limited amount of time so that caregivers have some relief from
the constant demands of caring for a loved one. Respite services
can be provided in the home or in other settings such as adult
day care centers. There are eleven Caregiver Resource Centers in
the state.
Funding for Caregiver Resource Centers has gone from a high of
$12.2 million in 2000-01 to a low of $2.9 million from 2009-10
to 2014-15. In 2015-16, funding was increased to $4.9 million
(which is the amount proposed in the 2016-17 budget as well).
All funding for Caregiver Resource Centers comes from the
General Fund.
Proposed Law:
SB 1377 would appropriate $3.3 million from the General Fund
each year to provide support for Caregiver Resource Centers. The
bill would also clarify that services provided by Caregiver
Resource Centers may be provided through remote technologies
(except for respite services).
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