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Mandatory Enrollment of Seniors and Persons with Disabilities in Medi-Cal Managed Care (pdf) or (rtf) (May 2011, English, 5 pages, #5495.01)

Your Rights to Choices Counseling and Discharge Planning Under MDS 3.0 Section Q (pdf) or (rtf) (March 2011, English, 2 pages, #5497.01)

Enhanced Discharge Planning Rights For Nursing Facility Residents Under MDS 3.0 Section Q (pdf) or (rtf) (March 2011, English, 10 pages, #5496.01)

References for Consumer Complaints About Health Care Professionals & Facilities (pdf) (October 2010, 62 pages including forms, English, #5287.01).

Worksheets for Determining Eligibility under the Aged & Disabled Federal Poverty Level (A&D FPL) Medi-Cal Program (2009-2010, English (pdf) (rtf) (html), #5450.01) (Plain English (pdf) #5450.PE)

Functional Limitation Self Assessment Packet (pdf), September 2009, 58 pages, #5482.01

The Nursing Facility/Acute Hospital Waiver: The Basics (htm) or (pdf) (May 2009, 10 pages, English, #5477.01)

How the AIDS Medi-Cal Waiver Can Help You Get the Care You Need at Home Instead of in a Medical Facility (htm) or (pdf) (November 2008, 12 pages, English, #5435.01)

The Multipurpose Senior Services Program May Be the Answer to Staying at Home Rather than Going to a Nursing Home (htm) or (pdf) (November 2008, 8 pages, English, #5395.01)

How to Get the Extra Help You Need to Stay in Your Own Home and Avoid a Nursing Home (html) or (pdf) (November 2008, 25 pages, English, #5392.01)

Access to and Amendment of Health Records (htm) or (pdf) (December 2007, 10 pages, English, #5112.01)

How to Use Aids and Services in Medical Settings (htm) or (pdf) (March 2005, 13 pages, #5447.01)

Advance Health Care Directives (pdf) March 2003, 40 pages, English, #5088.01; also available in Spanish (pdf) #5088.02