AB 1953 (Wood) - Support - Skilled Nursing Facility Oversight

This bill seeks to provide much needed transparency to skilled nursing facility operations in an environment where for-profit companies are not subject to adequate oversight.

pdf version 6-18-18 support letter

AB 2744 (Rubio) - Support - Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly

The bill creates oversight and accountability for referral agencies through important registration and disclosure provisions covering referrals to residential care facilities for the elderly.

pdf version 4-5-18 support letter

SB 992 (Hernandez) – Support - Alcoholism or Drug Treatment Facilities

This bill seeks to provide greater oversight of licensed alcoholism or drug treatment facilities by requiring all programs licensed or certified by the department to disclose information to the State Department of Health Care Services, including, among other things, ownership of an unlicensed alcohol and drug free residence and their contractual relationships. It would also require a licensee to develop a plan to address when a resident relapses that would include, among other things, discharge and continuing care planning.

pdf version 4-2-18 support if amended letter
pdf version 6-13-18 support letter
pdf version 7-20-18 support letter
pdf version 9-4-18 request for signature

SB 1228 (Lara) - Oppose - Substance Use Disorder: Licensed and Certified Treatment Programs

This bill would require the department to establish a program to approve organizations that certify facilities, residences, or dwellings that provide substance use disorder continuum of care, are not licensees, and meet specified requirements, including the brokering of “patients.”

pdf version 4-13-18 oppose letter
pdf version 6-21-18 oppose letter
pdf version 7-20-18 oppose letter