California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1572 — Residential care facilities for the elderly: resident and family councils.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 177, Statutes of 2014.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 30, 2014. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of residential care facilities for the elderly by the State Department of Social Services and makes a violation of those provisions punishable as a misdemeanor, except as specified. Existing law requires every licensed residential care facility for the elderly, at the request of a majority of its residents, to assist the residents in establishing and maintaining a resident-oriented facility council. Existing law requires the council to be composed of residents of the facility and authorizes the inclusion of family members of residents of the facility on the council. Existing law authorizes the council to, among other things, make recommendations to facility administrators to improve the quality of daily living in the facility and negotiate to protect residents' rights with facility administrators. Existing law authorizes the assessment of specified civil fines for violations of this provision. This bill would instead require every licensed residential care facility for the elderly, at the request of 2 or more residents, to assist the residents in establishing and maintaining a single resident council, as specified. The bill would authorize family members, resident representatives, advocates, long-term care ombudsman program representatives, facility staff, or others to participate in resident council meetings and activities at the invitation of the council. The bill would authorize a resident council to, among other things, make recommendations to facility administrators to improve the quality of daily living and care in the facility and to promote and protect residents' rights. The bill would require facilities to respond in writing within 14 calendar days regarding any action or inaction taken in response to written concerns or recommendations submitted by the resident council. The bill would impose certain requirements on facilities relating to the promotion of resident councils, as specified. The bill would require a facility with a resident council and a licensed capacity of 16 or more residents to appoint a designated staff liaison who shall be responsible for providing assistance to the resident council, as specified. The bill would prohibit facilities from willfully interfering with the formation, maintenance, or promotion of a resident council, as specified. The bill would require this provision to be posted in a prominent place, as specified. The bill would provide that a violation of these provisions is not a crime, but would impose a daily $250 civil penalty for a violation of these provisions, as specified. Existing law prohibits a facility from prohibiting the formation of a family council, which is defined to mean a meeting of family members, friends, responsible parties, or agents of 2 or more residents to confer in private without facility staff. This bill would authorize facility personnel or visitors to attend a family council meeting only at the council's invitation and would require a facility to respond in writing within 14 calendar days regarding any action or inaction taken in response to written concerns or recommendations submitted by the family council. The bill would require a facility to provide specified notice regarding the existence of, or right to, form a family council. The bill would require a facility with a family council and a licensed capacity of 16 or more residents to appoint a designated staff liaison who shall be responsible for providing assistance to the family council, as specified. The bill would prohibit a facility from willfully interfering with the formation, maintenance, or promotion of a family council, or its participation in the regulatory inspection process, as specified. The bill would provide that a violation of these provisions is not a crime, but would impose a daily $250 civil penalty for a violation of these provisions, as specified.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 177, Statutes of 2014.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

  4. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 4255.).

  6. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  9. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  10. Referred to Com. on HUMAN S.

  11. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  12. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 1. Page 4757.)

  13. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  14. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 1.) (April 30).

  15. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  16. Read second time and amended.

  17. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 1).

  18. Re-referred to Com. on AGING & L.T.C.

  19. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on AGING & L.T.C. Read second time and amended.

  20. Referred to Com. on AGING & L.T.C.

  21. From printer. May be heard in committee March 2.

  22. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Block · Cosponsor
  • Eggman · Primary
  • Skinner · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Eggman

Co-sponsors (2)

  • Block
  • Skinner

Not signed on (119)

119 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Special Consent #18

Passed 35 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33004
Democratic 2001
Total 35005
% of votes cast 88%0%0%13%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Block — Yea
Lara — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Roth — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Evans — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
Cannella — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hernandez — Not Voting
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Beall — Yea
Huff — Yea
Knight — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Torres — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Yee — Not Voting
Hancock — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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AB 1572 EGGMAN Assembly Third Reading

Passed 72 Yea · 1 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 65106
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 72106
% of votes cast 91%1%0%8%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Holden — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mansoor — Not Voting
Nazarian — Yea
Pan — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Conway — Yea
Allen — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fong — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Medina — Yea
Salas — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Logue — Not Voting
Melendez — Not Voting
Nestande — Yea
Chau — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Waldron — Not Voting
Fox — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hall — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 16 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14100
Republican 1000
Democratic 1000
Total 16100
% of votes cast 94%6%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Linder — Yea
Pan — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Campos — Yea
Holden — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Weber — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1572 do?
Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of residential care facilities for the elderly by the State Department of Social Services and makes a violation of those provisions punishable as a misdemeanor, except as specified. Existing law requires every licensed residential care facility for the elderly, at the request of a majority of its residents, to assist the residents in establishing and maintaining a resident-oriented facility council. Existing law requires the council to be composed of residents of the facility and authorizes the inclusion of family members of residents of the facility on the council. Existing law authorizes the council to, among other things, make recommendations to facility administrators to improve the quality of daily living in the facility and negotiate to protect residents' rights with facility administrators. Existing law authorizes the assessment of specified civil fines for violations of this provision. This bill would instead require every licensed residential care facility for the elderly, at the request of 2 or more residents, to assist the residents in establishing and maintaining a single resident council, as specified. The bill would authorize family members, resident representatives, advocates, long-term care ombudsman program representatives, facility staff, or others to participate in resident council meetings and activities at the invitation of the council. The bill would authorize a resident council to, among other things, make recommendations to facility administrators to improve the quality of daily living and care in the facility and to promote and protect residents' rights. The bill would require facilities to respond in writing within 14 calendar days regarding any action or inaction taken in response to written concerns or recommendations submitted by the resident council. The bill would impose certain requirements on facilities relating to the promotion of resident councils, as specified. The bill would require a facility with a resident council and a licensed capacity of 16 or more residents to appoint a designated staff liaison who shall be responsible for providing assistance to the resident council, as specified. The bill would prohibit facilities from willfully interfering with the formation, maintenance, or promotion of a resident council, as specified. The bill would require this provision to be posted in a prominent place, as specified. The bill would provide that a violation of these provisions is not a crime, but would impose a daily $250 civil penalty for a violation of these provisions, as specified. Existing law prohibits a facility from prohibiting the formation of a family council, which is defined to mean a meeting of family members, friends, responsible parties, or agents of 2 or more residents to confer in private without facility staff. This bill would authorize facility personnel or visitors to attend a family council meeting only at the council's invitation and would require a facility to respond in writing within 14 calendar days regarding any action or inaction taken in response to written concerns or recommendations submitted by the family council. The bill would require a facility to provide specified notice regarding the existence of, or right to, form a family council. The bill would require a facility with a family council and a licensed capacity of 16 or more residents to appoint a designated staff liaison who shall be responsible for providing assistance to the family council, as specified. The bill would prohibit a facility from willfully interfering with the formation, maintenance, or promotion of a family council, or its participation in the regulatory inspection process, as specified. The bill would provide that a violation of these provisions is not a crime, but would impose a daily $250 civil penalty for a violation of these provisions, as specified.
Who sponsors AB 1572?
AB 1572 is sponsored by Block, Eggman, and Skinner.
What is the current status of AB 1572?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 30, 2014. Enacted.
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