Continuing care retirement facilities: transfers of residents.
Existing law requires a continuing care retirement facility, as defined, to possess a certificate of authority issued by the State Department of Social Services before it can enter into a continuing care contract, as defined, with a resident. Existing law requires that a continuing care contract be in writing and contain specified information. Existing law authorizes a continuing care retirement community to transfer a resident under certain circumstances, including when the resident develops a physical or mental condition that endangers the health, safety, or well-being of the resident or another person. Prior to any transfer under those provisions, existing law requires the continuing care retirement community to satisfy certain requirements, including, but not limited to, involving the resident and the resident's responsible person in the assessment process that forms the basis for the transfer and providing an explanation of the assessment process. If assessment tools are used in making that determination, existing law authorizes the resident or resident's responsible person to request copies of the completed assessment. Existing law authorizes the resident or the resident's responsible person to dispute a transfer decision, and existing law requires a timely review of transfer disputes by the Continuing Care Contracts Branch of the department, as prescribed. Existing law requires any transfer decision of the branch of the department to be in writing.
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California Legislature
20172018
AB 713
California AB 713 (20172018)
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Continuing care retirement facilities: transfers of residents.
California AB 713 (20172018) — Continuing care retirement facilities: transfers of residents.
Existing law requires a continuing care retirement facility, as defined, to possess a certificate of authority issued by the State Department of Social Services before it can enter into a continuing care contract, as defined, with a resident. Existing law requires that a continuing care contract be in writing and contain specified information. Existing law authorizes a continuing care retirement community to transfer a resident under certain circumstances, including when the resident develops a physical or mental condition that endangers the health, safety, or well-being of the resident or another person. Prior to any transfer under those provisions, existing law requires the continuing care retirement community to satisfy certain requirements, including, but not limited to, involving the resident and the resident's responsible person in the assessment process that forms the basis for the transfer and providing an explanation of the assessment process. If assessment tools are used in making that determination, existing law authorizes the resident or resident's responsible person to request copies of the completed assessment. Existing law authorizes the resident or the resident's responsible person to dispute a transfer decision, and existing law requires a timely review of transfer disputes by the Continuing Care Contracts Branch of the department, as prescribed. Existing law requires any transfer decision of the branch of the department to be in writing.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 713 CHU Assembly Third Reading — 62–14 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 13–3 (pass) · lower
AB 713 CHU Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 71–5 (pass) · lower
Do pass — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 5–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Chu — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2017-02-15 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2017-02-16 From printer. May be heard in committee March 18.
2017-03-02 Referred to Coms. on HUM. S. and AGING & L.T.C. referral-committee
2017-03-22 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on AGING & L.T.C. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 21). amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction
2017-03-23 Read second time and amended. reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-2
2017-03-27 Re-referred to Com. on AGING & L.T.C. referral-committee
2017-04-05 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 4). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2017-05-10 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2017-05-26 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 3.) (May 26). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2017-05-30 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2017-05-31 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 62. Noes 14. Page 1912.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2017-06-01 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2017-06-14 Referred to Com. on HUMAN S. referral-committee
2017-06-28 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2017-07-10 In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2017-09-01 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (September 1). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2017-09-05 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2017-09-08 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1
2017-09-11 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2017-09-12 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2773.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2017-09-13 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 15 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
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