Day: March 2, 2021

CANHR is supporting, opposing and/or closely following the following pieces of legislation this session. This list is subject to change. Please check www.canhr.org for updated details on legislation, and www.leginfo.ca.gov for information on specific bills. CANHR Sponsored Bills AB 2408 (Grayson) – Reverse Mortgage Suitability Worksheet Bill This legislation will improve the existing Reverse Mortgage Suitability Worksheet by addressing additional areas of concern: problems for the non-borrowing spouse, communication problems with loan servicers, and property tax problems due to home improvement contracts.

CANHR is supporting, opposing and/or closely following the following pieces of legislation this session. This list is subject to change. Please check www.canhr.org for updated details on legislation, and leginfo.legislature.ca.gov for information on specific bills. CANHR Sponsored Bills AB 737 (Eggman) – Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly: Licensing and Regulation This bill improves the information available to the Department of Social Services’ Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD) when deciding whether to approve or deny an application to operate a Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE). 

CANHR is supporting, opposing and/or closely following the following pieces of legislation this session. This list is subject to change. Please check www.canhr.org for updated details on legislation, and leginfo.legislature.ca.gov for information on specific bills. CANHR Sponsored Bills AB 3211 (Kalra) Advance Health Care Directives This bill updates California’s statutory Advanced Healthcare Directive to simplify the choices related to organ donation and encourage a more complete explanation of the principal’s preferences.

CANHR supported, opposed and/or closely followed the following pieces of legislation for the 2017 legislative session. Review the fact sheets and find sample letters of support below for each bill. CANHR Support AB 275 (Wood): Strengthening Closure Protections for Nursing Home Residents AB 275 would take modest steps to enhance protections for nursing home residents during a facility closure.

CANHR is sponsoring or co-sponsoring the following bills for the 2016 legislative session. Review the fact sheets and find sample letters of support below for each bill. Sponsored Medi-Cal Estate Recovery Reform Signed into Law California’s budget bill, SB833, was signed by the Governor in June. The bill incorporates the provisions of SB 33 and includes the most comprehensive Medi-Cal Reform measures since 1993.

The following bills are the CANHR sponsored, supported, and opposed legislation for the 2015 legislative session. Sponsored SB 33 (Hernandez): Medi-Cal Recovery Reform – Now a 2-year bill. This bill would limit Medi-Cal recovery for those who are 55+ years of age to only what is required by federal law, and eliminate optional recovery for other services; eliminate recovery on surviving spouses’ estates; and allow hardship exemptions for homesteads of modest value.

The following bills include the RCFE Reform Act of 2014, the Medi-Cal Recovery reform, and other bills that CANHR sponsored or supported this legislative session.  RCFE Reform Act of 2014 AB 1523 (Atkins): RCFE Liability Insurance – Signed into law. Effective July 1, 2015, each Residential Care Facility for the Elderly, as a condition of licensure, will be required to obtain and maintain liability insurance.