Wesley Chesbro
- Democratic
Author
Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of residential care facilities for the elderly, as defined, by the State Department of Social Services, including, among other things, regulation of fees and charges. Existing law requires the admission agreement for a residential care facility for the elderly to contain specified elements. Under existing law, a violation of any of these provisions is punishable as a misdemeanor. This bill would prohibit a residential care facility for the elderly from requiring advance notice for terminating an admission agreement upon the death of a resident, would prohibit the accrual of any fees once all personal property of the deceased is removed from the facility, and would prohibit the facility from impeding the removal of a deceased resident's personal property, as specified. The bill would require a residential care facility for the elderly to issue a refund of any fees paid in advance, covering the time after a deceased resident's personal property has been removed, within 15 days of that property being removed. The bill would also require a residential care facility for the elderly to, within 3 days of becoming aware of a resident's death, provide written notice to specified persons of the facility's policies regarding contract termination at death and refunds, and to include in the admission agreement the conditions under which those refunds will be issued. The bill would exempt from these provisions fees charged by a continuing care equity project or amounts deducted from entrance fee refunds or repayment, as defined. By creating a new crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 290, Statutes of 2013.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:15 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2578.).
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1844.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 17 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1121.)
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 17).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HUM. S. Read second time and amended.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 10.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB261 | HTML |
| 02/07/13 - Introduced | |
| 04/01/13 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/18/13 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/23/13 - Enrolled | |
| 09/09/13 - Chaptered |
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