SB 1245

  • California Senate Bill
  • 2023-2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Feb 15, 2024
  • Senate
  • Assembly
  • Governor

In-home supportive services: licensed health care professional certification.

Abstract

Existing law provides for the county-administered In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program, under which qualified aged, blind, and disabled persons are provided with specified services in order to permit them to remain in their own homes and avoid institutionalization. Existing law defines supportive services for purposes of the IHSS program to include those necessary paramedical services that are ordered by a licensed health care professional, which persons could provide for themselves, but for their functional limitations. Existing law requires an applicant for, or recipient of, in-home supportive services, as a condition of receiving these services, to obtain a certification from a licensed health care professional declaring that the applicant or recipient is unable to perform some activities of daily living independently, and that without services to assist the applicant or recipient with activities of daily living, the applicant or recipient is at risk of placement in out-of-home care, and defines a licensed health care professional to mean an individual licensed in California by the appropriate California regulatory agency, acting within the scope of their license or certificate as defined in the Business and Professions Code. This bill would instead define "licensed health care professional" for those purposes to mean any person who engages in acts that are the subject of licensure or regulation under specified provisions of the Business and Professions Code or under any initiative act referred to in those specified provisions. The bill would also clarify that as a condition of receiving paramedical services, an applicant or recipient is required to obtain a certification from a licensed health care professional, as specified.

Bill Sponsors (1)

Votes


Actions


May 16, 2024

Senate

May 16 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

May 10, 2024

Senate

Set for hearing May 16.

Apr 15, 2024

Senate

April 15 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.

Apr 05, 2024

Senate

Set for hearing April 15.

Apr 02, 2024

Senate

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3428.) (April 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Committee-Passage
  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

Mar 12, 2024

Senate

Set for hearing April 1.

Feb 29, 2024

Senate

Referred to Com. on HUMAN S.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on HUMAN S.

Feb 16, 2024

Senate

From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 17.

Feb 15, 2024

Senate

Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Bill Text

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SB1245 HTML
02/15/24 - Introduced PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
03/28/24- Senate Human Services PDF
04/12/24- Senate Appropriations PDF

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