California Assembly Bill AB1875 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 1875INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Fong FEBRUARY 16, 2010 An act to amend Section 12301.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to public social services. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1875, as introduced, Fong. In-home supportive services. Existing law provides for the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program, under which, either through employment by the recipient, or by or through a contract by the county, a nonprofit consortium, or a public authority, qualified aged, blind, and disabled persons receive services enabling them to remain in their homes. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to an In-Home Supportive Services program provision. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 12301.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read: 12301.5. The department may secure to the extent feasible  such  in-home supportive and other health services for persons eligible under this article to which they are entitled under the Medi-Cal Act (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section  14000) of this part)   14000))  .