California Assembly Bill AB1102 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 1102INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Santiago FEBRUARY 27, 2015 An act to amend Section 1569.31 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to residential care facilities for the elderly. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1102, as introduced, Santiago. Residential care facilities for the elderly. Existing law provides for the licensure of residential care facilities for the elderly by the State Department of Social Services, including prescribing standards of safety and sanitation for the physical plant and standards for basic care and supervision, personal care, and services to be provided. Violation of these provisions is a crime. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions. 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 1569.31 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read: 1569.31.  (a)    The regulations for a license shall prescribe standards of safety and sanitation for the physical plant and standards for basic care and supervision, personal care, and services to be provided.  The   (b)    The  department's regulations shall allow for the development of new and innovative community programs.  In   (c)     In  adopting regulations  which   that  implement this chapter, the department shall provide flexibility to allow facilities conducted by and exclusively for adherents of a well-recognized church or religious denomination who rely solely on prayer or spiritual means for healing to operate a licensed residential care facility for the elderly.