California Senate Bill SB473 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: SB 473INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Bates FEBRUARY 26, 2015 An act to amend Section 1796.19 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 473, as introduced, Bates. Home care services. The Home Care Services Consumer Protection Act, operative January 1, 2016, provides for the registration of home care aides. Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services to consider specified information when determining whether to approve a home care aide's registration application, including, among other things, evidence satisfactory to the department of the home care aide applicant's ability to comply with the act and the rules and regulations promulgated by the department under the act. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those 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 1796.19 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read: 1796.19. (a) The department shall consider, but is not limited  to,   to considering, all of  the following when determining whether to approve a registration application: (1) Evidence satisfactory to the department of  the ability of  the home care aide  applicant   applicant's ability  to comply with this chapter and the rules and regulations promulgated under this chapter by the department. (2) Evidence satisfactory to the department that the home care aide applicant is of reputable and responsible character. The evidence shall include, but is not limited to, a review of the independent home care aide applicant's criminal offender record information pursuant to Section 1522. (3) Any revocation or other disciplinary action taken, or in the process of being taken, related to the care of individuals against the home care aide applicant. (4) Any other information that may be required by the department for the proper administration and enforcement of this chapter. (b) Failure of the home care aide applicant to cooperate with the department in the completion of the Home Care Aide application shall result in the withdrawal of the registration application. "Failure to cooperate" means that the information described in this chapter and by any rules and regulations promulgated under this chapter has not been provided, or has not been provided in the form requested by the department, or both.