CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2607Introduced by Assembly Member Berman(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Flora)February 15, 2018 An act relating to veterans.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2607, as introduced, Berman. Veterans: Medical Foster Home Pilot Program.Existing law establishes the Department of Veterans Affairs, which is responsible for administering various programs and services for the benefit of veterans. Existing law provides for the licensure of residential care facilities for the elderly, community care facilities, and residential care facilities for persons with chronic, life-threatening illness, by the State Department of Social Services.The Medical Foster Home Pilot Program, which was repealed on January 1, 2018, authorized a United States Department of Veterans Affairs (USDVA) facility to establish a medical foster home in this state for the placement of veterans that is not subject to licensure or regulation as one of the above-listed facilities, but subject to other specified federal and state requirements.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would reestablish the Medical Foster Home Pilot Program for the benefit of veterans.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would reestablish the Medical Foster Home Pilot Program for the benefit of veterans. CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2607Introduced by Assembly Member Berman(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Flora)February 15, 2018 An act relating to veterans.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2607, as introduced, Berman. Veterans: Medical Foster Home Pilot Program.Existing law establishes the Department of Veterans Affairs, which is responsible for administering various programs and services for the benefit of veterans. Existing law provides for the licensure of residential care facilities for the elderly, community care facilities, and residential care facilities for persons with chronic, life-threatening illness, by the State Department of Social Services.The Medical Foster Home Pilot Program, which was repealed on January 1, 2018, authorized a United States Department of Veterans Affairs (USDVA) facility to establish a medical foster home in this state for the placement of veterans that is not subject to licensure or regulation as one of the above-listed facilities, but subject to other specified federal and state requirements.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would reestablish the Medical Foster Home Pilot Program for the benefit of veterans.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2607 Introduced by Assembly Member Berman(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Flora)February 15, 2018 Introduced by Assembly Member Berman(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Flora) February 15, 2018 An act relating to veterans. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2607, as introduced, Berman. Veterans: Medical Foster Home Pilot Program. Existing law establishes the Department of Veterans Affairs, which is responsible for administering various programs and services for the benefit of veterans. Existing law provides for the licensure of residential care facilities for the elderly, community care facilities, and residential care facilities for persons with chronic, life-threatening illness, by the State Department of Social Services.The Medical Foster Home Pilot Program, which was repealed on January 1, 2018, authorized a United States Department of Veterans Affairs (USDVA) facility to establish a medical foster home in this state for the placement of veterans that is not subject to licensure or regulation as one of the above-listed facilities, but subject to other specified federal and state requirements.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would reestablish the Medical Foster Home Pilot Program for the benefit of veterans. Existing law establishes the Department of Veterans Affairs, which is responsible for administering various programs and services for the benefit of veterans. Existing law provides for the licensure of residential care facilities for the elderly, community care facilities, and residential care facilities for persons with chronic, life-threatening illness, by the State Department of Social Services. The Medical Foster Home Pilot Program, which was repealed on January 1, 2018, authorized a United States Department of Veterans Affairs (USDVA) facility to establish a medical foster home in this state for the placement of veterans that is not subject to licensure or regulation as one of the above-listed facilities, but subject to other specified federal and state requirements. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would reestablish the Medical Foster Home Pilot Program for the benefit of veterans. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would reestablish the Medical Foster Home Pilot Program for the benefit of veterans. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would reestablish the Medical Foster Home Pilot Program for the benefit of veterans. SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would reestablish the Medical Foster Home Pilot Program for the benefit of veterans. SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would reestablish the Medical Foster Home Pilot Program for the benefit of veterans. ### SECTION 1.