CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1766Introduced by Assembly Member BloomFebruary 22, 2019 An act to add Section 1501.2 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to community care facilities. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1766, as introduced, Bloom. Community care facilities: data collection: severe mental illness.The California Community Care Facilities Act provides for the licensure and regulation of community care facilities by the State Department of Social Services. The act includes legislative findings and declarations that there is an urgent need to establish a coordinated and comprehensive statewide service of quality community care for the mentally ill, the developmentally and physically disabled, and children and adults who require care or services.This bill would require the department to collect data from community care facilities relating to the number of individuals with severe mental illness residing in each facility in order to determine if the types of community care facilities are appropriate to meet the needs of individuals with severe mental illness.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 1501.2 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:1501.2. The State Department of Social Services shall collect data from community care facilities relating to the number of individuals with severe mental illness residing in each facility in order to determine if the types of community care facilities are appropriate to meet the needs of individuals with severe mental illness. CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1766Introduced by Assembly Member BloomFebruary 22, 2019 An act to add Section 1501.2 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to community care facilities. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1766, as introduced, Bloom. Community care facilities: data collection: severe mental illness.The California Community Care Facilities Act provides for the licensure and regulation of community care facilities by the State Department of Social Services. The act includes legislative findings and declarations that there is an urgent need to establish a coordinated and comprehensive statewide service of quality community care for the mentally ill, the developmentally and physically disabled, and children and adults who require care or services.This bill would require the department to collect data from community care facilities relating to the number of individuals with severe mental illness residing in each facility in order to determine if the types of community care facilities are appropriate to meet the needs of individuals with severe mental illness.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1766 Introduced by Assembly Member BloomFebruary 22, 2019 Introduced by Assembly Member Bloom February 22, 2019 An act to add Section 1501.2 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to community care facilities. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1766, as introduced, Bloom. Community care facilities: data collection: severe mental illness. The California Community Care Facilities Act provides for the licensure and regulation of community care facilities by the State Department of Social Services. The act includes legislative findings and declarations that there is an urgent need to establish a coordinated and comprehensive statewide service of quality community care for the mentally ill, the developmentally and physically disabled, and children and adults who require care or services.This bill would require the department to collect data from community care facilities relating to the number of individuals with severe mental illness residing in each facility in order to determine if the types of community care facilities are appropriate to meet the needs of individuals with severe mental illness. The California Community Care Facilities Act provides for the licensure and regulation of community care facilities by the State Department of Social Services. The act includes legislative findings and declarations that there is an urgent need to establish a coordinated and comprehensive statewide service of quality community care for the mentally ill, the developmentally and physically disabled, and children and adults who require care or services. This bill would require the department to collect data from community care facilities relating to the number of individuals with severe mental illness residing in each facility in order to determine if the types of community care facilities are appropriate to meet the needs of individuals with severe mental illness. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 1501.2 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:1501.2. The State Department of Social Services shall collect data from community care facilities relating to the number of individuals with severe mental illness residing in each facility in order to determine if the types of community care facilities are appropriate to meet the needs of individuals with severe mental illness. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section 1501.2 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:1501.2. The State Department of Social Services shall collect data from community care facilities relating to the number of individuals with severe mental illness residing in each facility in order to determine if the types of community care facilities are appropriate to meet the needs of individuals with severe mental illness. SECTION 1. Section 1501.2 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read: ### SECTION 1. 1501.2. The State Department of Social Services shall collect data from community care facilities relating to the number of individuals with severe mental illness residing in each facility in order to determine if the types of community care facilities are appropriate to meet the needs of individuals with severe mental illness. 1501.2. The State Department of Social Services shall collect data from community care facilities relating to the number of individuals with severe mental illness residing in each facility in order to determine if the types of community care facilities are appropriate to meet the needs of individuals with severe mental illness. 1501.2. The State Department of Social Services shall collect data from community care facilities relating to the number of individuals with severe mental illness residing in each facility in order to determine if the types of community care facilities are appropriate to meet the needs of individuals with severe mental illness. 1501.2. The State Department of Social Services shall collect data from community care facilities relating to the number of individuals with severe mental illness residing in each facility in order to determine if the types of community care facilities are appropriate to meet the needs of individuals with severe mental illness.