CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1292Introduced by Senator JacksonFebruary 21, 2020 An act relating to health services. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1292, as introduced, Jackson. Senior affordable housing: nursing pilot program.Existing law permits age restrictions in connection with housing and defines senior citizen housing for these purposes as a residential development for senior citizens that has at least 35 dwelling units.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would create a nursing pilot program in a specified number of senior affordable housing developments in 5 counties for 5 years to require collaboration between an onsite nurse who provides necessary health care and onsite coordinators who facilitate other services that enable residents to remain living independently, and avoid costly and unnecessary hospitalizations and long-term care facility stays.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 to create a five-year nursing pilot program in a specified number of senior affordable housing developments in five counties that requires all of the following:(a) Collaboration between an onsite nurse who provides necessary health care and onsite coordinators who facilitate other services that enable residents to remain living independently, and avoid costly and unnecessary hospitalizations and long-term care facility stays.(b) Reporting to the Legislature, the California Health and Human Services Agency, and the Department of Housing and Community Development on or before January 1, 2024. CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1292Introduced by Senator JacksonFebruary 21, 2020 An act relating to health services. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1292, as introduced, Jackson. Senior affordable housing: nursing pilot program.Existing law permits age restrictions in connection with housing and defines senior citizen housing for these purposes as a residential development for senior citizens that has at least 35 dwelling units.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would create a nursing pilot program in a specified number of senior affordable housing developments in 5 counties for 5 years to require collaboration between an onsite nurse who provides necessary health care and onsite coordinators who facilitate other services that enable residents to remain living independently, and avoid costly and unnecessary hospitalizations and long-term care facility stays.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1292 Introduced by Senator JacksonFebruary 21, 2020 Introduced by Senator Jackson February 21, 2020 An act relating to health services. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1292, as introduced, Jackson. Senior affordable housing: nursing pilot program. Existing law permits age restrictions in connection with housing and defines senior citizen housing for these purposes as a residential development for senior citizens that has at least 35 dwelling units.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would create a nursing pilot program in a specified number of senior affordable housing developments in 5 counties for 5 years to require collaboration between an onsite nurse who provides necessary health care and onsite coordinators who facilitate other services that enable residents to remain living independently, and avoid costly and unnecessary hospitalizations and long-term care facility stays. Existing law permits age restrictions in connection with housing and defines senior citizen housing for these purposes as a residential development for senior citizens that has at least 35 dwelling units. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would create a nursing pilot program in a specified number of senior affordable housing developments in 5 counties for 5 years to require collaboration between an onsite nurse who provides necessary health care and onsite coordinators who facilitate other services that enable residents to remain living independently, and avoid costly and unnecessary hospitalizations and long-term care facility stays. ## 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 to create a five-year nursing pilot program in a specified number of senior affordable housing developments in five counties that requires all of the following:(a) Collaboration between an onsite nurse who provides necessary health care and onsite coordinators who facilitate other services that enable residents to remain living independently, and avoid costly and unnecessary hospitalizations and long-term care facility stays.(b) Reporting to the Legislature, the California Health and Human Services Agency, and the Department of Housing and Community Development on or before January 1, 2024. 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 to create a five-year nursing pilot program in a specified number of senior affordable housing developments in five counties that requires all of the following:(a) Collaboration between an onsite nurse who provides necessary health care and onsite coordinators who facilitate other services that enable residents to remain living independently, and avoid costly and unnecessary hospitalizations and long-term care facility stays.(b) Reporting to the Legislature, the California Health and Human Services Agency, and the Department of Housing and Community Development on or before January 1, 2024. SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to create a five-year nursing pilot program in a specified number of senior affordable housing developments in five counties that requires all of the following:(a) Collaboration between an onsite nurse who provides necessary health care and onsite coordinators who facilitate other services that enable residents to remain living independently, and avoid costly and unnecessary hospitalizations and long-term care facility stays.(b) Reporting to the Legislature, the California Health and Human Services Agency, and the Department of Housing and Community Development on or before January 1, 2024. SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to create a five-year nursing pilot program in a specified number of senior affordable housing developments in five counties that requires all of the following: ### SECTION 1. (a) Collaboration between an onsite nurse who provides necessary health care and onsite coordinators who facilitate other services that enable residents to remain living independently, and avoid costly and unnecessary hospitalizations and long-term care facility stays. (b) Reporting to the Legislature, the California Health and Human Services Agency, and the Department of Housing and Community Development on or before January 1, 2024.