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| 1 | + | Amended IN Senate June 06, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2331Introduced by Assembly Member Calderon(Coauthor: Assembly Member Stone)February 16, 2022An act to add and repeal Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 9860) of Division 8.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to seniors.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2331, as amended, Calderon. Bridge to Recovery for Adult Day Services: COVID-19 Mitigation and Resilience Grant Program to Combat Senior Isolation.Existing law requires the California Department of Aging, among other things, to administer the Mello-Grandlund Older Californians Act that established various programs that service older individuals, including aging information and educational programs. Under existing law, the departments mission is to provide leadership to the area agencies on aging in developing systems of home- and community-based services that maintain individuals in their own homes or least restrictive homelike environments.This bill would create, upon appropriation by the Legislature, the Bridge to Recovery for Adult Day Services: COVID-19 Mitigation and Resilience Grant Program to Combat Senior Isolation to improve the health, safety, and well-being of vulnerable at-risk seniors older adults and people with disabilities through safe access to vital services in adult day health care and adult day program settings. The bill would require the department to administer the grant program and award grants for qualified entities for infection prevention and control and to address workforce shortages, as specified. The bill would specify that the program would be operative for 2 years from an appropriation and would require the department to post on its internet website when the 2 years have passed.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. Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 9860) is added to Division 8.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read: CHAPTER 16. Bridge to Recovery for Adult Day Services: COVID-19 Mitigation and Resilience Grant Program to Combat Senior Isolation 9860. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Public health experts acknowledge that SARS-CoV-2 will continue to circulate in the community for an extended period of time, posing a significant threat to the health and well-being of the most vulnerable members of society.(b) Experts, providers, participants, and caregivers concur that two years of isolation and limited social engagement has led to steep declines in cognitive function, function and mental and physical health for many vulnerable older adults and persons with disabilities.(c) While alternative adult day services have been provided since March 2020, access to in-center hands-on support has been severely limited by infection control requirements.(d) To combat senior isolation, safe access to in-center adult day health care and adult day programs is essential.(e) Due to the economic impacts of the pandemic, adult day health care and adult day program facilities require financial assistance to implement science-based mitigation measures that will combat the spread of virulent infectious disease over the long term.9861. Subject to an appropriation by the Legislature, the Bridge to Recovery for Adult Day Services: COVID-19 Mitigation and Resilience Grant Program to Combat Senior Isolation is hereby established within, and shall be administered by, the California Department of Aging, to improve the health, safety, and well-being of vulnerable at-risk seniors older adults and people with disabilities through safe access to vital services in adult day health care and adult day program settings.9862. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply: (a) Adult day services means services provided by licensed adult day health care facilities as defined in Section 1570.7 of the Health and Safety Code or licensed adult day programs as defined in Section 1502 of the Health and Safety Code. Code, or adult day health care centers operated by a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) organization as defined in Section 14592.(b) Eligible entity means a licensed adult day health care or care, licensed adult day program program, or PACE site, designed to serve older adults with chronic health, cognitive, or mental health conditions. An eligible entity may be a nonprofit organization, for-profit organization, or local government entity and shall be licensed at the time of application.(c) Department means the California Department of Aging.(d) Grant Program means the Bridge to Recovery for Adult Day Services: COVID-19 Mitigation and Resilience Grant Program to Combat Senior Isolation.9863. The department shall administer the grant program and, according to the grant program, award grants to qualified entities for the following purposes:(a) Infection prevention and control by implementing evidence-based infection mitigation measures to prepare for current and future infectious disease and emergency scenarios. This may include, but is not limited to, the following measures:(1) Improvements to building ventilation and air flow and filtration.(2) Adding or modifying usable space to increase opportunity for social distancing.(3) Increased sanitation and infection control measures. (4) Modifying or purchasing equipment and vehicles for transportation that facilitate social distancing and person-centered programming. (5) Improving patient access to telehealth services.(b) Actions to address the adult day service facility workforce shortage and comply with staffing ratios for participant health and safety.9864. (a) The department shall award funds to qualified applicants based on, but not limited to, the following criteria:(1) The applicant currently provides or intends to provide in-center congregate services as defined by the department.(2) The applicants statement of need for financial assistance to implement COVID-19-related facility mitigation measures.(3) The applicants explanation for how the funds will support and or sustain infection prevention and control and adult day services workforce resiliency. (b) The department may establish minimum standards, funding schedules, and procedures for awarding grants to qualified entities, and may adopt regulations necessary to implement and administer the grant program.(c) Notwithstanding any other law, the department may pay funds to a recipient in advance of the expenditure of funds by the recipient for implementation of the grant program, instead of in the form of a reimbursement after the expenditure of funds for that program, in an amount equal to or less than 90 percent of the grant amount provided in the recipients grant agreement.(d) A recipient shall be subject to reporting and auditing requirements, as determined by the department.9865. (a) This chapter shall be inoperative after two years from the date of an appropriation, and as of that date is repealed.(b) The department shall post on its internet website when two years from the date of appropriation have passed. | |
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| 3 | + | Amended IN Senate June 06, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2331Introduced by Assembly Member Calderon(Coauthor: Assembly Member Stone)February 16, 2022An act to add and repeal Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 9860) of Division 8.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to seniors.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2331, as amended, Calderon. Bridge to Recovery for Adult Day Services: COVID-19 Mitigation and Resilience Grant Program to Combat Senior Isolation.Existing law requires the California Department of Aging, among other things, to administer the Mello-Grandlund Older Californians Act that established various programs that service older individuals, including aging information and educational programs. Under existing law, the departments mission is to provide leadership to the area agencies on aging in developing systems of home- and community-based services that maintain individuals in their own homes or least restrictive homelike environments.This bill would create, upon appropriation by the Legislature, the Bridge to Recovery for Adult Day Services: COVID-19 Mitigation and Resilience Grant Program to Combat Senior Isolation to improve the health, safety, and well-being of vulnerable at-risk seniors older adults and people with disabilities through safe access to vital services in adult day health care and adult day program settings. The bill would require the department to administer the grant program and award grants for qualified entities for infection prevention and control and to address workforce shortages, as specified. The bill would specify that the program would be operative for 2 years from an appropriation and would require the department to post on its internet website when the 2 years have passed.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO | |
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| 15 | + | Introduced by Assembly Member Calderon(Coauthor: Assembly Member Stone)February 16, 2022 | |
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| 18 | - | Introduced by Assembly Member Calderon(Coauthor: Assembly Member Stone) | |
| 17 | + | Introduced by Assembly Member Calderon(Coauthor: Assembly Member Stone) | |
| 19 | 18 | February 16, 2022 | |
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| 21 | 20 | An act to add and repeal Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 9860) of Division 8.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to seniors. | |
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| 23 | 22 | LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST | |
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| 25 | 24 | ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST | |
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| 27 | 26 | AB 2331, as amended, Calderon. Bridge to Recovery for Adult Day Services: COVID-19 Mitigation and Resilience Grant Program to Combat Senior Isolation. | |
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| 29 | - | Existing law requires the California Department of Aging, among other things, to administer the Mello-Grandlund Older Californians Act that established various programs that service older individuals, including aging information and educational programs. Under existing law, the departments mission is to provide leadership to the area agencies on aging in developing systems of home- and community-based services that maintain individuals in their own homes or least restrictive homelike environments.This bill would create, upon appropriation by the Legislature, the Bridge to Recovery for Adult Day Services: COVID-19 Mitigation and Resilience Grant Program to Combat Senior Isolation to improve the health, safety, and well-being of vulnerable at-risk older adults and people with disabilities through safe access to vital services in adult day health care and adult day program settings. The bill would require the department to administer the grant program and award grants for qualified entities for infection prevention and control and to address workforce shortages, as specified. The bill would specify that the program would be operative for 2 years from an appropriation and would require the department to post on its internet website when the 2 years have passed. | |
| 28 | + | Existing law requires the California Department of Aging, among other things, to administer the Mello-Grandlund Older Californians Act that established various programs that service older individuals, including aging information and educational programs. Under existing law, the departments mission is to provide leadership to the area agencies on aging in developing systems of home- and community-based services that maintain individuals in their own homes or least restrictive homelike environments.This bill would create, upon appropriation by the Legislature, the Bridge to Recovery for Adult Day Services: COVID-19 Mitigation and Resilience Grant Program to Combat Senior Isolation to improve the health, safety, and well-being of vulnerable at-risk seniors older adults and people with disabilities through safe access to vital services in adult day health care and adult day program settings. The bill would require the department to administer the grant program and award grants for qualified entities for infection prevention and control and to address workforce shortages, as specified. The bill would specify that the program would be operative for 2 years from an appropriation and would require the department to post on its internet website when the 2 years have passed. | |
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| 31 | 30 | Existing law requires the California Department of Aging, among other things, to administer the Mello-Grandlund Older Californians Act that established various programs that service older individuals, including aging information and educational programs. Under existing law, the departments mission is to provide leadership to the area agencies on aging in developing systems of home- and community-based services that maintain individuals in their own homes or least restrictive homelike environments. | |
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| 33 | - | This bill would create, upon appropriation by the Legislature, the Bridge to Recovery for Adult Day Services: COVID-19 Mitigation and Resilience Grant Program to Combat Senior Isolation to improve the health, safety, and well-being of vulnerable at-risk older adults and people with disabilities through safe access to vital services in adult day health care and adult day program settings. The bill would require the department to administer the grant program and award grants for qualified entities for infection prevention and control and to address workforce shortages, as specified. The bill would specify that the program would be operative for 2 years from an appropriation and would require the department to post on its internet website when the 2 years have passed. | |
| 32 | + | This bill would create, upon appropriation by the Legislature, the Bridge to Recovery for Adult Day Services: COVID-19 Mitigation and Resilience Grant Program to Combat Senior Isolation to improve the health, safety, and well-being of vulnerable at-risk seniors older adults and people with disabilities through safe access to vital services in adult day health care and adult day program settings. The bill would require the department to administer the grant program and award grants for qualified entities for infection prevention and control and to address workforce shortages, as specified. The bill would specify that the program would be operative for 2 years from an appropriation and would require the department to post on its internet website when the 2 years have passed. | |
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| 35 | 34 | ## Digest Key | |
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| 37 | 36 | ## Bill Text | |
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| 39 | - | The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 9860) is added to Division 8.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read: CHAPTER 16. Bridge to Recovery for Adult Day Services: COVID-19 Mitigation and Resilience Grant Program to Combat Senior Isolation 9860. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Public health experts acknowledge that SARS-CoV-2 will continue to circulate in the community for an extended period of time, posing a significant threat to the health and well-being of the most vulnerable members of society.(b) Experts, providers, participants, and caregivers concur that two years of isolation and limited social engagement has led to steep declines in cognitive function and mental and physical health for many vulnerable older adults and persons with disabilities.(c) While alternative adult day services have been provided since March 2020, access to in-center hands-on support has been severely limited by infection control requirements.(d) To combat senior isolation, safe access to in-center adult day health care and adult day programs is essential.(e) Due to the economic impacts of the pandemic, adult day health care and adult day program facilities require financial assistance to implement science-based mitigation measures that will combat the spread of virulent infectious disease over the long term.9861. Subject to an appropriation by the Legislature, the Bridge to Recovery for Adult Day Services: COVID-19 Mitigation and Resilience Grant Program to Combat Senior Isolation is hereby established within, and shall be administered by, the California Department of Aging, to improve the health, safety, and well-being of vulnerable at-risk older adults and people with disabilities through safe access to vital services in adult day health care and adult day program settings.9862. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:(a) Adult day services means services provided by licensed adult day health care facilities as defined in Section 1570.7 of the Health and Safety Code or licensed adult day programs as defined in Section 1502 of the Health and Safety Code, or adult day health care centers operated by a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) organization as defined in Section 14592.(b) Eligible entity means a licensed adult day health care, licensed adult day program, or PACE site, designed to serve older adults with chronic health, cognitive, or mental health conditions. An eligible entity may be a nonprofit organization, for-profit organization, or local government entity and shall be licensed at the time of application.(c) Department means the California Department of Aging.(d) Grant Program means the Bridge to Recovery for Adult Day Services: COVID-19 Mitigation and Resilience Grant Program to Combat Senior Isolation.9863. The department shall administer the grant program and, according to the grant program, award grants to qualified entities for the following purposes:(a) Infection prevention and control by implementing evidence-based infection mitigation measures to prepare for current and future infectious disease and emergency scenarios. This may include, but is not limited to, the following measures:(1) Improvements to building ventilation and air flow and filtration.(2) Adding or modifying usable space to increase opportunity for social distancing.(3) Increased sanitation and infection control measures.(4) Modifying or purchasing equipment and vehicles for transportation that facilitate social distancing and person-centered programming.(5) Improving patient access to telehealth services.(b) Actions to address the adult day service facility workforce shortage and comply with staffing ratios for participant health and safety.9864. (a) The department shall award funds to qualified applicants based on, but not limited to, the following criteria:(1) The applicant currently provides or intends to provide in-center congregate services as defined by the department.(2) The applicants statement of need for financial assistance to implement COVID-19-related facility mitigation measures.(3) The applicants explanation for how the funds will support or | |
| 38 | + | The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 9860) is added to Division 8.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read: CHAPTER 16. Bridge to Recovery for Adult Day Services: COVID-19 Mitigation and Resilience Grant Program to Combat Senior Isolation 9860. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Public health experts acknowledge that SARS-CoV-2 will continue to circulate in the community for an extended period of time, posing a significant threat to the health and well-being of the most vulnerable members of society.(b) Experts, providers, participants, and caregivers concur that two years of isolation and limited social engagement has led to steep declines in cognitive function, function and mental and physical health for many vulnerable older adults and persons with disabilities.(c) While alternative adult day services have been provided since March 2020, access to in-center hands-on support has been severely limited by infection control requirements.(d) To combat senior isolation, safe access to in-center adult day health care and adult day programs is essential.(e) Due to the economic impacts of the pandemic, adult day health care and adult day program facilities require financial assistance to implement science-based mitigation measures that will combat the spread of virulent infectious disease over the long term.9861. Subject to an appropriation by the Legislature, the Bridge to Recovery for Adult Day Services: COVID-19 Mitigation and Resilience Grant Program to Combat Senior Isolation is hereby established within, and shall be administered by, the California Department of Aging, to improve the health, safety, and well-being of vulnerable at-risk seniors older adults and people with disabilities through safe access to vital services in adult day health care and adult day program settings.9862. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply: (a) Adult day services means services provided by licensed adult day health care facilities as defined in Section 1570.7 of the Health and Safety Code or licensed adult day programs as defined in Section 1502 of the Health and Safety Code. Code, or adult day health care centers operated by a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) organization as defined in Section 14592.(b) Eligible entity means a licensed adult day health care or care, licensed adult day program program, or PACE site, designed to serve older adults with chronic health, cognitive, or mental health conditions. An eligible entity may be a nonprofit organization, for-profit organization, or local government entity and shall be licensed at the time of application.(c) Department means the California Department of Aging.(d) Grant Program means the Bridge to Recovery for Adult Day Services: COVID-19 Mitigation and Resilience Grant Program to Combat Senior Isolation.9863. The department shall administer the grant program and, according to the grant program, award grants to qualified entities for the following purposes:(a) Infection prevention and control by implementing evidence-based infection mitigation measures to prepare for current and future infectious disease and emergency scenarios. This may include, but is not limited to, the following measures:(1) Improvements to building ventilation and air flow and filtration.(2) Adding or modifying usable space to increase opportunity for social distancing.(3) Increased sanitation and infection control measures. (4) Modifying or purchasing equipment and vehicles for transportation that facilitate social distancing and person-centered programming. (5) Improving patient access to telehealth services.(b) Actions to address the adult day service facility workforce shortage and comply with staffing ratios for participant health and safety.9864. (a) The department shall award funds to qualified applicants based on, but not limited to, the following criteria:(1) The applicant currently provides or intends to provide in-center congregate services as defined by the department.(2) The applicants statement of need for financial assistance to implement COVID-19-related facility mitigation measures.(3) The applicants explanation for how the funds will support and or sustain infection prevention and control and adult day services workforce resiliency. (b) The department may establish minimum standards, funding schedules, and procedures for awarding grants to qualified entities, and may adopt regulations necessary to implement and administer the grant program.(c) Notwithstanding any other law, the department may pay funds to a recipient in advance of the expenditure of funds by the recipient for implementation of the grant program, instead of in the form of a reimbursement after the expenditure of funds for that program, in an amount equal to or less than 90 percent of the grant amount provided in the recipients grant agreement.(d) A recipient shall be subject to reporting and auditing requirements, as determined by the department.9865. (a) This chapter shall be inoperative after two years from the date of an appropriation, and as of that date is repealed.(b) The department shall post on its internet website when two years from the date of appropriation have passed. | |
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| 41 | 40 | The people of the State of California do enact as follows: | |
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| 43 | 42 | ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: | |
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| 45 | - | SECTION 1. Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 9860) is added to Division 8.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read: CHAPTER 16. Bridge to Recovery for Adult Day Services: COVID-19 Mitigation and Resilience Grant Program to Combat Senior Isolation 9860. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Public health experts acknowledge that SARS-CoV-2 will continue to circulate in the community for an extended period of time, posing a significant threat to the health and well-being of the most vulnerable members of society.(b) Experts, providers, participants, and caregivers concur that two years of isolation and limited social engagement has led to steep declines in cognitive function and mental and physical health for many vulnerable older adults and persons with disabilities.(c) While alternative adult day services have been provided since March 2020, access to in-center hands-on support has been severely limited by infection control requirements.(d) To combat senior isolation, safe access to in-center adult day health care and adult day programs is essential.(e) Due to the economic impacts of the pandemic, adult day health care and adult day program facilities require financial assistance to implement science-based mitigation measures that will combat the spread of virulent infectious disease over the long term.9861. Subject to an appropriation by the Legislature, the Bridge to Recovery for Adult Day Services: COVID-19 Mitigation and Resilience Grant Program to Combat Senior Isolation is hereby established within, and shall be administered by, the California Department of Aging, to improve the health, safety, and well-being of vulnerable at-risk older adults and people with disabilities through safe access to vital services in adult day health care and adult day program settings.9862. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:(a) Adult day services means services provided by licensed adult day health care facilities as defined in Section 1570.7 of the Health and Safety Code or licensed adult day programs as defined in Section 1502 of the Health and Safety Code, or adult day health care centers operated by a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) organization as defined in Section 14592.(b) Eligible entity means a licensed adult day health care, licensed adult day program, or PACE site, designed to serve older adults with chronic health, cognitive, or mental health conditions. An eligible entity may be a nonprofit organization, for-profit organization, or local government entity and shall be licensed at the time of application.(c) Department means the California Department of Aging.(d) Grant Program means the Bridge to Recovery for Adult Day Services: COVID-19 Mitigation and Resilience Grant Program to Combat Senior Isolation.9863. The department shall administer the grant program and, according to the grant program, award grants to qualified entities for the following purposes:(a) Infection prevention and control by implementing evidence-based infection mitigation measures to prepare for current and future infectious disease and emergency scenarios. This may include, but is not limited to, the following measures:(1) Improvements to building ventilation and air flow and filtration.(2) Adding or modifying usable space to increase opportunity for social distancing.(3) Increased sanitation and infection control measures.(4) Modifying or purchasing equipment and vehicles for transportation that facilitate social distancing and person-centered programming.(5) Improving patient access to telehealth services.(b) Actions to address the adult day service facility workforce shortage and comply with staffing ratios for participant health and safety.9864. (a) The department shall award funds to qualified applicants based on, but not limited to, the following criteria:(1) The applicant currently provides or intends to provide in-center congregate services as defined by the department.(2) The applicants statement of need for financial assistance to implement COVID-19-related facility mitigation measures.(3) The applicants explanation for how the funds will support or | |
| 44 | + | SECTION 1. Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 9860) is added to Division 8.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read: CHAPTER 16. Bridge to Recovery for Adult Day Services: COVID-19 Mitigation and Resilience Grant Program to Combat Senior Isolation 9860. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Public health experts acknowledge that SARS-CoV-2 will continue to circulate in the community for an extended period of time, posing a significant threat to the health and well-being of the most vulnerable members of society.(b) Experts, providers, participants, and caregivers concur that two years of isolation and limited social engagement has led to steep declines in cognitive function, function and mental and physical health for many vulnerable older adults and persons with disabilities.(c) While alternative adult day services have been provided since March 2020, access to in-center hands-on support has been severely limited by infection control requirements.(d) To combat senior isolation, safe access to in-center adult day health care and adult day programs is essential.(e) Due to the economic impacts of the pandemic, adult day health care and adult day program facilities require financial assistance to implement science-based mitigation measures that will combat the spread of virulent infectious disease over the long term.9861. Subject to an appropriation by the Legislature, the Bridge to Recovery for Adult Day Services: COVID-19 Mitigation and Resilience Grant Program to Combat Senior Isolation is hereby established within, and shall be administered by, the California Department of Aging, to improve the health, safety, and well-being of vulnerable at-risk seniors older adults and people with disabilities through safe access to vital services in adult day health care and adult day program settings.9862. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply: (a) Adult day services means services provided by licensed adult day health care facilities as defined in Section 1570.7 of the Health and Safety Code or licensed adult day programs as defined in Section 1502 of the Health and Safety Code. Code, or adult day health care centers operated by a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) organization as defined in Section 14592.(b) Eligible entity means a licensed adult day health care or care, licensed adult day program program, or PACE site, designed to serve older adults with chronic health, cognitive, or mental health conditions. An eligible entity may be a nonprofit organization, for-profit organization, or local government entity and shall be licensed at the time of application.(c) Department means the California Department of Aging.(d) Grant Program means the Bridge to Recovery for Adult Day Services: COVID-19 Mitigation and Resilience Grant Program to Combat Senior Isolation.9863. The department shall administer the grant program and, according to the grant program, award grants to qualified entities for the following purposes:(a) Infection prevention and control by implementing evidence-based infection mitigation measures to prepare for current and future infectious disease and emergency scenarios. This may include, but is not limited to, the following measures:(1) Improvements to building ventilation and air flow and filtration.(2) Adding or modifying usable space to increase opportunity for social distancing.(3) Increased sanitation and infection control measures. (4) Modifying or purchasing equipment and vehicles for transportation that facilitate social distancing and person-centered programming. (5) Improving patient access to telehealth services.(b) Actions to address the adult day service facility workforce shortage and comply with staffing ratios for participant health and safety.9864. (a) The department shall award funds to qualified applicants based on, but not limited to, the following criteria:(1) The applicant currently provides or intends to provide in-center congregate services as defined by the department.(2) The applicants statement of need for financial assistance to implement COVID-19-related facility mitigation measures.(3) The applicants explanation for how the funds will support and or sustain infection prevention and control and adult day services workforce resiliency. (b) The department may establish minimum standards, funding schedules, and procedures for awarding grants to qualified entities, and may adopt regulations necessary to implement and administer the grant program.(c) Notwithstanding any other law, the department may pay funds to a recipient in advance of the expenditure of funds by the recipient for implementation of the grant program, instead of in the form of a reimbursement after the expenditure of funds for that program, in an amount equal to or less than 90 percent of the grant amount provided in the recipients grant agreement.(d) A recipient shall be subject to reporting and auditing requirements, as determined by the department.9865. (a) This chapter shall be inoperative after two years from the date of an appropriation, and as of that date is repealed.(b) The department shall post on its internet website when two years from the date of appropriation have passed. | |
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| 47 | 46 | SECTION 1. Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 9860) is added to Division 8.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read: | |
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| 51 | - | CHAPTER 16. Bridge to Recovery for Adult Day Services: COVID-19 Mitigation and Resilience Grant Program to Combat Senior Isolation 9860. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Public health experts acknowledge that SARS-CoV-2 will continue to circulate in the community for an extended period of time, posing a significant threat to the health and well-being of the most vulnerable members of society.(b) Experts, providers, participants, and caregivers concur that two years of isolation and limited social engagement has led to steep declines in cognitive function and mental and physical health for many vulnerable older adults and persons with disabilities.(c) While alternative adult day services have been provided since March 2020, access to in-center hands-on support has been severely limited by infection control requirements.(d) To combat senior isolation, safe access to in-center adult day health care and adult day programs is essential.(e) Due to the economic impacts of the pandemic, adult day health care and adult day program facilities require financial assistance to implement science-based mitigation measures that will combat the spread of virulent infectious disease over the long term.9861. Subject to an appropriation by the Legislature, the Bridge to Recovery for Adult Day Services: COVID-19 Mitigation and Resilience Grant Program to Combat Senior Isolation is hereby established within, and shall be administered by, the California Department of Aging, to improve the health, safety, and well-being of vulnerable at-risk older adults and people with disabilities through safe access to vital services in adult day health care and adult day program settings.9862. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:(a) Adult day services means services provided by licensed adult day health care facilities as defined in Section 1570.7 of the Health and Safety Code or licensed adult day programs as defined in Section 1502 of the Health and Safety Code, or adult day health care centers operated by a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) organization as defined in Section 14592.(b) Eligible entity means a licensed adult day health care, licensed adult day program, or PACE site, designed to serve older adults with chronic health, cognitive, or mental health conditions. An eligible entity may be a nonprofit organization, for-profit organization, or local government entity and shall be licensed at the time of application.(c) Department means the California Department of Aging.(d) Grant Program means the Bridge to Recovery for Adult Day Services: COVID-19 Mitigation and Resilience Grant Program to Combat Senior Isolation.9863. The department shall administer the grant program and, according to the grant program, award grants to qualified entities for the following purposes:(a) Infection prevention and control by implementing evidence-based infection mitigation measures to prepare for current and future infectious disease and emergency scenarios. This may include, but is not limited to, the following measures:(1) Improvements to building ventilation and air flow and filtration.(2) Adding or modifying usable space to increase opportunity for social distancing.(3) Increased sanitation and infection control measures.(4) Modifying or purchasing equipment and vehicles for transportation that facilitate social distancing and person-centered programming.(5) Improving patient access to telehealth services.(b) Actions to address the adult day service facility workforce shortage and comply with staffing ratios for participant health and safety.9864. (a) The department shall award funds to qualified applicants based on, but not limited to, the following criteria:(1) The applicant currently provides or intends to provide in-center congregate services as defined by the department.(2) The applicants statement of need for financial assistance to implement COVID-19-related facility mitigation measures.(3) The applicants explanation for how the funds will support or | |
| 50 | + | CHAPTER 16. Bridge to Recovery for Adult Day Services: COVID-19 Mitigation and Resilience Grant Program to Combat Senior Isolation 9860. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Public health experts acknowledge that SARS-CoV-2 will continue to circulate in the community for an extended period of time, posing a significant threat to the health and well-being of the most vulnerable members of society.(b) Experts, providers, participants, and caregivers concur that two years of isolation and limited social engagement has led to steep declines in cognitive function, function and mental and physical health for many vulnerable older adults and persons with disabilities.(c) While alternative adult day services have been provided since March 2020, access to in-center hands-on support has been severely limited by infection control requirements.(d) To combat senior isolation, safe access to in-center adult day health care and adult day programs is essential.(e) Due to the economic impacts of the pandemic, adult day health care and adult day program facilities require financial assistance to implement science-based mitigation measures that will combat the spread of virulent infectious disease over the long term.9861. Subject to an appropriation by the Legislature, the Bridge to Recovery for Adult Day Services: COVID-19 Mitigation and Resilience Grant Program to Combat Senior Isolation is hereby established within, and shall be administered by, the California Department of Aging, to improve the health, safety, and well-being of vulnerable at-risk seniors older adults and people with disabilities through safe access to vital services in adult day health care and adult day program settings.9862. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply: (a) Adult day services means services provided by licensed adult day health care facilities as defined in Section 1570.7 of the Health and Safety Code or licensed adult day programs as defined in Section 1502 of the Health and Safety Code. Code, or adult day health care centers operated by a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) organization as defined in Section 14592.(b) Eligible entity means a licensed adult day health care or care, licensed adult day program program, or PACE site, designed to serve older adults with chronic health, cognitive, or mental health conditions. An eligible entity may be a nonprofit organization, for-profit organization, or local government entity and shall be licensed at the time of application.(c) Department means the California Department of Aging.(d) Grant Program means the Bridge to Recovery for Adult Day Services: COVID-19 Mitigation and Resilience Grant Program to Combat Senior Isolation.9863. The department shall administer the grant program and, according to the grant program, award grants to qualified entities for the following purposes:(a) Infection prevention and control by implementing evidence-based infection mitigation measures to prepare for current and future infectious disease and emergency scenarios. This may include, but is not limited to, the following measures:(1) Improvements to building ventilation and air flow and filtration.(2) Adding or modifying usable space to increase opportunity for social distancing.(3) Increased sanitation and infection control measures. (4) Modifying or purchasing equipment and vehicles for transportation that facilitate social distancing and person-centered programming. (5) Improving patient access to telehealth services.(b) Actions to address the adult day service facility workforce shortage and comply with staffing ratios for participant health and safety.9864. (a) The department shall award funds to qualified applicants based on, but not limited to, the following criteria:(1) The applicant currently provides or intends to provide in-center congregate services as defined by the department.(2) The applicants statement of need for financial assistance to implement COVID-19-related facility mitigation measures.(3) The applicants explanation for how the funds will support and or sustain infection prevention and control and adult day services workforce resiliency. (b) The department may establish minimum standards, funding schedules, and procedures for awarding grants to qualified entities, and may adopt regulations necessary to implement and administer the grant program.(c) Notwithstanding any other law, the department may pay funds to a recipient in advance of the expenditure of funds by the recipient for implementation of the grant program, instead of in the form of a reimbursement after the expenditure of funds for that program, in an amount equal to or less than 90 percent of the grant amount provided in the recipients grant agreement.(d) A recipient shall be subject to reporting and auditing requirements, as determined by the department.9865. (a) This chapter shall be inoperative after two years from the date of an appropriation, and as of that date is repealed.(b) The department shall post on its internet website when two years from the date of appropriation have passed. | |
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| 53 | - | CHAPTER 16. Bridge to Recovery for Adult Day Services: COVID-19 Mitigation and Resilience Grant Program to Combat Senior Isolation 9860. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Public health experts acknowledge that SARS-CoV-2 will continue to circulate in the community for an extended period of time, posing a significant threat to the health and well-being of the most vulnerable members of society.(b) Experts, providers, participants, and caregivers concur that two years of isolation and limited social engagement has led to steep declines in cognitive function and mental and physical health for many vulnerable older adults and persons with disabilities.(c) While alternative adult day services have been provided since March 2020, access to in-center hands-on support has been severely limited by infection control requirements.(d) To combat senior isolation, safe access to in-center adult day health care and adult day programs is essential.(e) Due to the economic impacts of the pandemic, adult day health care and adult day program facilities require financial assistance to implement science-based mitigation measures that will combat the spread of virulent infectious disease over the long term.9861. Subject to an appropriation by the Legislature, the Bridge to Recovery for Adult Day Services: COVID-19 Mitigation and Resilience Grant Program to Combat Senior Isolation is hereby established within, and shall be administered by, the California Department of Aging, to improve the health, safety, and well-being of vulnerable at-risk older adults and people with disabilities through safe access to vital services in adult day health care and adult day program settings.9862. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:(a) Adult day services means services provided by licensed adult day health care facilities as defined in Section 1570.7 of the Health and Safety Code or licensed adult day programs as defined in Section 1502 of the Health and Safety Code, or adult day health care centers operated by a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) organization as defined in Section 14592.(b) Eligible entity means a licensed adult day health care, licensed adult day program, or PACE site, designed to serve older adults with chronic health, cognitive, or mental health conditions. An eligible entity may be a nonprofit organization, for-profit organization, or local government entity and shall be licensed at the time of application.(c) Department means the California Department of Aging.(d) Grant Program means the Bridge to Recovery for Adult Day Services: COVID-19 Mitigation and Resilience Grant Program to Combat Senior Isolation.9863. The department shall administer the grant program and, according to the grant program, award grants to qualified entities for the following purposes:(a) Infection prevention and control by implementing evidence-based infection mitigation measures to prepare for current and future infectious disease and emergency scenarios. This may include, but is not limited to, the following measures:(1) Improvements to building ventilation and air flow and filtration.(2) Adding or modifying usable space to increase opportunity for social distancing.(3) Increased sanitation and infection control measures.(4) Modifying or purchasing equipment and vehicles for transportation that facilitate social distancing and person-centered programming.(5) Improving patient access to telehealth services.(b) Actions to address the adult day service facility workforce shortage and comply with staffing ratios for participant health and safety.9864. (a) The department shall award funds to qualified applicants based on, but not limited to, the following criteria:(1) The applicant currently provides or intends to provide in-center congregate services as defined by the department.(2) The applicants statement of need for financial assistance to implement COVID-19-related facility mitigation measures.(3) The applicants explanation for how the funds will support or | |
| 52 | + | CHAPTER 16. Bridge to Recovery for Adult Day Services: COVID-19 Mitigation and Resilience Grant Program to Combat Senior Isolation 9860. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Public health experts acknowledge that SARS-CoV-2 will continue to circulate in the community for an extended period of time, posing a significant threat to the health and well-being of the most vulnerable members of society.(b) Experts, providers, participants, and caregivers concur that two years of isolation and limited social engagement has led to steep declines in cognitive function, function and mental and physical health for many vulnerable older adults and persons with disabilities.(c) While alternative adult day services have been provided since March 2020, access to in-center hands-on support has been severely limited by infection control requirements.(d) To combat senior isolation, safe access to in-center adult day health care and adult day programs is essential.(e) Due to the economic impacts of the pandemic, adult day health care and adult day program facilities require financial assistance to implement science-based mitigation measures that will combat the spread of virulent infectious disease over the long term.9861. Subject to an appropriation by the Legislature, the Bridge to Recovery for Adult Day Services: COVID-19 Mitigation and Resilience Grant Program to Combat Senior Isolation is hereby established within, and shall be administered by, the California Department of Aging, to improve the health, safety, and well-being of vulnerable at-risk seniors older adults and people with disabilities through safe access to vital services in adult day health care and adult day program settings.9862. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply: (a) Adult day services means services provided by licensed adult day health care facilities as defined in Section 1570.7 of the Health and Safety Code or licensed adult day programs as defined in Section 1502 of the Health and Safety Code. Code, or adult day health care centers operated by a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) organization as defined in Section 14592.(b) Eligible entity means a licensed adult day health care or care, licensed adult day program program, or PACE site, designed to serve older adults with chronic health, cognitive, or mental health conditions. An eligible entity may be a nonprofit organization, for-profit organization, or local government entity and shall be licensed at the time of application.(c) Department means the California Department of Aging.(d) Grant Program means the Bridge to Recovery for Adult Day Services: COVID-19 Mitigation and Resilience Grant Program to Combat Senior Isolation.9863. The department shall administer the grant program and, according to the grant program, award grants to qualified entities for the following purposes:(a) Infection prevention and control by implementing evidence-based infection mitigation measures to prepare for current and future infectious disease and emergency scenarios. This may include, but is not limited to, the following measures:(1) Improvements to building ventilation and air flow and filtration.(2) Adding or modifying usable space to increase opportunity for social distancing.(3) Increased sanitation and infection control measures. (4) Modifying or purchasing equipment and vehicles for transportation that facilitate social distancing and person-centered programming. (5) Improving patient access to telehealth services.(b) Actions to address the adult day service facility workforce shortage and comply with staffing ratios for participant health and safety.9864. (a) The department shall award funds to qualified applicants based on, but not limited to, the following criteria:(1) The applicant currently provides or intends to provide in-center congregate services as defined by the department.(2) The applicants statement of need for financial assistance to implement COVID-19-related facility mitigation measures.(3) The applicants explanation for how the funds will support and or sustain infection prevention and control and adult day services workforce resiliency. (b) The department may establish minimum standards, funding schedules, and procedures for awarding grants to qualified entities, and may adopt regulations necessary to implement and administer the grant program.(c) Notwithstanding any other law, the department may pay funds to a recipient in advance of the expenditure of funds by the recipient for implementation of the grant program, instead of in the form of a reimbursement after the expenditure of funds for that program, in an amount equal to or less than 90 percent of the grant amount provided in the recipients grant agreement.(d) A recipient shall be subject to reporting and auditing requirements, as determined by the department.9865. (a) This chapter shall be inoperative after two years from the date of an appropriation, and as of that date is repealed.(b) The department shall post on its internet website when two years from the date of appropriation have passed. | |
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| 59 | - | 9860. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Public health experts acknowledge that SARS-CoV-2 will continue to circulate in the community for an extended period of time, posing a significant threat to the health and well-being of the most vulnerable members of society.(b) Experts, providers, participants, and caregivers concur that two years of isolation and limited social engagement has led to steep declines in cognitive function and mental and physical health for many vulnerable older adults and persons with disabilities.(c) While alternative adult day services have been provided since March 2020, access to in-center hands-on support has been severely limited by infection control requirements.(d) To combat senior isolation, safe access to in-center adult day health care and adult day programs is essential.(e) Due to the economic impacts of the pandemic, adult day health care and adult day program facilities require financial assistance to implement science-based mitigation measures that will combat the spread of virulent infectious disease over the long term. | |
| 58 | + | 9860. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Public health experts acknowledge that SARS-CoV-2 will continue to circulate in the community for an extended period of time, posing a significant threat to the health and well-being of the most vulnerable members of society.(b) Experts, providers, participants, and caregivers concur that two years of isolation and limited social engagement has led to steep declines in cognitive function, function and mental and physical health for many vulnerable older adults and persons with disabilities.(c) While alternative adult day services have been provided since March 2020, access to in-center hands-on support has been severely limited by infection control requirements.(d) To combat senior isolation, safe access to in-center adult day health care and adult day programs is essential.(e) Due to the economic impacts of the pandemic, adult day health care and adult day program facilities require financial assistance to implement science-based mitigation measures that will combat the spread of virulent infectious disease over the long term. | |
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| 63 | 62 | 9860. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: | |
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| 65 | 64 | (a) Public health experts acknowledge that SARS-CoV-2 will continue to circulate in the community for an extended period of time, posing a significant threat to the health and well-being of the most vulnerable members of society. | |
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| 67 | - | (b) Experts, providers, participants, and caregivers concur that two years of isolation and limited social engagement has led to steep declines in cognitive function and mental and physical health for many vulnerable older adults and persons with disabilities. | |
| 66 | + | (b) Experts, providers, participants, and caregivers concur that two years of isolation and limited social engagement has led to steep declines in cognitive function, function and mental and physical health for many vulnerable older adults and persons with disabilities. | |
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| 69 | 68 | (c) While alternative adult day services have been provided since March 2020, access to in-center hands-on support has been severely limited by infection control requirements. | |
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| 71 | 70 | (d) To combat senior isolation, safe access to in-center adult day health care and adult day programs is essential. | |
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| 73 | 72 | (e) Due to the economic impacts of the pandemic, adult day health care and adult day program facilities require financial assistance to implement science-based mitigation measures that will combat the spread of virulent infectious disease over the long term. | |
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| 75 | - | 9861. Subject to an appropriation by the Legislature, the Bridge to Recovery for Adult Day Services: COVID-19 Mitigation and Resilience Grant Program to Combat Senior Isolation is hereby established within, and shall be administered by, the California Department of Aging, to improve the health, safety, and well-being of vulnerable at-risk older adults and people with disabilities through safe access to vital services in adult day health care and adult day program settings. | |
| 74 | + | 9861. Subject to an appropriation by the Legislature, the Bridge to Recovery for Adult Day Services: COVID-19 Mitigation and Resilience Grant Program to Combat Senior Isolation is hereby established within, and shall be administered by, the California Department of Aging, to improve the health, safety, and well-being of vulnerable at-risk seniors older adults and people with disabilities through safe access to vital services in adult day health care and adult day program settings. | |
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| 79 | - | 9861. Subject to an appropriation by the Legislature, the Bridge to Recovery for Adult Day Services: COVID-19 Mitigation and Resilience Grant Program to Combat Senior Isolation is hereby established within, and shall be administered by, the California Department of Aging, to improve the health, safety, and well-being of vulnerable at-risk older adults and people with disabilities through safe access to vital services in adult day health care and adult day program settings. | |
| 78 | + | 9861. Subject to an appropriation by the Legislature, the Bridge to Recovery for Adult Day Services: COVID-19 Mitigation and Resilience Grant Program to Combat Senior Isolation is hereby established within, and shall be administered by, the California Department of Aging, to improve the health, safety, and well-being of vulnerable at-risk seniors older adults and people with disabilities through safe access to vital services in adult day health care and adult day program settings. | |
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| 81 | - | 9862. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:(a) Adult day services means services provided by licensed adult day health care facilities as defined in Section 1570.7 of the Health and Safety Code or licensed adult day programs as defined in Section 1502 of the Health and Safety Code, or adult day health care centers operated by a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) organization as defined in Section 14592.(b) Eligible entity means a licensed adult day health care, licensed adult day program, or PACE site, designed to serve older adults with chronic health, cognitive, or mental health conditions. An eligible entity may be a nonprofit organization, for-profit organization, or local government entity and shall be licensed at the time of application.(c) Department means the California Department of Aging.(d) Grant Program means the Bridge to Recovery for Adult Day Services: COVID-19 Mitigation and Resilience Grant Program to Combat Senior Isolation. | |
| 80 | + | 9862. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply: (a) Adult day services means services provided by licensed adult day health care facilities as defined in Section 1570.7 of the Health and Safety Code or licensed adult day programs as defined in Section 1502 of the Health and Safety Code. Code, or adult day health care centers operated by a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) organization as defined in Section 14592.(b) Eligible entity means a licensed adult day health care or care, licensed adult day program program, or PACE site, designed to serve older adults with chronic health, cognitive, or mental health conditions. An eligible entity may be a nonprofit organization, for-profit organization, or local government entity and shall be licensed at the time of application.(c) Department means the California Department of Aging.(d) Grant Program means the Bridge to Recovery for Adult Day Services: COVID-19 Mitigation and Resilience Grant Program to Combat Senior Isolation. | |
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| 85 | 84 | 9862. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply: | |
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| 87 | - | (a) Adult day services means services provided by licensed adult day health care facilities as defined in Section 1570.7 of the Health and Safety Code or licensed adult day programs as defined in Section 1502 of the Health and Safety Code, or adult day health care centers operated by a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) organization as defined in Section 14592. | |
| 86 | + | (a) Adult day services means services provided by licensed adult day health care facilities as defined in Section 1570.7 of the Health and Safety Code or licensed adult day programs as defined in Section 1502 of the Health and Safety Code. Code, or adult day health care centers operated by a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) organization as defined in Section 14592. | |
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| 89 | - | (b) Eligible entity means a licensed adult day health care, licensed adult day program, or PACE site, designed to serve older adults with chronic health, cognitive, or mental health conditions. An eligible entity may be a nonprofit organization, for-profit organization, or local government entity and shall be licensed at the time of application. | |
| 88 | + | (b) Eligible entity means a licensed adult day health care or care, licensed adult day program program, or PACE site, designed to serve older adults with chronic health, cognitive, or mental health conditions. An eligible entity may be a nonprofit organization, for-profit organization, or local government entity and shall be licensed at the time of application. | |
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| 91 | 90 | (c) Department means the California Department of Aging. | |
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| 93 | 92 | (d) Grant Program means the Bridge to Recovery for Adult Day Services: COVID-19 Mitigation and Resilience Grant Program to Combat Senior Isolation. | |
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| 95 | 94 | 9863. The department shall administer the grant program and, according to the grant program, award grants to qualified entities for the following purposes:(a) Infection prevention and control by implementing evidence-based infection mitigation measures to prepare for current and future infectious disease and emergency scenarios. This may include, but is not limited to, the following measures:(1) Improvements to building ventilation and air flow and filtration.(2) Adding or modifying usable space to increase opportunity for social distancing.(3) Increased sanitation and infection control measures. (4) Modifying or purchasing equipment and vehicles for transportation that facilitate social distancing and person-centered programming. (5) Improving patient access to telehealth services.(b) Actions to address the adult day service facility workforce shortage and comply with staffing ratios for participant health and safety. | |
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| 99 | 98 | 9863. The department shall administer the grant program and, according to the grant program, award grants to qualified entities for the following purposes: | |
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| 101 | 100 | (a) Infection prevention and control by implementing evidence-based infection mitigation measures to prepare for current and future infectious disease and emergency scenarios. This may include, but is not limited to, the following measures: | |
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| 103 | 102 | (1) Improvements to building ventilation and air flow and filtration. | |
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| 105 | 104 | (2) Adding or modifying usable space to increase opportunity for social distancing. | |
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| 107 | 106 | (3) Increased sanitation and infection control measures. | |
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| 109 | 108 | (4) Modifying or purchasing equipment and vehicles for transportation that facilitate social distancing and person-centered programming. | |
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| 111 | 110 | (5) Improving patient access to telehealth services. | |
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| 113 | 112 | (b) Actions to address the adult day service facility workforce shortage and comply with staffing ratios for participant health and safety. | |
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| 115 | - | 9864. (a) The department shall award funds to qualified applicants based on, but not limited to, the following criteria:(1) The applicant currently provides or intends to provide in-center congregate services as defined by the department.(2) The applicants statement of need for financial assistance to implement COVID-19-related facility mitigation measures.(3) The applicants explanation for how the funds will support or | |
| 114 | + | 9864. (a) The department shall award funds to qualified applicants based on, but not limited to, the following criteria:(1) The applicant currently provides or intends to provide in-center congregate services as defined by the department.(2) The applicants statement of need for financial assistance to implement COVID-19-related facility mitigation measures.(3) The applicants explanation for how the funds will support and or sustain infection prevention and control and adult day services workforce resiliency. (b) The department may establish minimum standards, funding schedules, and procedures for awarding grants to qualified entities, and may adopt regulations necessary to implement and administer the grant program.(c) Notwithstanding any other law, the department may pay funds to a recipient in advance of the expenditure of funds by the recipient for implementation of the grant program, instead of in the form of a reimbursement after the expenditure of funds for that program, in an amount equal to or less than 90 percent of the grant amount provided in the recipients grant agreement.(d) A recipient shall be subject to reporting and auditing requirements, as determined by the department. | |
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| 119 | 118 | 9864. (a) The department shall award funds to qualified applicants based on, but not limited to, the following criteria: | |
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| 121 | 120 | (1) The applicant currently provides or intends to provide in-center congregate services as defined by the department. | |
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| 123 | 122 | (2) The applicants statement of need for financial assistance to implement COVID-19-related facility mitigation measures. | |
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| 125 | - | (3) The applicants explanation for how the funds will support or | |
| 124 | + | (3) The applicants explanation for how the funds will support and or sustain infection prevention and control and adult day services workforce resiliency. | |
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| 127 | 126 | (b) The department may establish minimum standards, funding schedules, and procedures for awarding grants to qualified entities, and may adopt regulations necessary to implement and administer the grant program. | |
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| 129 | 128 | (c) Notwithstanding any other law, the department may pay funds to a recipient in advance of the expenditure of funds by the recipient for implementation of the grant program, instead of in the form of a reimbursement after the expenditure of funds for that program, in an amount equal to or less than 90 percent of the grant amount provided in the recipients grant agreement. | |
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| 131 | 130 | (d) A recipient shall be subject to reporting and auditing requirements, as determined by the department. | |
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| 133 | 132 | 9865. (a) This chapter shall be inoperative after two years from the date of an appropriation, and as of that date is repealed.(b) The department shall post on its internet website when two years from the date of appropriation have passed. | |
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| 137 | 136 | 9865. (a) This chapter shall be inoperative after two years from the date of an appropriation, and as of that date is repealed. | |
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| 139 | 138 | (b) The department shall post on its internet website when two years from the date of appropriation have passed. |