CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 617Introduced by Assembly Member McKinnorFebruary 13, 2025An act to amend Section 9122 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to older adults. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 617, as introduced, McKinnor. Aging and Disability Resource Connection program: No Wrong Door System.Existing law establishes an Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) program, administered by the California Department of Aging, to provide information to consumers and their families on available long-term services and supports (LTSS) programs and to assist older adults, caregivers, and persons with disabilities in accessing LTSS programs at the local level. Existing law requires the California Department of Aging to administer the ADRC Infrastructure Grants Program for the purpose of implementing a No Wrong Door System, a system that enables consumers to access all LTSS through one agency, organization, coordinated network, or portal. Existing law states the intent of the Legislature that the No Wrong Door System serve seniors and individuals with disabilities by, among other things, providing consumers and their caregivers access to information and services. Existing law also establishes the Aging and Disability Resource Connection Advisory Committee, within the California Department of Aging, as the primary adviser in the implementation of the No Wrong Door System, and authorizes the committee to use the staff of the California Department of Aging to accomplish its purposes.This bill would instead require the committee to use the staff of the California Department of Aging. The bill would also instead require the No Wrong Door System to serve seniors and individuals with disabilities, as specified, and would require, no later than December 31, 2027, the system to also establish a statewide respite referral registry to connect consumers enrolled in the Medi-Cal program with culturally competent, prescreened respite providers, and create and implement a consumer-directed employer program to assist in the provision of the statewide respite referral system.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 9122 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:9122. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the The No Wrong Door System described in Section 9121 shall serve seniors and individuals with disabilities by doing all of the following:(1) Providing consumers and their caregivers access to information and services, regardless of income or benefit level.(2) Enabling an Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) program to directly connect a client to appropriate local programs.(3) Providing each consumer in California with access to individualized support and community resources to meet their needs and to enable them to continue living in their own homes, if desired.(4) No later than December 31, 2027, establishing a statewide respite referral registry to connect consumers enrolled in the Medi-Cal program with culturally competent, prescreened respite providers. It is the intent of the Legislature for those implementing the statewide respite referral registry to consider all of the following:(A) Accounting for consumer needs and preferences when identifying potential respite providers.(B) Providing for reasonable standards of accountability for respite providers and prospective respite providers listed through the registry.(C) Ensuring voluntariness for respite providers and prospective respite providers and consumers.(D) Promoting job opportunities for respite providers and prospective respite providers.(E) Providing access to the registry for consumers who want to query a referral independently.(F) Increasing a consumers choice of respite providers and prospective respite providers via an established pool of available respite providers and prospective respite providers on the registry.(5) No later than December 31, 2027, creating and implementing a consumer-directed employer program to assist in the provision of the statewide respite referral system.(b) The Aging and Disability Resource Connection Advisory Committee, which has been established within the California Department of Aging, shall serve as the primary adviser to the California Department of Aging, the Department of Rehabilitation, and the State Department of Health Care Services in the ongoing development and implementation of the No Wrong Door System described in Section 9121. The advisory committee may shall utilize staff of the California Department of Aging, as needed, to accomplish its purposes. The California Department of Aging shall expand the membership of the advisory committee as necessary to include the perspective of all relevant stakeholders.(c) The Aging and Disability Resource Connection Advisory Committee shall, upon the request of the California Department of Aging, or any task force appointed thereunder for the purpose of developing and updating a master plan on aging, consult with and offer input regarding the development and updating of that master plan.(d) The California Department of Aging, in consultation with the advisory committee, shall do all of the following:(1) Develop a plan for, and oversee the phased statewide implementation of, the No Wrong Door System that utilizes the ADRC program to assist older adults and people with disabilities to obtain accurate information and timely referrals to appropriate community services and supports. The plan shall include near- and long-term tactics for statewide implementation.(2) Serve as a statewide facilitator, coordinator, and policy development resource on the ADRC program and No Wrong Door System.(3) Identify mainstream resources, benefits, and services that can be accessed for the No Wrong Door System.(4) Create partnerships among state agencies and departments, local government agencies, the federal Administration for Community Living, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and the federal Veterans Health Administration.(5) Coordinate existing funding and applications for competitive funding, while also exploring avenues for future funding, including, but not limited to, Medicaid and federal Veterans Health Administration funding.(6) Make policy and procedural recommendations to the Legislature and other governmental entities.(7) Consider the expansion of the no wrong door approach to programs and policies outside of the California Health and Human Services Agency.(8) (A) Report to the Governor and the Legislature on the No Wrong Door System and the implementation of the system.(B) Reports to be submitted pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(e) The implementation of this section is contingent on an appropriation in the annual Budget Act, or another act, for that express purpose.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 617Introduced by Assembly Member McKinnorFebruary 13, 2025An act to amend Section 9122 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to older adults. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 617, as introduced, McKinnor. Aging and Disability Resource Connection program: No Wrong Door System.Existing law establishes an Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) program, administered by the California Department of Aging, to provide information to consumers and their families on available long-term services and supports (LTSS) programs and to assist older adults, caregivers, and persons with disabilities in accessing LTSS programs at the local level. Existing law requires the California Department of Aging to administer the ADRC Infrastructure Grants Program for the purpose of implementing a No Wrong Door System, a system that enables consumers to access all LTSS through one agency, organization, coordinated network, or portal. Existing law states the intent of the Legislature that the No Wrong Door System serve seniors and individuals with disabilities by, among other things, providing consumers and their caregivers access to information and services. Existing law also establishes the Aging and Disability Resource Connection Advisory Committee, within the California Department of Aging, as the primary adviser in the implementation of the No Wrong Door System, and authorizes the committee to use the staff of the California Department of Aging to accomplish its purposes.This bill would instead require the committee to use the staff of the California Department of Aging. The bill would also instead require the No Wrong Door System to serve seniors and individuals with disabilities, as specified, and would require, no later than December 31, 2027, the system to also establish a statewide respite referral registry to connect consumers enrolled in the Medi-Cal program with culturally competent, prescreened respite providers, and create and implement a consumer-directed employer program to assist in the provision of the statewide respite referral system.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 617
Introduced by Assembly Member McKinnorFebruary 13, 2025
Introduced by Assembly Member McKinnor
February 13, 2025
An act to amend Section 9122 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to older adults.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 617, as introduced, McKinnor. Aging and Disability Resource Connection program: No Wrong Door System.
Existing law establishes an Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) program, administered by the California Department of Aging, to provide information to consumers and their families on available long-term services and supports (LTSS) programs and to assist older adults, caregivers, and persons with disabilities in accessing LTSS programs at the local level. Existing law requires the California Department of Aging to administer the ADRC Infrastructure Grants Program for the purpose of implementing a No Wrong Door System, a system that enables consumers to access all LTSS through one agency, organization, coordinated network, or portal. Existing law states the intent of the Legislature that the No Wrong Door System serve seniors and individuals with disabilities by, among other things, providing consumers and their caregivers access to information and services. Existing law also establishes the Aging and Disability Resource Connection Advisory Committee, within the California Department of Aging, as the primary adviser in the implementation of the No Wrong Door System, and authorizes the committee to use the staff of the California Department of Aging to accomplish its purposes.This bill would instead require the committee to use the staff of the California Department of Aging. The bill would also instead require the No Wrong Door System to serve seniors and individuals with disabilities, as specified, and would require, no later than December 31, 2027, the system to also establish a statewide respite referral registry to connect consumers enrolled in the Medi-Cal program with culturally competent, prescreened respite providers, and create and implement a consumer-directed employer program to assist in the provision of the statewide respite referral system.
Existing law establishes an Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) program, administered by the California Department of Aging, to provide information to consumers and their families on available long-term services and supports (LTSS) programs and to assist older adults, caregivers, and persons with disabilities in accessing LTSS programs at the local level. Existing law requires the California Department of Aging to administer the ADRC Infrastructure Grants Program for the purpose of implementing a No Wrong Door System, a system that enables consumers to access all LTSS through one agency, organization, coordinated network, or portal. Existing law states the intent of the Legislature that the No Wrong Door System serve seniors and individuals with disabilities by, among other things, providing consumers and their caregivers access to information and services. Existing law also establishes the Aging and Disability Resource Connection Advisory Committee, within the California Department of Aging, as the primary adviser in the implementation of the No Wrong Door System, and authorizes the committee to use the staff of the California Department of Aging to accomplish its purposes.
This bill would instead require the committee to use the staff of the California Department of Aging. The bill would also instead require the No Wrong Door System to serve seniors and individuals with disabilities, as specified, and would require, no later than December 31, 2027, the system to also establish a statewide respite referral registry to connect consumers enrolled in the Medi-Cal program with culturally competent, prescreened respite providers, and create and implement a consumer-directed employer program to assist in the provision of the statewide respite referral system.
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## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 9122 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:9122. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the The No Wrong Door System described in Section 9121 shall serve seniors and individuals with disabilities by doing all of the following:(1) Providing consumers and their caregivers access to information and services, regardless of income or benefit level.(2) Enabling an Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) program to directly connect a client to appropriate local programs.(3) Providing each consumer in California with access to individualized support and community resources to meet their needs and to enable them to continue living in their own homes, if desired.(4) No later than December 31, 2027, establishing a statewide respite referral registry to connect consumers enrolled in the Medi-Cal program with culturally competent, prescreened respite providers. It is the intent of the Legislature for those implementing the statewide respite referral registry to consider all of the following:(A) Accounting for consumer needs and preferences when identifying potential respite providers.(B) Providing for reasonable standards of accountability for respite providers and prospective respite providers listed through the registry.(C) Ensuring voluntariness for respite providers and prospective respite providers and consumers.(D) Promoting job opportunities for respite providers and prospective respite providers.(E) Providing access to the registry for consumers who want to query a referral independently.(F) Increasing a consumers choice of respite providers and prospective respite providers via an established pool of available respite providers and prospective respite providers on the registry.(5) No later than December 31, 2027, creating and implementing a consumer-directed employer program to assist in the provision of the statewide respite referral system.(b) The Aging and Disability Resource Connection Advisory Committee, which has been established within the California Department of Aging, shall serve as the primary adviser to the California Department of Aging, the Department of Rehabilitation, and the State Department of Health Care Services in the ongoing development and implementation of the No Wrong Door System described in Section 9121. The advisory committee may shall utilize staff of the California Department of Aging, as needed, to accomplish its purposes. The California Department of Aging shall expand the membership of the advisory committee as necessary to include the perspective of all relevant stakeholders.(c) The Aging and Disability Resource Connection Advisory Committee shall, upon the request of the California Department of Aging, or any task force appointed thereunder for the purpose of developing and updating a master plan on aging, consult with and offer input regarding the development and updating of that master plan.(d) The California Department of Aging, in consultation with the advisory committee, shall do all of the following:(1) Develop a plan for, and oversee the phased statewide implementation of, the No Wrong Door System that utilizes the ADRC program to assist older adults and people with disabilities to obtain accurate information and timely referrals to appropriate community services and supports. The plan shall include near- and long-term tactics for statewide implementation.(2) Serve as a statewide facilitator, coordinator, and policy development resource on the ADRC program and No Wrong Door System.(3) Identify mainstream resources, benefits, and services that can be accessed for the No Wrong Door System.(4) Create partnerships among state agencies and departments, local government agencies, the federal Administration for Community Living, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and the federal Veterans Health Administration.(5) Coordinate existing funding and applications for competitive funding, while also exploring avenues for future funding, including, but not limited to, Medicaid and federal Veterans Health Administration funding.(6) Make policy and procedural recommendations to the Legislature and other governmental entities.(7) Consider the expansion of the no wrong door approach to programs and policies outside of the California Health and Human Services Agency.(8) (A) Report to the Governor and the Legislature on the No Wrong Door System and the implementation of the system.(B) Reports to be submitted pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(e) The implementation of this section is contingent on an appropriation in the annual Budget Act, or another act, for that express purpose.
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 9122 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:9122. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the The No Wrong Door System described in Section 9121 shall serve seniors and individuals with disabilities by doing all of the following:(1) Providing consumers and their caregivers access to information and services, regardless of income or benefit level.(2) Enabling an Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) program to directly connect a client to appropriate local programs.(3) Providing each consumer in California with access to individualized support and community resources to meet their needs and to enable them to continue living in their own homes, if desired.(4) No later than December 31, 2027, establishing a statewide respite referral registry to connect consumers enrolled in the Medi-Cal program with culturally competent, prescreened respite providers. It is the intent of the Legislature for those implementing the statewide respite referral registry to consider all of the following:(A) Accounting for consumer needs and preferences when identifying potential respite providers.(B) Providing for reasonable standards of accountability for respite providers and prospective respite providers listed through the registry.(C) Ensuring voluntariness for respite providers and prospective respite providers and consumers.(D) Promoting job opportunities for respite providers and prospective respite providers.(E) Providing access to the registry for consumers who want to query a referral independently.(F) Increasing a consumers choice of respite providers and prospective respite providers via an established pool of available respite providers and prospective respite providers on the registry.(5) No later than December 31, 2027, creating and implementing a consumer-directed employer program to assist in the provision of the statewide respite referral system.(b) The Aging and Disability Resource Connection Advisory Committee, which has been established within the California Department of Aging, shall serve as the primary adviser to the California Department of Aging, the Department of Rehabilitation, and the State Department of Health Care Services in the ongoing development and implementation of the No Wrong Door System described in Section 9121. The advisory committee may shall utilize staff of the California Department of Aging, as needed, to accomplish its purposes. The California Department of Aging shall expand the membership of the advisory committee as necessary to include the perspective of all relevant stakeholders.(c) The Aging and Disability Resource Connection Advisory Committee shall, upon the request of the California Department of Aging, or any task force appointed thereunder for the purpose of developing and updating a master plan on aging, consult with and offer input regarding the development and updating of that master plan.(d) The California Department of Aging, in consultation with the advisory committee, shall do all of the following:(1) Develop a plan for, and oversee the phased statewide implementation of, the No Wrong Door System that utilizes the ADRC program to assist older adults and people with disabilities to obtain accurate information and timely referrals to appropriate community services and supports. The plan shall include near- and long-term tactics for statewide implementation.(2) Serve as a statewide facilitator, coordinator, and policy development resource on the ADRC program and No Wrong Door System.(3) Identify mainstream resources, benefits, and services that can be accessed for the No Wrong Door System.(4) Create partnerships among state agencies and departments, local government agencies, the federal Administration for Community Living, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and the federal Veterans Health Administration.(5) Coordinate existing funding and applications for competitive funding, while also exploring avenues for future funding, including, but not limited to, Medicaid and federal Veterans Health Administration funding.(6) Make policy and procedural recommendations to the Legislature and other governmental entities.(7) Consider the expansion of the no wrong door approach to programs and policies outside of the California Health and Human Services Agency.(8) (A) Report to the Governor and the Legislature on the No Wrong Door System and the implementation of the system.(B) Reports to be submitted pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(e) The implementation of this section is contingent on an appropriation in the annual Budget Act, or another act, for that express purpose.
SECTION 1. Section 9122 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:
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9122. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the The No Wrong Door System described in Section 9121 shall serve seniors and individuals with disabilities by doing all of the following:(1) Providing consumers and their caregivers access to information and services, regardless of income or benefit level.(2) Enabling an Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) program to directly connect a client to appropriate local programs.(3) Providing each consumer in California with access to individualized support and community resources to meet their needs and to enable them to continue living in their own homes, if desired.(4) No later than December 31, 2027, establishing a statewide respite referral registry to connect consumers enrolled in the Medi-Cal program with culturally competent, prescreened respite providers. It is the intent of the Legislature for those implementing the statewide respite referral registry to consider all of the following:(A) Accounting for consumer needs and preferences when identifying potential respite providers.(B) Providing for reasonable standards of accountability for respite providers and prospective respite providers listed through the registry.(C) Ensuring voluntariness for respite providers and prospective respite providers and consumers.(D) Promoting job opportunities for respite providers and prospective respite providers.(E) Providing access to the registry for consumers who want to query a referral independently.(F) Increasing a consumers choice of respite providers and prospective respite providers via an established pool of available respite providers and prospective respite providers on the registry.(5) No later than December 31, 2027, creating and implementing a consumer-directed employer program to assist in the provision of the statewide respite referral system.(b) The Aging and Disability Resource Connection Advisory Committee, which has been established within the California Department of Aging, shall serve as the primary adviser to the California Department of Aging, the Department of Rehabilitation, and the State Department of Health Care Services in the ongoing development and implementation of the No Wrong Door System described in Section 9121. The advisory committee may shall utilize staff of the California Department of Aging, as needed, to accomplish its purposes. The California Department of Aging shall expand the membership of the advisory committee as necessary to include the perspective of all relevant stakeholders.(c) The Aging and Disability Resource Connection Advisory Committee shall, upon the request of the California Department of Aging, or any task force appointed thereunder for the purpose of developing and updating a master plan on aging, consult with and offer input regarding the development and updating of that master plan.(d) The California Department of Aging, in consultation with the advisory committee, shall do all of the following:(1) Develop a plan for, and oversee the phased statewide implementation of, the No Wrong Door System that utilizes the ADRC program to assist older adults and people with disabilities to obtain accurate information and timely referrals to appropriate community services and supports. The plan shall include near- and long-term tactics for statewide implementation.(2) Serve as a statewide facilitator, coordinator, and policy development resource on the ADRC program and No Wrong Door System.(3) Identify mainstream resources, benefits, and services that can be accessed for the No Wrong Door System.(4) Create partnerships among state agencies and departments, local government agencies, the federal Administration for Community Living, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and the federal Veterans Health Administration.(5) Coordinate existing funding and applications for competitive funding, while also exploring avenues for future funding, including, but not limited to, Medicaid and federal Veterans Health Administration funding.(6) Make policy and procedural recommendations to the Legislature and other governmental entities.(7) Consider the expansion of the no wrong door approach to programs and policies outside of the California Health and Human Services Agency.(8) (A) Report to the Governor and the Legislature on the No Wrong Door System and the implementation of the system.(B) Reports to be submitted pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(e) The implementation of this section is contingent on an appropriation in the annual Budget Act, or another act, for that express purpose.
9122. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the The No Wrong Door System described in Section 9121 shall serve seniors and individuals with disabilities by doing all of the following:(1) Providing consumers and their caregivers access to information and services, regardless of income or benefit level.(2) Enabling an Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) program to directly connect a client to appropriate local programs.(3) Providing each consumer in California with access to individualized support and community resources to meet their needs and to enable them to continue living in their own homes, if desired.(4) No later than December 31, 2027, establishing a statewide respite referral registry to connect consumers enrolled in the Medi-Cal program with culturally competent, prescreened respite providers. It is the intent of the Legislature for those implementing the statewide respite referral registry to consider all of the following:(A) Accounting for consumer needs and preferences when identifying potential respite providers.(B) Providing for reasonable standards of accountability for respite providers and prospective respite providers listed through the registry.(C) Ensuring voluntariness for respite providers and prospective respite providers and consumers.(D) Promoting job opportunities for respite providers and prospective respite providers.(E) Providing access to the registry for consumers who want to query a referral independently.(F) Increasing a consumers choice of respite providers and prospective respite providers via an established pool of available respite providers and prospective respite providers on the registry.(5) No later than December 31, 2027, creating and implementing a consumer-directed employer program to assist in the provision of the statewide respite referral system.(b) The Aging and Disability Resource Connection Advisory Committee, which has been established within the California Department of Aging, shall serve as the primary adviser to the California Department of Aging, the Department of Rehabilitation, and the State Department of Health Care Services in the ongoing development and implementation of the No Wrong Door System described in Section 9121. The advisory committee may shall utilize staff of the California Department of Aging, as needed, to accomplish its purposes. The California Department of Aging shall expand the membership of the advisory committee as necessary to include the perspective of all relevant stakeholders.(c) The Aging and Disability Resource Connection Advisory Committee shall, upon the request of the California Department of Aging, or any task force appointed thereunder for the purpose of developing and updating a master plan on aging, consult with and offer input regarding the development and updating of that master plan.(d) The California Department of Aging, in consultation with the advisory committee, shall do all of the following:(1) Develop a plan for, and oversee the phased statewide implementation of, the No Wrong Door System that utilizes the ADRC program to assist older adults and people with disabilities to obtain accurate information and timely referrals to appropriate community services and supports. The plan shall include near- and long-term tactics for statewide implementation.(2) Serve as a statewide facilitator, coordinator, and policy development resource on the ADRC program and No Wrong Door System.(3) Identify mainstream resources, benefits, and services that can be accessed for the No Wrong Door System.(4) Create partnerships among state agencies and departments, local government agencies, the federal Administration for Community Living, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and the federal Veterans Health Administration.(5) Coordinate existing funding and applications for competitive funding, while also exploring avenues for future funding, including, but not limited to, Medicaid and federal Veterans Health Administration funding.(6) Make policy and procedural recommendations to the Legislature and other governmental entities.(7) Consider the expansion of the no wrong door approach to programs and policies outside of the California Health and Human Services Agency.(8) (A) Report to the Governor and the Legislature on the No Wrong Door System and the implementation of the system.(B) Reports to be submitted pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(e) The implementation of this section is contingent on an appropriation in the annual Budget Act, or another act, for that express purpose.
9122. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the The No Wrong Door System described in Section 9121 shall serve seniors and individuals with disabilities by doing all of the following:(1) Providing consumers and their caregivers access to information and services, regardless of income or benefit level.(2) Enabling an Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) program to directly connect a client to appropriate local programs.(3) Providing each consumer in California with access to individualized support and community resources to meet their needs and to enable them to continue living in their own homes, if desired.(4) No later than December 31, 2027, establishing a statewide respite referral registry to connect consumers enrolled in the Medi-Cal program with culturally competent, prescreened respite providers. It is the intent of the Legislature for those implementing the statewide respite referral registry to consider all of the following:(A) Accounting for consumer needs and preferences when identifying potential respite providers.(B) Providing for reasonable standards of accountability for respite providers and prospective respite providers listed through the registry.(C) Ensuring voluntariness for respite providers and prospective respite providers and consumers.(D) Promoting job opportunities for respite providers and prospective respite providers.(E) Providing access to the registry for consumers who want to query a referral independently.(F) Increasing a consumers choice of respite providers and prospective respite providers via an established pool of available respite providers and prospective respite providers on the registry.(5) No later than December 31, 2027, creating and implementing a consumer-directed employer program to assist in the provision of the statewide respite referral system.(b) The Aging and Disability Resource Connection Advisory Committee, which has been established within the California Department of Aging, shall serve as the primary adviser to the California Department of Aging, the Department of Rehabilitation, and the State Department of Health Care Services in the ongoing development and implementation of the No Wrong Door System described in Section 9121. The advisory committee may shall utilize staff of the California Department of Aging, as needed, to accomplish its purposes. The California Department of Aging shall expand the membership of the advisory committee as necessary to include the perspective of all relevant stakeholders.(c) The Aging and Disability Resource Connection Advisory Committee shall, upon the request of the California Department of Aging, or any task force appointed thereunder for the purpose of developing and updating a master plan on aging, consult with and offer input regarding the development and updating of that master plan.(d) The California Department of Aging, in consultation with the advisory committee, shall do all of the following:(1) Develop a plan for, and oversee the phased statewide implementation of, the No Wrong Door System that utilizes the ADRC program to assist older adults and people with disabilities to obtain accurate information and timely referrals to appropriate community services and supports. The plan shall include near- and long-term tactics for statewide implementation.(2) Serve as a statewide facilitator, coordinator, and policy development resource on the ADRC program and No Wrong Door System.(3) Identify mainstream resources, benefits, and services that can be accessed for the No Wrong Door System.(4) Create partnerships among state agencies and departments, local government agencies, the federal Administration for Community Living, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and the federal Veterans Health Administration.(5) Coordinate existing funding and applications for competitive funding, while also exploring avenues for future funding, including, but not limited to, Medicaid and federal Veterans Health Administration funding.(6) Make policy and procedural recommendations to the Legislature and other governmental entities.(7) Consider the expansion of the no wrong door approach to programs and policies outside of the California Health and Human Services Agency.(8) (A) Report to the Governor and the Legislature on the No Wrong Door System and the implementation of the system.(B) Reports to be submitted pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(e) The implementation of this section is contingent on an appropriation in the annual Budget Act, or another act, for that express purpose.
9122. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the The No Wrong Door System described in Section 9121 shall serve seniors and individuals with disabilities by doing all of the following:
(1) Providing consumers and their caregivers access to information and services, regardless of income or benefit level.
(2) Enabling an Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) program to directly connect a client to appropriate local programs.
(3) Providing each consumer in California with access to individualized support and community resources to meet their needs and to enable them to continue living in their own homes, if desired.
(4) No later than December 31, 2027, establishing a statewide respite referral registry to connect consumers enrolled in the Medi-Cal program with culturally competent, prescreened respite providers. It is the intent of the Legislature for those implementing the statewide respite referral registry to consider all of the following:
(A) Accounting for consumer needs and preferences when identifying potential respite providers.
(B) Providing for reasonable standards of accountability for respite providers and prospective respite providers listed through the registry.
(C) Ensuring voluntariness for respite providers and prospective respite providers and consumers.
(D) Promoting job opportunities for respite providers and prospective respite providers.
(E) Providing access to the registry for consumers who want to query a referral independently.
(F) Increasing a consumers choice of respite providers and prospective respite providers via an established pool of available respite providers and prospective respite providers on the registry.
(5) No later than December 31, 2027, creating and implementing a consumer-directed employer program to assist in the provision of the statewide respite referral system.
(b) The Aging and Disability Resource Connection Advisory Committee, which has been established within the California Department of Aging, shall serve as the primary adviser to the California Department of Aging, the Department of Rehabilitation, and the State Department of Health Care Services in the ongoing development and implementation of the No Wrong Door System described in Section 9121. The advisory committee may shall utilize staff of the California Department of Aging, as needed, to accomplish its purposes. The California Department of Aging shall expand the membership of the advisory committee as necessary to include the perspective of all relevant stakeholders.
(c) The Aging and Disability Resource Connection Advisory Committee shall, upon the request of the California Department of Aging, or any task force appointed thereunder for the purpose of developing and updating a master plan on aging, consult with and offer input regarding the development and updating of that master plan.
(d) The California Department of Aging, in consultation with the advisory committee, shall do all of the following:
(1) Develop a plan for, and oversee the phased statewide implementation of, the No Wrong Door System that utilizes the ADRC program to assist older adults and people with disabilities to obtain accurate information and timely referrals to appropriate community services and supports. The plan shall include near- and long-term tactics for statewide implementation.
(2) Serve as a statewide facilitator, coordinator, and policy development resource on the ADRC program and No Wrong Door System.
(3) Identify mainstream resources, benefits, and services that can be accessed for the No Wrong Door System.
(4) Create partnerships among state agencies and departments, local government agencies, the federal Administration for Community Living, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and the federal Veterans Health Administration.
(5) Coordinate existing funding and applications for competitive funding, while also exploring avenues for future funding, including, but not limited to, Medicaid and federal Veterans Health Administration funding.
(6) Make policy and procedural recommendations to the Legislature and other governmental entities.
(7) Consider the expansion of the no wrong door approach to programs and policies outside of the California Health and Human Services Agency.
(8) (A) Report to the Governor and the Legislature on the No Wrong Door System and the implementation of the system.
(B) Reports to be submitted pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(e) The implementation of this section is contingent on an appropriation in the annual Budget Act, or another act, for that express purpose.