Legislative Resources

ALL COUNTY LETTERS

• Update on IHSS Maintenace of Effort (MOE) Draft ACL, Reply Due:  August 1
• Release of IHSS Case Records to Applicant/Recipient or Authorize Representative  Reply Due:  August 3, 2017
• Update on County IHSS MOE Revision 7/18/2017
• National Voter Registration Act updates draft ACIN Reply Due:  July 7, 2017
• ACL Protective Services clarification for ACL 15-25 three environmental modifications - Reply Due July 10, 2017
• CDSS Review Process for Overtime Violations - 5 pages PDF - Draft Comments June 23 2017
• Implementation of the Electronic Timesheet Website for IHSS & Waiver Personal Care Providers & Recipients (21 pages - Draft)  Comments sought June 22 2017
• ACL SOC 846 Clarification No Action if Providers have not completed
• Clarification on Auhorization of Medical Accompaniment in the IHSS & Wait Time
• Modifcations to IHSS & WPCS in CMIPS IHSS Standard Timesheet, & Live-in Self-cerification ACL 17-25 (45 pages)
• Implementation of Senate Bills 855 & 873 ACL 15-97 (PDF 3 pages)

   

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services

• Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) 41 pages
  EPSDT - Guide for States:  Coverage and Medicaid Benefit for Children and Adolescents (June 2014)
• Medi-Cal Services for Children and Young Adults (2 pages)   What can be received?

Letters of Support

• AB 1379 Support of increasing local resources for CASp to be sure of public accessibility June 2017
• Oppose HR 2824 efforts to cut Supplemental Security Insurance to offset the costs of the Matural, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (MIECHV program). (June, 2017)
• SB 239 modernizes California Laws Criminalizing Individuals with HIV May 2017
• Letter to House of Representatives Strongly Opposing H.R. 620, the ADA and Education Reform Act of 2017, May 25 2017
• California Organizarions Strongly Oppose H.R. 620, the ADA and Education Reform Act of 2017 May 25 2017
  • Overview of Concerns with H.R. 620, the ADA and Education Reform Act of 2017 (Fact Sheet)
• TY Letter for Disability Awareness Training April 2016
• SB 218 Ltr of Support - Qualified ABLE Program:  Tax-Advantaged Savings Account (Feb 24, 2017)
  • SB 218 Fact Sheet Feb 2017
• SB 239 Ltr of Support - Moderization of HIV  Criminalization Laws (Feb 24, 2017)
  • SB 239 Fact Sheet (Feb 2017)
• AB 1930 Lackey in support of having Social Security taken out of payroll   (June 2016)
  • AB 1930 Fact Sheet
• SB 1015 Support of Domestic Workers Bill of Rights - March 2016
• Department of Health Care Services’ (DHCS) enrollment strategies and program improvement proposals for California’s Coordinated Care Initiative (CCI)
  • The Duals Demonstration: A Glimpse at Lessons Learned Justice in Aging Newsletter, March 2016
• Support of AB-1797, IHSS Applicant Confirmation Number
  • AB 1797 Fact Sheet
• SCAN Foundation 2016-17 Grant Letter of Support from GACI
• AB 294 August 21, 2015 (Lackey and Steinorth): Health and Human Services Waiver Transparency
  • AB 294 Fact Sheet
• AB 470 (Chu) – In-Home Supportive Services: Fingerprinting -  June, 2015
• AB 474 (Brown and Thurmond)  Letter Support for Increase in SSI/SSP - April, 2015
• AB 1235 - Housing for People Leaving Nursing Homes (Gipson) - April, 2015
  • AB 1235 Fact Sheet
• SB 199 Encourage Brown to Sign; Add hours for reading to blind as IHSS Task - September, 2015
• SB 199 Two hours added to IHSS Tasks to read to Blind - May, 2015
  • SB 199 Fact Sheet
• SB 405 (Hertzberg) Driving Debt Down Reduces Pymt Schedules for Keeping License - April, 2015
  • SB 405 (Hertzberg) Driving Debt Down (Amended July 7, 2015)

CCWRO Bill Tracker:

California Public Benefits Legislatve Bill & Budget Actions Tacker #2017-14

California Public Benefits Legislative Bill & Budget Action Tracker #2017-09

CARA Newsletters:

CARA Alert May 29 2017 - Lobby Day Great Success - Must Pass AB 562

State HHS & SS Reports

• Analysis of the 2014 In-Home Supportive Services Consumer Satisfaction Survey (September 2015 - pages 49)
• California's Child Welfare Continuum of Care Reform (January 2015) 56 pages
• CDSS IHSS Senate Budget Sub Committee 3 Hearing Overview
• IHSS Consumer Characteristics Report 2000/01 - 2011/12
• Nursery Facility/Acute Hospital Waiver 2012/01 - 2016/12
• Nursery Facility/Acute Hospital Waiver Renewal Plan Public Input Sought October 2015
• Nursery Facility/Acute Hospital (NF/AH) Waiver Renewal - DRC Questions Public Input October 2015 (6 pages)

Legislative Resources

• Assembly Budget Report AB 123/SB 97 FY 2015-16 (65 pages) June 17, 2015
• CAPA Legislation of Interest 2015
• CAPA Wage and Benefit Chart as of March 19, 2016 (Excel)
• CAPA Wage and Benefit Chart as of March 19, 2016 (PDF)
  • Overview of Wages
  • Health and Dental Benefits
  • Other Benefits
  • County Protections
• Coalition of California Welfare Rights Organizations 2015 Bill Tracker
• A Shattered System:  Reforming Long-Term Care in California (211 Pages PDF)
• United States Legislative Information
• 2015 Congressional Contacts
• Search for California Legislation
• Overview of the State Legislative Process
• Glossary of Legislative Terms
• Health & Human Services Special Session Q&A 2015
• California State Senate
• California State Assembly
• Governor’s Home Page
• Legislative Analyst’s Office
  • The 2015-16 Spending Plan October 2015
• California Code of Regulations
• The White House
• UDW Summary on Proposed IHSS Cuts
• The California Channel
• The Budget Conference Committee website and agendas
• California Department of Finance
• Legislative Analyst's Office - The Universal Assessment Tool: Improving Care for Recipients of Home- and Community-Based Service
• CICA Legislative Tracking System FY 11/12
• CICA Legislative Tracking System FY 15/16
• CICA Legislative Tracking System FY 15/16 (PDF)
• FLSA Opposition - Sonoma County
• FLSA Opposition - Humboldt County
• Disability Rights California (DRC) - SB-855:  Problems
• CAPA Wage and Benefit Chart March 16, 2015
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