Bill Text: CA AB2349 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Developmental services: Sonoma Developmental Center.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-05-23 - Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 5065.) In committee: Set, final hearing. Held under submission. [AB2349 Detail]

Download: California-2013-AB2349-Amended.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 2349	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 28, 2014

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Yamada

                        FEBRUARY 21, 2014

   An act  to add Section 4417.5 to the Welfare and Institutions
Code,  relating to  Sonoma Developmental Center
  developmental services  .



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2349, as amended, Yamada.  Developmental services: 
Sonoma Developmental Center  . 
   Existing law establishes the State Department of Developmental
Services and sets forth its duties and responsibilities, including,
but not limited to, administration and oversight of the state
developmental centers, including the Sonoma Developmental Center, and
programs relating to persons with developmental disabilities under
the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act.  Existing
law requires the California Health and Human Services Agency to
submit to the Legislature a master plan for the future of
developmental centers by November 15, 2013, and to submit a report to
the Legislature by January 10, 2014, regarding the ability of
community resources to meet the specialized needs of residents now
living in developmental centers. 
   This bill would  declare the intent of the Legislature to
subsequently amend this bill to include provisions relating to
  establish the Office of Community Care Coordination
within the State Department of Developmental Services, and would
require the office to develop a plan, on or before January 1, 2016,
that addresses, among other things, the operation of at least 2 acute
crisis clinics, as specified. The bill would also require the office
to identify which modifications are necessary to enable  the
Sonoma Developmental Center  to operate as a plac  
ement of last resort and as an acute crisis clinic  .
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  no
  yes  . State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   SECTION 1   .    Section 4417.5 is added to
the   Welfare and Institutions Code   , to read:
 
   4417.5.  (a) There is in the State Department of Developmental
Services the Office of Community Care Coordination, which shall
develop a plan to establish facilities to assist former residents of
developmental centers and to expand and enhance existing community
services and supports. The office shall be located on the grounds of
the Sonoma Developmental Center.
   (b) The office shall develop the plan on or before January 1,
2016. The plan shall be consistent with the master plan for the
future of developmental centers prepared by the California Health and
Human Services Agency pursuant to Section 14 of Chapter 25 of the
Statutes of 2013, and shall address all of the following:
   (1) The operation of at least two acute crisis clinics, each with
a capacity of 15 or fewer beds, to be located in the northern and
southern parts of the state.
   (2) The operation of transitional facilities to facilitate a
smooth transition of developmental center residents and staff into
the community.
   (3) The development of residential facilities with specialty
wrap-around services to provide a high level of behavioral supports.
These facilities shall be similar in nature to those authorized by
Section 1567.50 of the Health and Safety Code.
   (4) Identification of the community capacity in existing models of
care.
   (5) Support of regional center efforts to enhance supports to
maintain individuals in their own homes.
   (6) Collaboration with regional centers to do all of the
following:
   (A) Expand mobile crisis response teams.
   (B) Expand crisis hotlines.
   (C) Expand day programs.
   (D) Create short-term homes.
   (7) Providing developmental center staff for the transition of
individuals with challenging behaviors.
   (c) The office shall develop, as part of the plan, a precise
definition of a "placement of last resort" and an "acute crisis
clinic," which shall include a description of the services offered by
those facilities. The office shall also identify which modifications
are necessary to enable the Sonoma Developmental Center to operate
as a placement of last resort and as an acute crisis clinic. 

  SECTION 1.    It is the intent of the Legislature
to subsequently amend this measure to include provisions relating to
the Sonoma Developmental Center.