Bill Text: CA SB1319 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Skilled nursing facilities: approval to provide therapeutic behavioral health programs.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)

Status: (Vetoed) 2024-09-20 - In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending. [SB1319 Detail]

Download: California-2023-SB1319-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 1319

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Introduced by Senator Wahab

February 16, 2024

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An act to add Section 11848 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to behavioral health.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 1319, as introduced, Wahab. Behavioral health treatment facilities.

Existing law authorizes the State Department of Health Care Services to establish a Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program to award grants, as specified, for the construction, acquisition, and rehabilitation of behavioral health treatment resources, as described. The program exempts a facility project funded by a grant pursuant to the program from the California Environmental Quality Act, if it meets specified requirements, and local zoning and use permits, as specified.

This bill would apply those exemptions to an entity, facility, or project that is converting a long-term health care facility or skilled nursing facility, as defined, to a facility that will expand the capacity of behavioral health treatment resources in the community.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Section 11848 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:

11848.

 The provisions of Section 5960.3 of the Welfare and Institutions Code shall be applicable to an entity, facility, or project if the entity, facility, or project is a long-term health care facility as defined in Section 1418 or a skilled nursing facility as defined in Section 1250 and is proposed to be converted to a facility that will expand the capacity of behavioral health treatment resources in the community, including any facility that would be required to be licensed pursuant to Section 11834.01, without regard to the source of funding for the conversion.