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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: M. G. Wi ngett, County Administrator Contra
Costa
DATE: February 6, 1984 County
SUBJECT: Legislation SB 1347 (Carpenter) and .
AB 2259 (Felando)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt a position of support for SB 1347 and AB 2259.
BACKGROUND:
SB 1347 by Senator Carpenter and AB 2259 by Assemblyman Felando are nearly identical
bills dealing with complaints about long-term health care facilities, inspections of
such facilities, and the definition of what constitutes a violation of the law relative
to long-term health care facilities. SB 1347 and AB 2259 both do the following:
1 . In addition to allowing any person to request an inspection in writing
would allow a request to be by telephone or by personal visit and in such
cases requires the State Department of Health Services to reduce the request
to writing.
2. Specifically require that when conducting an on-site inspection, the State
collect and evaluate all available evidence, including but not limited to
observed conditions, statements of witnesses and facility records.
3. Add as Class "B" violations, ones which affect the welfare of a patient instead
of just the health, safety, or security of a patient and specify that a
violation of a patient's rights is a Class "B" violation.
In addition, SB 1347 requires the Director, State Department of Health Services, to issue
a press release to the media in the city or county where a facility is located whenever
an enforcement action is taken against a long-term health care facility.
To the extent that these bills tend to further protect patients in long-term health care
facilities they are consistent with existing Board policy and, therefore, deserve the
support of the Board of Supervisors.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
X APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S) ; �`. ,?, � - /i_Q�� Y
ACTION OF BOARD ON February, 14, 3,984 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE 12
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
County Administrator I OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Acting Health Services Director ';&Y 9 zz
CC: Legislative Delegation ATTESTED
CSAC J.R. OLSSON, COUNT CLERK
Chair, Assembly Committee on Aging/Long Term Care AND EX OFFICIO CLERK OF THE BOARD
Senate . Health & Welfare Committee
Senator Campbell ;—Assemblyman Felando
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