CALA News & Views | Issue 48 | Impact

IMPACTING LEGISLATION

BILLS SIGNED Budget Victory Speeds Background Check Processing CALA led a successful effort to secure state funding and additional staff so DSS could speed up the highly backlogged background check process and supported the DSS proposal to flat out replace the failed “Guardian” IT system. While the replacement process will take several years, the effort is underway and additional staff positions are available to DSS to fill in the gaps and speed processing in the meantime. A huge thank you to CALA members who wrote letters to legislators and the governor, and who met with legislators during CALA’s Assisted Living Advocacy Day and Day in Your District! INNOVATIVE OPTIONS FOR OLDER ADULTS TODAY AND IN THE FUTURE. OUR EFFORTS ON LEGISLATION BEGIN BEFORE BILLS ARE EVEN INTRODUCED AND CONTINUE BEYOND THE BILL SIGNING DEADLINE TO INCLUDE IMPLEMENTATION AND COMPLIANCE ROLLOUT. HERE ARE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE FIRST YEAR OF THE TWO-YEAR LEGISLATIVE SESSION. AB 839 (Addis) RCFE Financing – Support AB 839 updates the California Health Facilities Financing Authority Act (CHFFA) to enable not-for-profit RCFEs to access CHFFA financing and funding programs. The CHFFA program currently serves community care facility settings but does not recognize similar stand-alone residential care facilities YOUR VOICE AT THE STATE CAPITOL, THE CALA TEAM WORKS TO ENSURE THAT ASSISTED LIVING, MEMORY CARE AND CONTINUING CARE RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES REMAIN VIBRANT,

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