AB 452 (Mazzoni, Chapter 895, Statutes of 1999)
Long-Term Care Programs

Affects: RCFEs

Summary: This legislation, known as the Mazzoni Long-Term Care Act of 2000, will establish until January 1, 2007, a Long-Term Care Council within the Health and Human Services Agency. This interdepartmental, interagency council will be made up of representatives from the State Departments of Health Services, Mental Health, Developmental Services, Social Services, Alcohol and Drug Programs, Aging, Rehabilitation, Community Services and Development, the Office of Statewide Planning and Development and the State Council on Developmental Disabilities. The Council will coordinate long-term care policy development and program operations and develop a strategic plan for long-term care policy.