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CHAPTER 2. California Department of Aging [9100. - 9175.]

Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1097, Sec. 13.

§§ 9100–9175 · 39 sections

  1. ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 9100–9114 · 17 sections
    • § 9100 (a) There is in the California Health and Human Services Agency, the California Department of Aging. (b) The department’s mission is to provide leadership to…
    • § 9101 (a) The department shall consist of a director, and any staff as may be necessary for proper administration. (b) The department shall maintain its main office…
    • § 9101.1 In developing the Master Plan for Aging pursuant to Executive Order N-14-19, the Secretary of California Health and Human Services shall consider applying, on…
    • § 9102 The duties and powers of the department shall be as follows: (a) To administer all programs under the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended, and this…
    • § 9103 The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Recent studies have shown that lifelong experiences of marginalization place lesbian, gay,…
    • § 9103.1 (a) The department shall ensure all older adults have equal access to programs and services provided through the Older Americans Act and under this division in…
    • § 9104 (a) Subject to an appropriation of funds for this purpose in the annual Budget Act, the California Department of Aging shall administer the Access to…
    • § 9105 The department may adopt and promulgate regulations for the purpose of carrying out this division.
    • § 9105.1 The department, in partnership with the area agencies on aging, the Department of Rehabilitation, any independent living centers, any contractor selected to…
    • § 9106 (a) The department shall administer the administrative cost limitation, as defined in applicable federal law or regulation on a statewide basis. This…
    • § 9107 The department may accept gifts and grants from any source, public or private, to assist it in the performance of its functions, and these gifts and grants…
    • § 9108 In addition to any nutrition programs conducted under the McCarthy-Kennick Nutrition Program for the Elderly Act of 1972 (Chapter 5.7 (commencing with Section…
    • § 9109 The department shall, in consultation with nutrition site directors and area agencies on aging, develop policies and guidelines for senior nutrition sites that…
    • § 9110 (a) The department may make available state funds to fund senior nutrition programs that complement programs implemented pursuant to Title III of the federal…
    • § 9111 (a) The Legislature finds and declares that there is a great disparity in the method by which the federal Older Americans Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 3001, et seq.)…
    • § 9112 (a) The department shall implement an intrastate funding formula in accordance with all federal regulations. This formula shall apply to all federal and state…
    • § 9114 The department may, where necessary to ensure the continued provision of services or program operation, advance available state funds to an area agency on…
  2. ARTICLE 2. Senior Housing Information and Support Center §§ 9115–9117 · 3 sections
    • § 9115 The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) According to a 2015 analysis of federal and state poverty data under the Supplemental Poverty…
    • § 9116 The Director of the California Department of Aging shall appoint all necessary staff to carry out the provisions of this article.
    • § 9117 Implementation of this article shall be subject to an appropriation in the annual Budget Act.
  3. ARTICLE 3. Engaging Elders Through Volunteerism § 9118 · 1 section
    • § 9118 The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The talents of our older adults will prove to be vital to the prosperity and well-being of…
  4. ARTICLE 4. Aging and Disability Resource Connection Program §§ 9120–9123 · 4 sections
    • § 9120 (a) There is hereby established an Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) program to provide information to consumers and their families on available…
    • § 9121 (a) Upon appropriation by the Legislature for this purpose, the California Department of Aging shall administer the Aging and Disability Resource Connection…
    • § 9122 (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the No Wrong Door System described in Section 9121 serve seniors and individuals with disabilities by doing all of…
    • § 9123 (a) The State Department of Health Care Services, in consultation with the California Department of Aging, shall determine if the Medicaid administrative…
  5. ARTICLE 5. Comprehensive Act for Families and Caregivers of Cognitively Impaired Adults §§ 9156–9163 · 8 sections
    • § 9156 The Legislature finds all of the following: (a) Across California, approximately 4,500,000 family caregivers support adult loved ones who seek to remain at…
    • § 9157 As used in this chapter: (a) “Caregiver” means any unpaid family member or individual who assumes responsibility for the care of a cognitively impaired adult…
    • § 9158 The department shall administer this chapter and establish standards and procedures as the director deems necessary in carrying out the provisions of this…
    • § 9159 (a) The department shall do all of the following: (1) Maintain or enter into contracts directly with nonprofit CRCs to provide direct services to caregivers…
    • § 9160 (a) Agencies designated as CRCs by the department shall include in their governing or advisory boards, or both, as required by the department, persons who are…
    • § 9161 (a) The CRCs shall deliver services to and advocate for caregivers of cognitively impaired adults, as established in the CRC Operations Manual. (b) These…
    • § 9162 Each CRC shall submit progress reports on its activities as required by the department. These reports shall include, but not be limited to, a summary and…
    • § 9163 The department shall administer the statewide caregiver resource center program as a distinct state-level program separate from Title III of the federal Older…
  6. ARTICLE 6. Support for Older and Aging Immigrants Regardless of Immigration Status §§ 9170–9175 · 6 sections
    • § 9170 (a) The department shall oversee a stakeholder process to support the development of findings and recommendations on how to best support older and aging…
    • § 9171 (a) The panel established pursuant to Section 9170 shall invite stakeholders and subject matter experts, including representatives from the State Department of…
    • § 9172 (a) Upon completion of the stakeholder process required by this article, but by no later than July 1, 2028, the panel shall issue findings and recommendations…
    • § 9173 For purposes of this article, “older and aging” means an adult 60 years of age or older.
    • § 9174 This article shall be implemented upon appropriation by the Legislature for purposes of this article.
    • § 9175 This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.