(a) Beginning May 1, 2021, and annually thereafter, the department shall collect information and send a report to each county‘s department of mental health or behavioral health of all licensed residential care facilities for the elderly in the county that accept the federal supplemental security rate and accept residents with a serious mental disorder, as defined in § 5600.3 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and the number of licensed beds at each facility.

(b) Beginning May 1, 2021, and quarterly thereafter, the department shall send to each county’s department of mental health or behavioral health the report of licensed residential care facilities for the elderly that closed permanently in the prior quarter, by county, and shall include the number of licensed beds of each facility and the reason for closing. The report shall include cumulative data and closure trends for each county and be based on facilities identified in subdivision (a).

Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 1569.4

  • County: includes city and county. See California Health and Safety Code 14
  • Department: means the State Department of Social Services. See California Health and Safety Code 1569.2
  • Residential care facility for the elderly: means a housing arrangement chosen voluntarily by persons 60 years of age or over, or their authorized representative, where varying levels and intensities of care and supervision, protective supervision, or personal care are provided, based upon their varying needs, as determined in order to be admitted and to remain in the facility. See California Health and Safety Code 1569.2

(c) Upon receiving notice that a licensed residential care facility for the elderly intends to close permanently, the department shall notify the county mental or behavioral health department within three business days.

(Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 139, Sec. 3. (AB 1766) Effective January 1, 2021.)

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