Bill Text: CA AB1513 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Registered home care aides: disclosure of contact information.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Vetoed) 2018-01-12 - Stricken from file. [AB1513 Detail]
Download: California-2017-AB1513-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Senate
June 27, 2017 |
Amended
IN
Assembly
April 19, 2017 |
Amended
IN
Assembly
April 05, 2017 |
Assembly Bill | No. 1513 |
Introduced by Assembly Member Kalra |
February 17, 2017 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
This bill would require the department to maintain a current list of all registered home care aides that includes the information on the Internet Web site registry and each registered home care aide's address and telephone number on file with the department and further require the department to provide this list, upon request, to a governmental or non-profit entity that provides training, educational classes, and other specified services to registered home care aides. The bill would also require the department to establish a procedure for registered home care aides to request that their contact information not be disclosed in this manner.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program:Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 1796.29 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:1796.29.
The department shall do all of the following in the administration of the home care aide registry:(c)(1)Maintain a current list of all registered home care aides that includes the information on the Internet Web site and each registered home care aide’s address and telephone number on file with the department. The list shall not contain the contact information of a registered home care aide who has requested his or her contact information not be disclosed pursuant to paragraph (2). Notwithstanding any other law, the list shall be provided upon request to a governmental or non-profit entity that provides training, educational classes, or other resources to registered home care aides to improve the quality of care, provides professional development training or support resources for registered home care aides, or provides services to assist registered home care aides obtain additional clients.
(2)The department shall establish an opt-out procedure by which a
registered home care aide may request that his or her contact information on file with the department not be disclosed in response to a request described in paragraph (1).