Bill Text
Bill Start
Amended
IN
Assembly
March 23, 2018 |
Amended
IN
Senate
April 06, 2017 |
Senate Bill | No. 398 |
Introduced by Senator Monning |
February 15, 2017 |
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Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NOBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 4353 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:4353.
The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:SEC. 2.
Section 4354.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:4354.5.
The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:SEC. 3.
Section 4355 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:4355.
(a) On or before(1)The department may require that service providers be approved as community reintegration programs eligible to serve consumers.
(2)The department may require that service providers meet program and operational certification standards developed by the department
in order to receive ongoing funding.
(a)Service providers shall identify the needs of consumers and deliver services designed to meet those needs.
(b)Service providers shall match not less than 20 percent of the amount granted, with the exception of funds used for mentoring. The required match may be cash or in-kind contributions, or a combination of both, from the sites or any cooperating agency. In-kind contributions may include, but shall not be limited to, staff and volunteer services.
(c)Service providers shall provide at least 51 percent of their services under the grant to individuals who are Medi-Cal eligible or who have no other identified third-party
funding source.
(d)(1)Service providers shall provide, directly or by arrangement, a coordinated service model to include all of the following:
(A)Supported living services.
(B)Community reintegration services.
(C)Vocational supportive services.
(D)Information, referral, and, as needed, assistance in identifying, accessing, utilizing, and coordinating all services needed by individuals with traumatic brain injury and their families.
(E)Public and professional education designed to facilitate early identification
of persons with brain injury, prompt referral of these persons to appropriate services, and improvement of the system of services available to them.
(2)The model shall be designed and modified with advice from consumers and their families, and shall be accessible to the population in need, taking into account transportation, linguistic, and cultural factors.
(e)Service providers shall develop and utilize an individual service plan which will allow consumers to move from intensive medical rehabilitation or highly structured living arrangements to increased levels of independence and employment. The goals and priorities of each consumer shall be an integral part of his or her service plan.
(f)Service providers
shall seek all third-party reimbursements for which consumers are eligible and shall utilize all services otherwise available to consumers at no cost, including vocational rehabilitation services provided by the department. However, grantees may utilize grant dollars for the purchase of nonreimbursed services or services otherwise unavailable to consumers.
(g)Service providers shall endeavor to serve a population that is broadly representative with regard to race and ethnicity of the population with traumatic brain injury in their geographical service area, undertaking outreach activities as needed to achieve this goal.
(h)Service providers shall maintain a broad network of relationships with local groups of brain injury survivors and families of survivors, as well as local
providers of health, social, and vocational services to individuals with traumatic brain injury and their families. The sites shall work cooperatively with these groups and providers to improve and develop needed services and to promote a well-coordinated service system, taking a leadership role as necessary.
(i)Service providers shall furnish uniform data to the department pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 4355 as necessary to monitor and evaluate the program.
(a)The department may make grants from the funds in the Traumatic Brain Injury Fund, established in Section 4358, to service providers for the purpose of carrying out the programs detailed in this chapter.
(b)Contracts or grants awarded pursuant to this chapter, including contracts required for administration or ancillary services in support of programs, shall be exempt from the requirements of the Public Contract Code and the State Administrative Manual, and from approval by the Department of General Services.
(c)Grants awarded to service providers pursuant to this chapter shall be
subject to open competition every three years, unless the department elects to extend one or more grants and delay competition for those grants by a maximum of two additional years.
(d)If funding is available, new service providers shall be awarded grants as outlined in the department’s strategic plan.