Emergency services available during natural disasters.
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Overview
This bill directs the Secretary of California Health and Human Services (CalHHS) to create a working group to develop recommendations for how to best support the evacuation and sheltering of older adults and people with disabilities in long-term care facilities during emergencies. The working group will include representatives from various state agencies and stakeholder groups. The recommendations must be submitted to the Governor and legislative committees by July 1, 2026, and the requirement to establish the working group will expire on January 1, 2030.
Key provisions
- Requires the Secretary of CalHHS to establish a working group.
- The working group must include representatives from multiple state agencies and stakeholder groups.
- The working group’s recommendations must address evacuation and sheltering needs.
- Recommendations must consider mutual aid evacuations.
- The Secretary of CalHHS must submit recommendations to the Governor and legislative committees.
- The bill requires the working group to identify necessary statutory and regulatory changes.
- The requirement to establish the working group expires on January 1, 2030.
Who is affected
- Older adults
- People with disabilities
- Long-term care facility operators
- State agencies (California Department of Aging, California Department of Rehabilitation, Emergency Medical Services Authority, Office of Emergency Services, Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, State Department of Public Health, State Department of Social Services)
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