Section 9117.
9117. Implementation of this article shall be subject to an appropriation in the annual Budget Act. (Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 797, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001.)
Section 9118.
9118. The Legislature finds and declares the following: (a) The talents of our elders will prove to be vital to the prosperity and well-being of California. (b) California’s seniors possess an abundance of experience, perspective, wisdom, time, and goodwill that Californians fail to cherish, and to use, for our common good. (c) Currently, persons age 55 years and […]
Section 9118.5.
9118.5. (a) The Legislature requests that the Governor’s Office on Service and Volunteerism, in formulating its Unified State Plan for Service, and in coordination with the Corporation for National and Community Service and other involved entities including, but not limited to, the California Department of Aging and the State Department of Social Services, pursue resources to […]
Section 9120.
9120. (a) There is hereby established an Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) program to provide information to consumers and their families on available long-term services and supports (LTSS) programs and to assist older adults, caregivers, and persons with disabilities in accessing LTSS programs at the local level through ADRC programs operated jointly by area agencies […]
Section 9121.
9121. (a) Upon appropriation by the Legislature for this purpose, the California Department of Aging shall administer the Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) Infrastructure Grants Program for the purpose of implementing a No Wrong Door System. Funds shall be awarded pursuant to the grant program to interested and qualified area agencies on aging and independent […]
Section 9122.
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 the following: (1) Providing consumers and their caregivers access to information and services, regardless of income or benefit level. (2) Enabling an Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) program […]
Section 9107.
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 shall operate to augment any appropriation made for the support of the department. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1097, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 1997.)
Section 9123.
9123. (a) The State Department of Health Care Services, in consultation with the California Department of Aging, shall determine if the Medicaid administrative claiming process may be used to fund the No Wrong Door System, or activities associated with the No Wrong Door System, including, but not limited to, outreach, person-centered counseling, training, program planning, and […]
Section 9108.
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 18325) of Part 6 of Division 9), the department, with the approval of the Department of Finance, may make funds available from Section 17 of Chapter 157 of the Statutes of […]
Section 9156.
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 home and avoid institutionalization. Of these, more than 1,100,000 family caregivers are caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia, usually with little support or training. (b) Caring for a loved one […]