9253.5. (Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 455, Sec. 1.)
(a)The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:#
(a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(1) Providers of long-term care programs, including, but not limited to, programs of all-inclusive care for the elderly, skilled nursing facilities, adult day care, adult day services, Alzheimer’s day care centers, and multipurpose senior services programs, are regulated by numerous state and local agencies.
(2) Overlapping and duplicative oversight of long-term care programs often results in conflicting interpretations of statutes and regulations. Also, oversight by multiple agencies creates an operational burden that ultimately deprives residents or clients of valuable staff time.
(3) The State Auditor has completed an audit investigation of the duplicative overlapping regulatory oversight of long-term care programs.
(b)By March 1, 2005, the California Health and Human…#
(b) By March 1, 2005, the California Health and Human Services Agency shall determine the appropriate single entity to provide oversight of the waiver standards for adult day health care centers.