WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE
SECTION 14145-14145.3
14145. (a) Beginning with the 1998-99 fiscal year and contingent on
appropriation of funds through the Budget Act, the department may
contract with a nonprofit entity, incorporated in California that has
been formed for the purpose of serving as the center for long-term
care integration. The center may serve as a focal point for
facilitating the development of community-based local organizing
groups through a public-private partnership.
(b) The nonprofit center may do all of the following:
(1) Serve in an advisory capacity to the key stakeholders in
long-term care integration, including consumers, consumer advocacy
groups, researchers, representatives of service providers and
purchasers, and local and state policymakers.
(2) Assemble, organize, and make available technical information,
data, expertise, and models on long-term care integration from across
the state and nation.
(3) Assist local communities with long-term care planning and
analysis, development of service delivery and financing systems,
statewide data sharing, and private fund development.
(4) Coordinate goals and activities with the State Department of
Health Services.
(c) The center may build and sustain working partnerships by
developing and supporting a cross-county, statewide network of
consumers, providers and funders, as well as maintaining an ongoing
relationship with the state.
(d) The center may assist the local organizing groups (LOGs) in
seeking local financial support, as well as to obtain foundation
matching funds for statewide grant-making.
(e) The center may coordinate and disseminate long-term care
planning information by identifying key long-term care development
issues, and disseminating the information to local planning groups,
as needed.
(f) The center may facilitate implementation by identifying and
sharing useful tools and resources, designing models for service
protocols of the local long-term care integration pilot projects,
coordinating information systems, standardizing assessment elements,
and providing low-cost training and technical assistance to the LOGs
as they progress through common tasks necessary for local development
and implementation.
(g) The center may collect and track information across LOG sites.
(h) The center may prepare annual progress reports, and shall
provide these reports to the department and the budget committees of
the Legislature.
14145.1. (a) The department may administer grants for purposes of
this article, that shall be awarded through a request for application
process.
(1) Grants may be awarded to local organizing groups (LOGs) that
are existing or new community-based nonprofit organizations or
government entities for purposes of implementing long-term care
integration pilot projects, pursuant to Article 4.05 (commencing with
Section 14139.05).
(2) Grants may be available for LOGs in the planning phase, or the
development phase of the project, or both. Planning phase grants
shall be limited to a maximum award of fifty thousand dollars
($50,000). Development phase grants shall be limited to a maximum
award of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000). The planning
phase includes activities related to initial planning for a long-term
care integration pilot project (LTCIPP). The development phase
includes activities for implementing the planning phase, up to actual
implementation of the pilot project.
(b) Criteria for grant selection shall include, but not be limited
to, the following:
(1) For planning phase grants:
(A) Identification of a LOG committed to development of a LTCIPP
that includes major stakeholders, including, but not limited to,
consumers, community-based providers, institutional providers, and
public entities.
(B) Evidence of local government support for development of a
LTCIPP.
(C) A description of current and planned consumer involvement.
(D) A plan for the use of funds.
(E) Specification of goals and objectives, and a work plan for
achieving them.
(F) A proposed strategy for project evaluation.
(2) For development phase grants:
(A) Identification of the authorized grantee sanctioned by the
local government entity.
(B) Identification of an entity for operation of the LTCIPP.
(C) Definition of a governance structure.
(D) An adopted work plan that includes all of the following:
(i) A vision statement describing the long-term care system for
the community.
(ii) Description of the covered scope of services and programs to
be integrated at the local level.
(iii) Description of the target population.
(iv) Plan for integration of funding for those services.
(E) Specific work goals for the development phase.
(F) A work schedule for completion.
(G) A proposed strategy for project evaluation.
(3) Both planning phase and development phase grant funds may be
used for, but are not limited to, the following purposes:
(A) Staff support.
(B) Consulting contracts.
(C) Community organizing support.
(D) Data analysis.
(c) Grantees shall be required to match a portion of the grant
awarded, either with cash, or in-kind contributions totaling 20
percent of the total grant. The match required by this subdivision
shall be supplemental to the funds appropriated for the LTCIPP.
14145.3. (a) The department shall develop at least, but not limited
to, one alternative model to the Long-Term Care Integration Pilot
Program authorized under Article 4.3 (commencing with Section
14139.05) that shall be designed to achieve the goals set forth in
Section 14139.11.
(b) The department or, at the discretion of the department, the
center for long-term care integration referred to in subdivision (a)
of Section 14145, shall consult with an established waiver technical
advisory committee to assist in the development of an alternative
model or models pursuant to subdivision (a).
(c) No reimbursement or compensation shall be provided to
committee members referred to in subdivision (b).
(d) The department shall report the recommendations of the waiver
technical advisory committee to the Legislature on or before December
1, 2003.
WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE
SECTION 14145-14145.3
14145. (a) Beginning with the 1998-99 fiscal year and contingent on
appropriation of funds through the Budget Act, the department may
contract with a nonprofit entity, incorporated in California that has
been formed for the purpose of serving as the center for long-term
care integration. The center may serve as a focal point for
facilitating the development of community-based local organizing
groups through a public-private partnership.
(b) The nonprofit center may do all of the following:
(1) Serve in an advisory capacity to the key stakeholders in
long-term care integration, including consumers, consumer advocacy
groups, researchers, representatives of service providers and
purchasers, and local and state policymakers.
(2) Assemble, organize, and make available technical information,
data, expertise, and models on long-term care integration from across
the state and nation.
(3) Assist local communities with long-term care planning and
analysis, development of service delivery and financing systems,
statewide data sharing, and private fund development.
(4) Coordinate goals and activities with the State Department of
Health Services.
(c) The center may build and sustain working partnerships by
developing and supporting a cross-county, statewide network of
consumers, providers and funders, as well as maintaining an ongoing
relationship with the state.
(d) The center may assist the local organizing groups (LOGs) in
seeking local financial support, as well as to obtain foundation
matching funds for statewide grant-making.
(e) The center may coordinate and disseminate long-term care
planning information by identifying key long-term care development
issues, and disseminating the information to local planning groups,
as needed.
(f) The center may facilitate implementation by identifying and
sharing useful tools and resources, designing models for service
protocols of the local long-term care integration pilot projects,
coordinating information systems, standardizing assessment elements,
and providing low-cost training and technical assistance to the LOGs
as they progress through common tasks necessary for local development
and implementation.
(g) The center may collect and track information across LOG sites.
(h) The center may prepare annual progress reports, and shall
provide these reports to the department and the budget committees of
the Legislature.
14145.1. (a) The department may administer grants for purposes of
this article, that shall be awarded through a request for application
process.
(1) Grants may be awarded to local organizing groups (LOGs) that
are existing or new community-based nonprofit organizations or
government entities for purposes of implementing long-term care
integration pilot projects, pursuant to Article 4.05 (commencing with
Section 14139.05).
(2) Grants may be available for LOGs in the planning phase, or the
development phase of the project, or both. Planning phase grants
shall be limited to a maximum award of fifty thousand dollars
($50,000). Development phase grants shall be limited to a maximum
award of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000). The planning
phase includes activities related to initial planning for a long-term
care integration pilot project (LTCIPP). The development phase
includes activities for implementing the planning phase, up to actual
implementation of the pilot project.
(b) Criteria for grant selection shall include, but not be limited
to, the following:
(1) For planning phase grants:
(A) Identification of a LOG committed to development of a LTCIPP
that includes major stakeholders, including, but not limited to,
consumers, community-based providers, institutional providers, and
public entities.
(B) Evidence of local government support for development of a
LTCIPP.
(C) A description of current and planned consumer involvement.
(D) A plan for the use of funds.
(E) Specification of goals and objectives, and a work plan for
achieving them.
(F) A proposed strategy for project evaluation.
(2) For development phase grants:
(A) Identification of the authorized grantee sanctioned by the
local government entity.
(B) Identification of an entity for operation of the LTCIPP.
(C) Definition of a governance structure.
(D) An adopted work plan that includes all of the following:
(i) A vision statement describing the long-term care system for
the community.
(ii) Description of the covered scope of services and programs to
be integrated at the local level.
(iii) Description of the target population.
(iv) Plan for integration of funding for those services.
(E) Specific work goals for the development phase.
(F) A work schedule for completion.
(G) A proposed strategy for project evaluation.
(3) Both planning phase and development phase grant funds may be
used for, but are not limited to, the following purposes:
(A) Staff support.
(B) Consulting contracts.
(C) Community organizing support.
(D) Data analysis.
(c) Grantees shall be required to match a portion of the grant
awarded, either with cash, or in-kind contributions totaling 20
percent of the total grant. The match required by this subdivision
shall be supplemental to the funds appropriated for the LTCIPP.
14145.3. (a) The department shall develop at least, but not limited
to, one alternative model to the Long-Term Care Integration Pilot
Program authorized under Article 4.3 (commencing with Section
14139.05) that shall be designed to achieve the goals set forth in
Section 14139.11.
(b) The department or, at the discretion of the department, the
center for long-term care integration referred to in subdivision (a)
of Section 14145, shall consult with an established waiver technical
advisory committee to assist in the development of an alternative
model or models pursuant to subdivision (a).
(c) No reimbursement or compensation shall be provided to
committee members referred to in subdivision (b).
(d) The department shall report the recommendations of the waiver
technical advisory committee to the Legislature on or before December
1, 2003.
WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE
SECTION 14145-14145.3
14145. (a) Beginning with the 1998-99 fiscal year and contingent on
appropriation of funds through the Budget Act, the department may
contract with a nonprofit entity, incorporated in California that has
been formed for the purpose of serving as the center for long-term
care integration. The center may serve as a focal point for
facilitating the development of community-based local organizing
groups through a public-private partnership.
(b) The nonprofit center may do all of the following:
(1) Serve in an advisory capacity to the key stakeholders in
long-term care integration, including consumers, consumer advocacy
groups, researchers, representatives of service providers and
purchasers, and local and state policymakers.
(2) Assemble, organize, and make available technical information,
data, expertise, and models on long-term care integration from across
the state and nation.
(3) Assist local communities with long-term care planning and
analysis, development of service delivery and financing systems,
statewide data sharing, and private fund development.
(4) Coordinate goals and activities with the State Department of
Health Services.
(c) The center may build and sustain working partnerships by
developing and supporting a cross-county, statewide network of
consumers, providers and funders, as well as maintaining an ongoing
relationship with the state.
(d) The center may assist the local organizing groups (LOGs) in
seeking local financial support, as well as to obtain foundation
matching funds for statewide grant-making.
(e) The center may coordinate and disseminate long-term care
planning information by identifying key long-term care development
issues, and disseminating the information to local planning groups,
as needed.
(f) The center may facilitate implementation by identifying and
sharing useful tools and resources, designing models for service
protocols of the local long-term care integration pilot projects,
coordinating information systems, standardizing assessment elements,
and providing low-cost training and technical assistance to the LOGs
as they progress through common tasks necessary for local development
and implementation.
(g) The center may collect and track information across LOG sites.
(h) The center may prepare annual progress reports, and shall
provide these reports to the department and the budget committees of
the Legislature.
14145.1. (a) The department may administer grants for purposes of
this article, that shall be awarded through a request for application
process.
(1) Grants may be awarded to local organizing groups (LOGs) that
are existing or new community-based nonprofit organizations or
government entities for purposes of implementing long-term care
integration pilot projects, pursuant to Article 4.05 (commencing with
Section 14139.05).
(2) Grants may be available for LOGs in the planning phase, or the
development phase of the project, or both. Planning phase grants
shall be limited to a maximum award of fifty thousand dollars
($50,000). Development phase grants shall be limited to a maximum
award of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000). The planning
phase includes activities related to initial planning for a long-term
care integration pilot project (LTCIPP). The development phase
includes activities for implementing the planning phase, up to actual
implementation of the pilot project.
(b) Criteria for grant selection shall include, but not be limited
to, the following:
(1) For planning phase grants:
(A) Identification of a LOG committed to development of a LTCIPP
that includes major stakeholders, including, but not limited to,
consumers, community-based providers, institutional providers, and
public entities.
(B) Evidence of local government support for development of a
LTCIPP.
(C) A description of current and planned consumer involvement.
(D) A plan for the use of funds.
(E) Specification of goals and objectives, and a work plan for
achieving them.
(F) A proposed strategy for project evaluation.
(2) For development phase grants:
(A) Identification of the authorized grantee sanctioned by the
local government entity.
(B) Identification of an entity for operation of the LTCIPP.
(C) Definition of a governance structure.
(D) An adopted work plan that includes all of the following:
(i) A vision statement describing the long-term care system for
the community.
(ii) Description of the covered scope of services and programs to
be integrated at the local level.
(iii) Description of the target population.
(iv) Plan for integration of funding for those services.
(E) Specific work goals for the development phase.
(F) A work schedule for completion.
(G) A proposed strategy for project evaluation.
(3) Both planning phase and development phase grant funds may be
used for, but are not limited to, the following purposes:
(A) Staff support.
(B) Consulting contracts.
(C) Community organizing support.
(D) Data analysis.
(c) Grantees shall be required to match a portion of the grant
awarded, either with cash, or in-kind contributions totaling 20
percent of the total grant. The match required by this subdivision
shall be supplemental to the funds appropriated for the LTCIPP.
14145.3. (a) The department shall develop at least, but not limited
to, one alternative model to the Long-Term Care Integration Pilot
Program authorized under Article 4.3 (commencing with Section
14139.05) that shall be designed to achieve the goals set forth in
Section 14139.11.
(b) The department or, at the discretion of the department, the
center for long-term care integration referred to in subdivision (a)
of Section 14145, shall consult with an established waiver technical
advisory committee to assist in the development of an alternative
model or models pursuant to subdivision (a).
(c) No reimbursement or compensation shall be provided to
committee members referred to in subdivision (b).
(d) The department shall report the recommendations of the waiver
technical advisory committee to the Legislature on or before December
1, 2003.
