SENIORS -- RELATED PUBLICATIONS
ISSUES WITHIN ADULT DAY HEALTH CARE - An oversight hearing held by the Senate
Committee on Health and Human Services. The ADHC program, currently structured
as a Medi-Cal optional benefit, provides services to over 33,000 Californians.
ADHC services are a critical component in the state's long term care continuum.
However, the program's rapid growth in recent years has also raised issues about
reimbursement levels, eligibility, regulation, and oversight. In response to a
directive from the federal Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the
State Department of Health Services is now developing a proposal to restructure
the ADHC program under a federal waiver. This raises serious policy issues that
will be considered by the Legislature. (Stock #1265-S; $5.39 - includes tax
s/h) (5/04)
DEVELOPING A DIVERSE LABOR FORCE TO CARE FOR OLDER CALIFORNIANS: CHALLENGES &
OPPORTUNITITES - A joint hearing held by the Senate & Assembly Committees on
Aging & Long Term Care. This hearing focuses on the California Council of
Gerontology and Geriatrics. The CCGG represents faculty in higher education in
all levels of the system: The UC, the CSU, the Community college, and the
private universities, as well as the other organizations and institutions
involved in education with, for, and in behalf of, older adults. (Stock #1264-
S; $5.39 - includes tax s/h) (2/04)
AGE AND DRIVING: A CLOSER LOOK - A joint hearing held by the Senate & Assembly
Committees on Aging & Long Term Care. Current law in California says you can't
renew your license by mail one you become 70 or older. We have data that shows
older drivers have higher collision rates over age 80. Questions raised in this
hearing are: Should there be age-based testing, and what would the age be if
you had age-based testing? Is the new three-tier testing that the DMV is
working on going to solve the problem? Or should it be a combination of the two
tests. (Stock #1263-S; $5.93 - includes tax s/h) (8/03)
AGING PRISONERS: A CALL FOR REFORM - DEMOGRAPHICS, COSTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -
A hearing held by the Senate Committee's on Aging & Long Term Care, California
Correctional System, and Public Safety. These three committees in the state
Senate are taking a look at the issue of geriatric prisoners and Corrections
quite seriously. Our prison population is getting older and we in California
are paying more to incarcerate these aging prisoner. This hearing gives a
clearer view of what we might do with aging prisoners and possibly helps our
state budget. (Stock # 1262-S; $7.00 - includes tax s/h) (2/03)
EDUCATION FOR PROFESSIONS IN AGING: ISSUES & RECOMMENDATIONS - A joint hearing
held by the Senate & Assembly Committees on Aging & Long Term Care. The issues
of aging have always been addressed in medical schools, social schools, or
social nursing and gerontology departments. The issues of aging must also be
addressed in schools of education, business and law. The declining number of
nurses being graduated or remaining in their field has had an impact on the care
of our growing aging society. And as the ethnic and cultural diversity of
California's Aging population continues to increase, recruiting students that
represent diversity is equally important. (Stock #1261-S; $5.66 - includes tax
s/h) (2/03)
IMPACT OF THE FEDERAL MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG BILL - Congress passed and the
President signed legislation late last year creating a new drug benefit for
Medicare beneficiaries. Under the bill, Medicare beneficiaries will have access
to prescription drug discount cards starting in June 2004 and to an actual drug
benefit plan starting in year 2006. The purpose of this hearing held by the
Senate Health & Human Services and the Senate Aging & and Long Term Care
Committees is how this bill will be implemented in California. (Stock #1249-S;
$8.62 - includes tax & s/h) (2/04)
SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SUMMARIES OF LEGISLATIVE BILLS
2003 - Includes all California Senate and Assembly bills heard by the Committee
during the 2003 legislative session. (Stock #1235-S; $5.93 - includes tax s/h)
(11/03)
INITIATIVES AND LEGISLATIVE BALLOT MEASURES: STATUS OF PROP 4 OF 1979 AND PROP
111 OF 1990 - The testimony and materials presented at the hearing are
invaluable to anyone wishing to understand the historical perspective and the
role of the current state spending cap as well as the ramifications of making
any future adjustments. Highlights from the testimony, discussions, and written
materials included the following: Proposition 4 was to limit growth on both
state and local government; Proposition 111 was to help the needs for increased
student enrollment and critical transportation construction improvements.
Future revisions to the spending limit could dramatically interfere with the
state's ability to meet its needs in the areas of education, health,
infrastructure, and our rapidly aging population. (Stock #1212-S; $6.47 -
includes tax s/h) (3/03)
SENATE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY 2002 BILL SUMMARY MEASURES SIGNED AND VETOED -
The staff has prepared this summary of bills sent to Governor Davis in 2002
pertaining to the Committee's subject-matter jurisdiction. Measures vetoed by
the Governor are included to note disparate views between the Legislature and
Governor. (Stock #1192-S; $7.54 - includes tax s/h) (11/02)
SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SUMMARIES OF LEGISLATIVE BILLS
2001-2002 - Includes California Senate and Assembly bills heard by the
Committee. (Stock #1190-S; $10.24 - includes tax s/h) (11/02)
SB 953 - CALIFORNIA INTEGRATED ELDER CARE AND INVOLVEMENT ACT OF 2001:
ADDRESSING AGEISM AND CHANGING OUR MISCONCEPTIONS OF AGING (JOINT HEARING) -
This hearing addresses the issue of ageism and explores how we can proactively
change cultural misperceptions of age as we become a truly aging state. The
hearing focused largely on addressing ageism within the entertainment industry
and, more importantly, the potential for the industry to lead the way in shaping
our state's public perceptions about aging. (Stock #1123-S; $4.58 - includes
tax s/h) (11/01)
HOW CAN THE STATE PROTECT SENIOR CITIZENS FROM DWINDLING PRESCRIPTION DRUG
BENEFITS? – Prescription medications cost too much. Seniors need help now as
HMO prescription benefits are being decreased. Other states have passed
legislation to help seniors. The types of legislation being used or considered
are discounted price (SB 393 in California), state bulk purchasing and state
subsidy. This hearing explores what needs to be done from the perspective of
patients, providers, HMOs, pharmaceutical companies and public agencies. (Stock
#1076-S; $5.12 – includes tax s/h) (11/00)
SENATE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY 2000 BILL SUMMARY – For your information and
use, the staff of the Senate Committee on Public Safety has prepared this
summary of bills pertaining to Public Safety’s jurisdiction passes by the
Legislature and signed into law or vetoed by the Governor in 2000. Most of
those bills signed into law will go into effect January 1, 2001. (Stock #1059-S;
$5.39 – includes tax, s/h) (11/0)
SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SUMMARIES OF 1999 BILLS –
Summaries of significant legislation from this committee include issues such as
children, seniors, AIDS/HIV, drugs, welfare, disabilities, heath care, medi-cal,
and mental health. (Stock #1014-S; $3.77 – includes tax, s/h) (12/99)
DISASTER PREPAREDNESS FORUM FOR SENIORS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES -- A final
report prepared by the former Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Rights of the
Disabled that discusses problems in disaster situations for seniors and people
with disabilities over and above those experienced by the general population.
Areas of discussion include: Particular needs of people who are vulnerable in a
disaster such as a major earthquake because of age, disability, language or
cultural barriers; gaps in service or the disaster response system which need to
be filled to meet those needs; the role of community-based organizations in
disaster preparedness; recommended solutions to address these issues. (Stock
#875-S; $2.69 -- includes tax, s/h) (9/96)
BEYOND BRICKS AND MORTAR (VOL. II): ISSUES FACING SENIOR HOUSING IN CALIFORNIA
-- This report was prepared by the Senate Office of Research and is the second-
phase report required by SCR 21 (Mello) of 1991. It provides a more detailed
profile of senior housing residents and facilities as well as a detailed
examination of the gaps between social, health and support needs of residents
and the types of services provided by senior housing facilities. It also
provides SOR's overall recommendations on how the state can assist the aging in
place of senior housing residents, while at the same time ensuring that they can
continue to safely reside in these facilities. (stock #818-S; $11.04 --
includes tax, s/h) (9/95)