Existing law requires dietetic technicians, registered, to possess prescribed qualifications, including academic requirements, and makes it a misdemeanor for any person not meeting those requirements to use, in connection with his or her name or place of business, the term "dietetic technician, registered" or the letters "DTR." Existing law authorizes a registered dietitian, upon referral by a health care provider, to provide medical nutrition therapy, which includes, among other things, the development of nutritional and dietary treatments for individuals or groups of patients in specified settings. Existing law allows a dietetic technician, registered to assist the registered dietitian in these circumstances in the implementation or monitoring of medical nutrition therapy. Existing law makes it a misdemeanor for a registered dietitian, or other specified nutritional professionals, to practice in a manner inconsistent with these provisions. This bill would revise the qualifications required for a person representing himself or herself as a dietetic technician, registered and would require the dietetic technician, registered to have completed his or her course of study before assisting the registered dietitian. The bill would also make it a misdemeanor for any person not meeting those qualifications to use, in connection with his or her name or place of business, the term "registered dietitian nutritionist" or the letters "RDN." This bill would also allow a registered dietitian, under the above-described circumstances, or other nutritional professional who meets specified qualifications, to develop and recommend nutritional and dietary treatments, as provided, and would allow the registered dietitian or other nutritional professional to perform nutritional assessments and to initiate nutritional interventions pursuant to a licensed health care facility's approved nutrition screening policy and procedure, as provided. The bill would specify that these provisions do not authorize a registered dietitian, or other nutritional professional, to administer central vein or peripheral vein nutrition. This bill would also make technical, nonsubstantive changes. By both expanding and changing the definition of existing crimes, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
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The Natural Heritage Preservation Tax Credit Act of 2000 requires the Wildlife Conservation Board to implement a program under which property, as defined, may be contributed to the state, any local government, as defined, or to any nonprofit organization designated by a local government, based on specified criteria, in order to provide for the protection of wildlife habitat, open space, and agricultural lands. The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law allow a credit against the taxes imposed by those laws in the amount equal to 55% of the fair market value of any qualified contribution, defined as a contribution of property that has been approved for acceptance by the Wildlife Conservation Board, that is made no later than June 30, 2015, during the taxable year pursuant to the Natural Heritage Preservation Tax Credit Act of 2000, as provided. Those laws allow the credit to be carried over for 8 years if necessary. This bill would extend the period for when a qualified contribution is made for which a tax credit would be allowed to June 30, 2020. This bill would also extend the carryover period to 15 years for a qualified contribution made on or after January 1, 2015. This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.
Existing law provides for the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid Program provisions. Existing federal law prohibits federal financial participation for care or services provided to patients in an institution for mental diseases (IMD) . Existing law establishes the Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program (Drug Medi-Cal) under which the department is authorized to enter into contracts with counties for various drug treatment services for Medi-Cal recipients, or is required to directly arrange for these services if a county elects not to do so. This bill would require the department, if the department seeks a specified waiver to implement Drug Medi-Cal, to pursue federal approvals to address the need for greater capacity in both short-term residential treatment facilities and hospital settings for short-term voluntary inpatient detoxification.
The Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act authorizes the State Department of Developmental Services to contract with regional centers to provide services and support to individuals with developmental disabilities, including autism. Existing law governs the habilitation services provided for adult consumers of regional centers, including work activity programs, as described, and establishes an hourly rate for supported employment services provided to consumers receiving individualized services. This bill would require the department, contingent upon receiving federal financial participation, to conduct a 4-year demonstration project to determine whether community-based vocational development services will increase employment outcomes for consumers and reduce purchase of service costs for working age adults, as specified. The bill would require the development and semiannual review of a plan, as specified, if community-based vocational development services, as defined, are determined to be a necessary step to achieve a supported employment outcome. The bill would establish an hourly rate for community-based vocational development services, for purposes of the demonstration project, of $40 per hour for a maximum of 75 hours per calendar quarter for all services identified and provided in the plan. The bill would provide that a consumer's hours of participation in community-based vocational development services may be provided in lieu of hours of participation in other community-based day program services, for up to 2 years, except as specified. The bill would require the department to publish a notice on the department's Internet Web site when the demonstration project has been implemented, and to make determinations and notify the Legislature concerning the project's effectiveness, as specified, at the project's conclusion. The bill would repeal these provisions as of January 1, 2025. The bill would also set forth related legislative findings and declarations and a statement of legislative intent.
Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges under the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, which consists of 16 voting members and one nonvoting member, as specified. Existing law requires the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges to establish minimum conditions entitling a community college district to receive state aid for the support of the community colleges. This bill would require the board of governors, in determining whether a community college district satisfies those minimum conditions, to review the accreditation status of the community colleges within that district. Under its existing regulatory authority, the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges requires each community college to be accredited and has designated the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges as the accrediting agency. This bill would require the accrediting agency of the community colleges to report to the appropriate subcommittees of the Legislature upon the agency's issuance of a decision that affects the accreditation status of a community college and, on a biannual basis, any accreditation policy changes that affect the accreditation process or status for a community college.
Existing law provides for the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid Program provisions. Existing federal law prohibits federal financial participation for care or services provided to inmates of a public institution. Existing law authorizes the department, subject to federal approval, to create a health home program for enrollees with chronic conditions, as prescribed. This bill would require the department, in implementing that program, to request a waiver of federal law to authorize the state to claim federal financial participation for health home services provided to individuals, who are otherwise eligible under the health home program and who are state or county inmates in their last 30 days in custody, by a provider or team of providers, as specified, to ensure coordination of care and reduce gaps in care.
Existing law authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to issue specialty license plates, including environmental license plates and specified special environmental design license plates. Under existing law, a state agency is authorized to apply to the DMV to sponsor a specialized license plate program, and the DMV is required to issue those license plates if the agency meets certain requirements. The DMV is required to charge specified fees for certain services related to the issuance of those plates. Existing law establishes the Breast Cancer Control Account in the Breast Cancer Fund, and requires that funds in that account, upon appropriation by the Legislature, be allocated for the provision of early breast cancer detection services for uninsured and underinsured women. This bill would require the State Department of Health Care Services to apply to sponsor a breast cancer awareness license plate program, and would require the DMV to issue the license plates if the State Department of Health Care Services meets certain requirements. The bill would authorize the State Department of Health Care Services to accept and use donated artwork from California artists for the license plate. The bill would require the revenue generated from the license plates, as specified, to be deposited in the Breast Cancer Control Account in the Breast Cancer Fund. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Existing law, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, protects and safeguards the right and opportunity of all persons to seek, obtain, and hold employment without discrimination, abridgment, or harassment on account of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status. Existing law makes these provisions applicable to employers, labor organizations, employment agencies, and specified training programs. This bill would provide that discrimination against any person in the selection, termination, training, or other terms or treatment of that person in an unpaid internship, or another limited duration program to provide unpaid work experience for that person, or the harassment of an unpaid intern or volunteer, on account of the factors described above is an unlawful employment practice.
This measure would designate the month of November 2014 as California Runaway and Homeless Youth Month and would recognize the need for individuals, schools, communities, businesses, local governments, and the state to take action on behalf of runaway and homeless youth in California.
This measure would proclaim November 2014 as Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month and urge all Californians to know, fight, and end pancreatic cancer.