California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 9546

WIC § 9546 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 8.5 · Ch. 7.5

Statute text

(a)The purpose of the Respite Program shall be to provide temporary or periodic services for older adults with severe functional or cognitive limitations to relieve persons who are providing care, or recruitment and screening of providers and matching respite providers to clients.

(b)Direct services contractors shall do either one or more of the following:

(1)In acting as a respite care information and referral agency, recruiting and screening respite providers and matching respite providers to clients. Respite care registries shall consist of the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of providers, including, but not limited to, individual caregivers, volunteers, adult daycare services, including adult day health care services and services provided by licensed residential care facilities for the elderly.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 337, Sec. 30. (SB 1249) Effective January 1, 2025.