2011 California Code
Welfare and Institutions Code
DIVISION 4. MENTAL HEALTH [4000 - 4390]
CHAPTER 7. Comprehensive Act for Families and Caregivers of Brain-Impaired Adults
Section 4364

The Statewide Resources Consultant shall do all of the following:

(a) Serve as the centralized information and technical assistance clearinghouse for brain-impaired adults, their families, caregivers, service professionals and agencies, and volunteer organizations, and in this capacity may assist organizations that serve families with adults with Huntington s disease and Alzheimer s disease by reviewing data collected by those organizations in their efforts to determine the means of providing high-quality appropriate care in health facilities and other out-of-home placements; and shall disseminate information, including, but not limited to, the results of research and activities conducted pursuant to its responsibilities set forth in this chapter as determined by the director, and which may include forwarding quality of care and related information to appropriate state departments for consideration.

(b) Work closely and coordinate with organizations serving brain-impaired adults, their families, and caregivers in order to ensure, consistent with requirements for quality of services as may be established by the director, that the greatest number of persons are served and that the optimal number of organizations participate.

(c) Develop and conduct training that is appropriate for a variety of persons, including, but not limited to, all of the following:

(1) Families.

(2) Caregivers and service professionals involved with brain-impaired adults.

(3) Advocacy and self-help family and caregiver support organizations.

(4) Educational institutions.

(d) Provide other training services, including, but not limited to, reviewing proposed training curricula regarding the health, psychological, and caregiving aspects of individuals with brain damage as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 4362. The proposed curricula may be submitted by providers or statewide associations representing individuals with brain damage, their families, or caregivers.

(e) Provide service and program development consultation to resource centers and to identify funding sources that are available.

(f) Assist the appropriate state agencies in identifying and securing increased federal financial participation and third-party reimbursement, including, but not limited to, Title XVIII (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1395 and following) and Title XIX (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1396 and following) of the federal Social Security Act.

(g) Conduct public social policy research based upon the recommendations of the Director of Mental Health.

(h) Assist the director, as the director may require, in conducting directly, or through contract, research in brain damage epidemiology and data collection, and in developing a uniform terminology and nomenclature.

(i) Assist the director in establishing criteria for, and in selecting resource centers and in designing a methodology for, the consistent assessment of resources and needs within the geographic areas to be serviced by the resource centers.

(j) Conduct conferences, as required by the director, for families, caregivers, service providers, advocacy organizations, educational institutions, business associations, community groups, and the general public, in order to enhance the quality and availability of high-quality, low-cost care and treatment of brain-impaired adults.

(k) Make recommendations, after consultation with appropriate state department representatives, to the Director of Mental Health and the Secretary of Health and Welfare for a comprehensive statewide policy to support and strengthen family caregivers, including the provision of respite and other support services, in order to implement more fully this chapter. The Statewide Resources Consultant shall coordinate its recommendations to assist the Health and Welfare Agency to prepare its report on long-term care programs pursuant to Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 100145) of Part 1 of Division 101 of the Health and Safety Code.

(l) Conduct an inventory and submit an analysis of California s publicly funded programs serving family caregivers of older persons and functionally impaired adults.

(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 222, Sec. 1. Effective July 27, 1998.)