SB 582: Health and care facilities: licensing during emergencies or disasters.

The bill aims to enhance health and care facilities' preparedness during emergencies or disasters. Skilled nursing facilities must review and update their disaster plans annually, seeking input from local authorities. Residential care facilities for the elderly are encouraged to provide their plans to the Medical Health Operational Area Coordinator. Entities that are nonoperational due to destruction or significant damage during an emergency or disaster can request inactive license status. This allows them to notify the state department of social services within 90 days and waive annual or biennial licensing fees. Medi-Cal managed care plans must presume emergency remote services for community-based adult services programs during the first 30 days following a proclamation or declaration. Childcare programs can also waive in-person or daily attendance requirements during the first 90 day…