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Senate committee advances SB 434 to lengthen eviction notice and require discharge planning for assisted-living residents
Summary
SB 434 would align eviction notice protections for residents of residential care facilities for the elderly (RCFEs) with broader tenant law and require facilities to develop safe discharge plans; sponsors said it would protect federal waiver funding and prevent "hospital dumping."
The Senate Human Services Committee voted Thursday to advance SB 434, which would increase eviction notice protections for residents of residential care facilities for the elderly (RCFEs) and require facilities to demonstrate efforts to secure safe alternative placements when eviction is necessary.
Sen. Dr. Wahab, author of the bill, told the committee the measure is intended to protect vulnerable older adults and Californians with disabilities and to preserve federal Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) waiver funding that requires parity with state tenant protections. "SB 434 aligns RCFE eviction protections with the…
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