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The Continuing Care Advisory Committee (Committee) is established in Health and Safety Code, Chapter 10 of Division 2, section 1777.
The Committee is responsible for advising the Continuing Care Contracts Branch, Community Care Licensing Division, within the Department of Social Services (Department) concerning matters in the continuing care industry. The Committee makes recommendations for administrative, executive and legislative action.
In addition to advisory responsibilities, the Committee also has mandated administrative responsibilities imposed by the Health and Safety Code. These responsibilities include: 1) reviewing the financial and managerial condition of each continuing care retirement community operating under a certificate of authority; 2) reviewing the financial condition of any continuing care retirement community that the Committee determines is indicating signs of financial difficulty and may be in need of close supervision; 3) providing advice to the Department regarding the correction of problems relating to the management or operation of any continuing care retirement community; and, 4) reviewing new applications for permits to accept deposits/certificates of authority regarding financial, actuarial, and marketing feasibility as requested by the Department.
The Committee currently consists of eleven members appointed by the Governor, the Senate Rules Committee, the Speaker of the Assembly and other Committee members. Members are appointed based on their interest and expertise in the area of continuing care and serve on the committee for two year terms.
The Committee meets three or four times per year, usually at continuing care retirement communities throughout the state. Members receive a $25 stipend for each meeting they attend and are reimbursed for their actual travel expenditures.