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    Office of the Long-Term Care Patient Representative

    Project Description

    The Long-Term Care Patient Representative will provide representation on skilled nursing facilities’ (SNF) and intermediate care facilities’ (ICF) medical decision-making interdisciplinary teams to patients who lack capacity to make their own health care decisions, who do not have a legally authorized decision maker, and who do not have family member or friend who can act as a patient representative pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1418.8.

    Budget Details

    Funding Sources: General Fund
    Budget: $4 million
    Deadline for Expenditure: Ongoing

    Quarterly Status Updates 2022

    Quarter 1: January - March

    • CDA hires state policy and training Office of the Patient representative staff
    • CDA solicits proposals from local government and non-profit entities to provide local patient representatives

    Quarter 2: April - June

    • CDA selects local patient representative providers
    • CDA draft duty statements and recruitment materials for state staff that will act as local patient representatives
    • CDA develops program policies and procedures

    Quarter 3: July - September

    • CDA develops patient representative training materials
    • CDA issues contracts to government and non-profit agencies providing patient representative staff
    • CDA hires state local patient representative staff

    Quarter 4: October - December

    • CDA trains local patient representative and long-term care facilities on the duties, functions, and process of the patient representative

    Quarterly Status Updates 2023

    Quarter 1: January - March

    • Program fully implemented