Please provide a comprehensive Bill Analysis for AB 839, as introduced by Assembly Member Addis on February 14, 2023. Residential care facilities for the elderly: financing.

In the analysis, consider the following and provide your response minimum of 300 words for each of the ten bullet sections;

Executive Summary

General Analysis (For general analysis, Please answer the bellow questions;

Please explain the problem the bill is trying to solve. Provide data or information to support OR challenge the notion there is a problem. (Provide citations for information and data being included)

Describe how this bill, if passed as currently written, would change program operations at both the state and local operators' level, including county, as well as broader potential outcomes and program/policy implications. Use data, examples, scenarios or other supporting evidence.

Describe the potential equity implications of this bill. Specifically, describe whether the bill would harm or benefit vulnerable populations including, but not limited to, specific racial or ethnic groups, women, people with disabilities, immigrants and refugees, people with limited English proficiency (LEP), LGBTQ+ individuals, and Tribal communities or governments.

Describe how state organizations would implement the bill if signed into law in its current version.

Identify other bureaus/branches/divisions and/or state departments (s) that this bill would impact. )

Fiscal considerations (For Fiscal Analysis, Please answer the bellow questions;

Are resources saved or needed?

If the resources are NEEDED, are they absorbable? Resource needs are absorbable when the implementation can be carried out by the current team as is. If NO, answer question #4 below; if YES, proceed to Section 3.

3. If staff is needed, please detail:

If the resources are SAVED (increased revenues - e.g., due to new penalties or fees), describe how the population served by the program would be affected.

Would the bill result in any new state-administered contracts, require the collection of new fees, or require a new payment process (i.e., pilot projects with counties or payments to a new group of providers/beneficiaries)? If YES, explain. )

Local assistance considerations (For Local assistance Analysis, Please answer the bellow questions;

Will this bill increase the tasks local operator/county workers must perform or increase/decrease the administrative time required to perform a task?

Will this bill require one-time, limited-term, or ongoing funding at the local operator/county level?

3. Are there any anticipated automation costs associated with the bill? )

Programmatic considerations

Technical considerations

Accountability Metrics

Pros considerations

Cons considerations

Costs considerations

Here is the Link for the AB 839: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB839