DISABLED -- RELATED PUBLICATIONS LYME DISEASE: ISSUES IN DIAGNOSIS & REPORTING - An informational hearing held by the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services. Lyme borreliosis is a systemic infectious disease with a wide spectrum of symptoms affecting the skin, heart, and nervous and musculoskeletal systems. It is caused by the spirochaete Borrelia burgdorferi and is transmitted by ticks. Lyme disease is now endemic in more than 15 states and has been responsible for focal outbreaks in some eastern coastal areas. Since surveillance for the disease was begun by the Centers for Disease Control in 1982, the number of reported cases has increased dramatically. The New England Journal of Medicine reported in 2001 that there are approximately 15,000 cases reported each year, making Lyme disease the most common vector-borne disease in the US. The disorder occurs primarily in three distinct geographic areas: in the Northeast from Maine to Maryland, in the Midwest in Wisconsin and Minnesota, and in the West in northern California and Oregon. Although the focus of the hearing is on diagnosis and reporting, the treatment issues around Lyme disease are sharply related. Controversies regarding treatment approaches should be examined utilizing knowledge of the different stages of the disease. (Stock #1256-S; $10.78 - includes tax s/h) (2/04) CALIFORNIA TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY PILOT PROGRAM RESULTS AND FOLLOW-UP - Hearing held by the Senate Select Committee on Genetics, Genetic Technology, and Public Policy. Each year, more than 500,000 babies are born in the State. The California Department of Health Services provides newborn genetic screening services. The basic service screens for four disorders: PKU, galactosemia, sickle cell disease, and hypothyroidism. Without early detection and treatment, these disorders can cause physical problems, mental retardation, and even death. In 2000, about 420 disorders were detected through the screening program. In January 2002, the department implemented the Tandem Mass Spectrometry Pilot Program to expand newborn screening from 4 to more than 30 disorders. The program ended in June 2003 due to the lack of funding. The enabling legislation by Senator Kuehl, AB 2427, required the department to submit a report to the legislature by January 2002, on the progress of the program. The report was to include "the costs for screening, follow-up, and treatment as compared to the costs of morbidity averted for each condition tested for in the program." The purpose of this hearing is to receive the program results, if available, and give interested parties an opportunity to discuss the program. The report is necessary before TMS will be integrated into the standard battery of newborn genetic testing techniques currently used in California. (Stock #1254-S; $5.12 - includes tax s/h) GOVERNOR SCHWARZENEGGER'S PROPOSED MID-YEAR REDUCTIONS IN HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAMS - This hearing was held on December 15, 2003 by Senator Deborah Ortiz and the Senate Health & Human Services Committee. Overall summary of mid-year and 2004-05 effects: The governor is proposing reductions which equate to $762 million ($455 million General Fund) for the current year and $1.809 billion ($1.238 billion General Fund) for 2004-05 for health and human services programs. These proposed reductions represent 20 percent of the proposed General Fund reduction for 2003-04 and 76 percent of it for 2004-05. The governor's staff have testified in prior hearings that additional reductions to health and human services programs for 2003-04, as well as 2004-05, will be proposed in the governor's January Budget. (Stock #1245-S; $5.93 - includes tax s/h) (12/03) SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SUMMARIES OF LEGISLATIVE BILLS 2003 - Includes all California Senate and Assembly bills heard by the Committee during the 2003 legislative session. (Stock #1235-S; $5.93 - includes tax s/h) (11/03) THE USE OF SECLUSION AND RESTRAINTS IN PSYCHIATRIC CARE FACILITIES (SENATE RESOLUTION 31) - Senate Resolution 31 was motivated by the release of two reports last year: The Senate Office of Research report, "Seclusion and Restraints: A Failure Not a Treatment"; and the Protection and Advocacy, Inc. report, "The Lethal Hazard of Prone Restraints." The Senate Select Committee on Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health hear testimony from the authors of both reports as well as consumers, family members, providers, advocates, and others. (Stock #1214-S; $10.51 - includes tax s/h) (2/03) CALIFORNIA SENATE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND RELATIONS 2001-02 LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY - This is a report of legislative action on labor and workforce development issues covering the 2001-2002 Legislative Session. It serves as an important resource of major interest to legislators, labor organizations, employer associations, community groups, and individual employers and workers. (Stock #1180-S; $4.58 - includes tax s/h) (10/02) NURSING HOME CLOSURES, BANKRUPTCIES & LIABILITY INSURANCE: IS THERE A CRISIS? (SENIORS, DISABLED) - This informational hearing discusses the critical issues affecting California's nursing homes that provide care to over 100,000 elderly and disabled residents. The stability and quality of care in our nursing homes are threatened. (Stock #1157-S; $6.73 - includes tax s/h) (3/02) THE IMPACT OF FEDERAL POLICY ON REALIZING THE POTENTIAL OF STEM CELL RESEARCH (CHILDREN, DISEASE, DISABILITIES, HEALTH MEDICAL, SCIENCE, WOMEN) - This is the first in a series of hearings by the Health and Human Services Committee on stem cell research. The issues discussed are legislation and how we balance the appropriate relationship between the private and public sector; how we balance these very sensitive medical, ethical, and legal issues that we're facing in this policy area; and how do we ensure that stem cell research moves forward and that we pursue research in a responsible manner. (Stock #1152-S; $7.00 - includes tax s/h) (3/02) CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH CARE - This is a joint informational hearing of the Senate Health and Human Services, Business and Professions, and Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health Committees. Issues discussed include bringing more federal funds to California, shortage of acute care psychiatric beds for children and adolescents, and diagnosis and treatment of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD). (Stock #1151-S; $10.51 - includes tax s/h) (2/02) CALIFORNIA ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HUMAN CLONING PRESENTS ITS RECOMMENDATIONS ON CLONING & STEM CELL RESEARCH - The purpose of this hearing held by the Senate Select Committee on Genetics, Genetic Technologies & Public Policy is to give the Advisory Committee an opportunity to present its findings and recommendations related to human cloning and stem cell research. Following their presentation and a question-and-answer period, there was an opportunity for public comments. (Stock #1149-S; $4.85 - includes tax s/h) (1/02) EXPANDED NEWBORN SCREENING POSSIBILITIES BY SUCHETTA BHATT, JAMES BARTLEY & GEORGE CUNNINGHAM - This hearing held on February 5, 2002 discusses the state's newborn genetic screening program, promising research, and what opportunities may exist for additional screenings and/or better detection of diseases such as PKU, sickle cell disease, and many others. (Stock #1146-S; $5.93 - include tax s/h) (2/02) SECLUSION & RESTRAINTS: A FAILURE, NOT A CURE - PROTECTING MENTAL HEALTH PATIENTS FROM ABUSE - This new report by the Senate Office of Research explores the lingering issues and potentially fatal dangers of using isolation, force, physical devices and behavior-altering drugs to control patients who are confined to mental health facilities in California. (Stock #1139-S; $3.23 - includes tax s/h) (3/02 SCHOOL READINESS WORKING GROUP FINAL REPORT (JOINT COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP A MASTER PLAN FOR EDUCATION KINDERGARTEN THROUGH UNIVERSITY) - The group proposes a coordinated set of programs and services for families and their children, birth to grade three that are sufficiently powerful and accessible to improve school readiness and performance. The long-term goal is to reverse a widespread pattern of underachievement gap that affects many children across the state, build a stronger state wide system for early care and education services, and enhance family and community support for education. (Stock #1131-S; $4.04 - includes tax s/h) (2/02) PROTECTING THE PUBLIC BY ASSISTING ADDICTED LAWYERS IN OVERCOMING SUBSTANCE ABUSE – A Briefing paper prepared by the Senate Office of Research. This paper looks at what four other states with successful programs are doing in this arena, summarizes the two small assistance programs available to California lawyers and elaborates on help available to California Physicians. Statutory language to create a California treatment and diversion program for lawyers in included in the appendix. (Stock #1074-S; $3.23 – includes tax, s/h) (2/01) REPORT OF PUBLIC HEARINGS ON JOINT COMMITTEE ON MENTAL HEALTH REFORM: FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS AS ADOPTED BY SENATE SELECT DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES & MENTAL HEALTH – The Surgeon General’s Report decries that “nearly half of all Americans who have severe mental illness do not seek treatment”. Thus, despite these alarming statistics, the SGR cites that “possibly the most striking finding of the landmark Global Burden of Disease study is that the impact of mental illness on overall health and productivity in the US and throughout the world is profoundly unrecognized”. This report further underscores that mental illness is not a “character flaw” but that “mental disorders are real health conditions that have immense impact on individuals and families throughout this Nation and the world,” and that mental health is fundamental to health”. (Stock #1042-S; $4.58 – includes tax s/h) (6/00) CALIFORNIA’S AILING SYSTEM OF CARING FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS – In June of 1998 the Senate Office of Research was asked by the Senate Health & Human Services Committee to study the California Children’s Services program to determine the extent to which the program is providing timely access to services for children eligible for the program. CCS is a successful and multi-faceted program serving children with complicated health care needs. Although the purpose and basic structure of the program are sound, numerous growing problems prevent timely access to services for many CCS-eligible children, including fragmentation of services, outdated standards, limited state oversight of the program, and erosion of the provider infrastructure serving the program. (Stock #1041-S; $3.23 – includes tax s/h) (5/00) SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 27: RESIDENTIAL CARE AND TREATMENT FACILITIES -- This report responds to the concerns of the state Legislature regarding residential care and treatment facilities, specifically as the result of the enactment of SCR 27 which created the Care Facilities Task Force. As required by SCR 27, the responsibilities of the Task Force essentially included: examining the issues related to the funding, siting, and oversight of residential care and treatment facilities. It was further charged with making recommendations concerning any needed changes in state law regarding the regulation of residential care and treatment facilities and making a report. This report was to be submitted to the Legislature and the Governor on or before January 31, 1998. (Stock #952-S; $3.23 -- includes tax, s/h) (1/98) IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES AND SUPPORTS IN CALIFORNIA FOR PERSONS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES -- A report by the Senate Select Committee on Developmental Disabilities & Mental Health and the Assembly Human Services Committee. (Stock #945-S; $4.31 -- includes tax, s/h) (2/98) DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER DOWNSIZING: THE IMPACT ON CONSUMER QUALITY OF LIFE -- Oversight hearing of the Senate Select Committee on Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health including research, state department and constituency group responses and public comments. (Stock #912-S; $23.44 -- includes tax, s/h) (2/97) DISASTER PREPAREDNESS FORUM FOR SENIORS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES -- A final report prepared by the former Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Rights of the Disabled that discusses problems in disaster situations for seniors and people with disabilities over and above those experienced by the general population. Areas of discussion include: Particular needs of people who are vulnerable in a disaster such as a major earthquake because of age, disability, language or cultural barriers; gaps in service or the disaster response system which need to be filled to meet those needs; the role of community-based organizations in disaster preparedness; recommended solutions to address these issues. (Stock #875-S; $2.69 -- includes tax, s/h) (9/96) SONOMA DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER -- The summary report from the oversight hearing of the Senate Committee on Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health which discusses the future of the Sonoma Developmental Center. Report includes oral and written testimony and questions from the community. (stock #834-S; $7.81 -- includes tax, s/h) (10/95)