Clarifying the New Mandated Reporting Process for Long-Term Care Under AB-1417
There have been a lot of questions about AB 1417 (Wood), the bill that revised the mandated reporting system in long-term care facilities in California, since it was passed in 2023 and went into effect on January 1, 2024. The California Long-Term Care Ombudsman Association (CLTCOA) has provided monthly trainings since December 2023 educating mandated reporters on the new system, which was sponsored by the Association and included feedback from CALTCM, the California Association of Health Facilities (CAHF), the California Assisted Living Association (CALA), and many other stakeholders. As someone who was intimately involved in the drafting of AB-1417 and has led the Association’s trainings on its implementation since then, I’m happy to provide more context to alleviate some of the confusion around the new law and why it was passed.