(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, an area agency on aging or a county, or both, may establish an aging multidisciplinary personnel team with the goal of facilitating the expedited identification, assessment, and linkage of older adults to services and to allow provider agencies and members of the personnel team to share confidential information for the purpose of coordinating services. (2) If a city within the service area of an area agency on aging or a county that has established an aging multidisciplinary personnel team pursuant to this section requests to participate in that team, participation of appropriate city personnel shall be allowed, as determined by the area agency on aging or county, unless the area agency on aging or county determines that participation by the city would hinder compliance with the requirements and obligations set forth in this section or would otherwise conflict with the goals and objectives of the area agency on aging or county. (b) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) âAging multidisciplinary personnel teamâ means any team of two or more persons who are trained in and who are qualified to provide a broad range of services related to older adults. The team may include, but shall not be limited to, all of the following: (A) Mental health and substance use disorder services personnel and practitioners or other trained counseling personnel. (B) Police officers, probation officers, or other law enforcement agents. (C) Legal counsel for the older adult. (D) Medical personnel with sufficient training to provide health services. (E) Social services workers with experience or training in the eligibility for and provision of services to older adults. (F) Case managers or case coordinators responsible for referral, linkage, or coordination of care and services provided to older adults. (G) Veterans services providers and counselors. (H) Domestic violence victim service organizations, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 1037.1 of the Evidence Code. (I) A member of a multidisciplinary team, as defined in Sections 9401, 15610.55, 18999.8, or 18999.81. (J) Aging services provider agencies and designated personnel, including individuals with area agencies on aging. (K) A representative from the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman. (2) âAging service provider agencyâ means any governmental or other agency that has, as one of its purposes, the identification, assessment, and linkage of services to older adults. The aging services provider agencies serving older adults that may share information under this section include, but are not limited to, all of the following entities or service agencies: (A) Social services. (B) Health services. (C) Mental health services. (D) Substance use disorder services. (E) Probation. (F) Law enforcement. (G) Legal counsel for the adult. (H) Veterans services and counseling. (I) Domestic violence victim service organizations, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 1037.1 of the Evidence Code. (J) A member of a multidisciplinary team, as defined in Sections 9401, 15610.55, 18999.8, or 18999.81. (K) Caregivers. (L) Housing. (M) Long-term care ombudsperson. (3) âOlder adultâ means a person of 60 years of age or older. (c) (1) Members of an aging multidisciplinary personnel team engaged in the identification, assessment, and linkage of services to older adults may disclose to, and exchange with, one another, information and writings that relate to any information that may be designated as confidential under state law if the member of the team reasonably believes it is generally relevant to the identification of or the provision of services. Any discussion relative to the disclosure or exchange of the information or writings during a team meeting is confidential and, notwithstanding any other law, testimony concerning that discussion is not admissible in any criminal, civil, or juvenile court proceeding.
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