1. (a) These regulations establish the appropriate uses for funds paid to the designated charitable corporations under the provisions of section 19641(b)(1) of the Business and Professions Code. The directors or trustees of the welfare fund shall limit the eligibility for benefits to natural persons who engage in occupations directly relating to the physical care of horses at California racetracks or approved auxiliary stable areas and to the spouse or dependent children of such persons. Natural persons who have engaged in occupations directly relating to the physical care of horses at California racetracks or approved auxiliary stable areas, and their spouse or dependent children, may be eligible for benefits for not more than one year after the termination of such employment. Welfare funds may be expended for:

   1. (1) Health care services including costs associated with the contracting for physicians' or dentists' professional services, hospitalization of an eligible beneficiary or dependent, outpatient, rehabilitative or preventative medical programs, restorative dental services, alcohol and drug abuse treatments, and capital outlay for medical or dental clinics and necessary equipment.
   2. (2) Extended medical and health assurance including supplemental medical and hospitalization insurance coverage premiums, support or residential board and care facilities including capital outlay expenditures and reimbursements for beneficiaries confined to convalescent facilities or to facilities or institutions providing geriatric care.
   3. (3) Emergency financial assistance including temporary family assistance financial aid, food or subsidized meal tickets or food vouchers, temporary housing expenses, emergency transportation expenses, burial expenses for an eligible beneficiary or immediate family member, and legal expenses of an eligible beneficiary.
   4. (4) Educational and recreational activities including counseling and chaplaincy programs, Alcoholics Anonymous or similar programs, intra-mural sports activities and sports equipment, tickets and transportation to sports events, health and hygiene education classes, legal/immigration clinics, classes in spoken English, and expenditures for counselors, chaplains, and instructors for such activities.

   5. (5) Notwithstanding any other provision of this regulation, CHRB licensees, employees of racing associations, and members of horsemen's organizations and racing-related charitable organizations that represent or assist backstretch personnel are eligible to receive health care services. Such services shall occur solely at clinic locations that are operated by the entity that administers the welfare fund established by the horsemen's organization described in Business and Professions Code section 19641(b)(1). The health care services shall be administered so as to not displace beneficiaries who are eligible under subsection (a) of this regulation.

      1. (A) For the purposes of this regulation, employees of horsemen's organizations and racing-related charitable organizations are considered members of such entities.
   6. (6) Administration costs necessary to administer, supervise and audit the operations of the charitable corporation provided that the expenditures for such administration purposes not exceed 15 percent of the total expenditures for any fiscal year.

Note: Authority cited: Section 19440, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section 19641, Business and Professions Code.

History

1. New section filed 1-30-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 5).

2. Amendment filed 7-30-2002; operative 8-29-2002 (Register 2002, No. 31).

3. Redesignation and amendment of first paragraph as subsection (a), new subsections (a)(5)-(a)(5)(A), subsection renumbering, amendment of newly designated subsection (a)(6) and amendment of Note filed 7-18-2018; operative 7-18-2018 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2018, No. 29).