HB 2636 - DIGEST

Provides that financial records of the boarding home may be examined when the department has reasonable cause to believe that financial obligations related to resident care or services will not be met, such as a complaint that staff or utilities have not been paid, or when necessary for the department to investigate alleged financial exploitation of a resident.

Provides that, at the conclusion of the on-site license inspection, the department shall conduct an exit meeting at the facility to explain the department's preliminary findings and to provide the facility and the resident council, or other representatives of the residents, the opportunity to provide clarifying information.

Provides that, if a dispute concerns a complaint investigation, the complainant shall be given the opportunity to provide the department with clarifying information before the department reaches a decision. If the dispute concerns a licensing inspection, the resident council or other representatives of the residents shall be given the opportunity to provide the department with clarifying information before the department reaches a decision.