HB 2750.E - DIGEST |
(DIGEST AS ENACTED) |
Requires the department of social and health services to: (1) Provide information to consumers about assisted living facilities and make this information available online; and |
(2) Facilitate a work group process to recommend quality metrics for assisted living facilities. |
Requires the work group to submit recommendations for a quality metric system, propose a process for monitoring and tracking performance, and recommend a process to inform consumers. |
Allows the department, as a result of a facility provider violating facility standards, and using a tiered sanction grid that considers the extent of harm from the deficiency and the regularity of the occurrence of the deficiency, to impose civil penalties of up to: (1) One thousand dollars per day per violation, until July 1, 2019; |
(2) Two thousand dollars per day per violation, beginning July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2020; |
(3) Three thousand dollars per day per violation, beginning July 1, 2020; and |
(4) Ten thousand dollars for a current or former licensed provider who is operating an unlicensed facility. |
Requires the receipts from the civil penalties to be deposited in the assisted living facility temporary management account. |
Authorizes expenditures from the account to be used for the protection of the health, safety, welfare, and property of residents of the facilities found to be noncompliant with licensing standards. |