HB49 Summary

• Establishes a replacement license fee for assisted living administrator licensing cards that have been stolen, lost, or misplaced.

• Requires applicants for assisted living administrator licensure to pay an annual administrative fee as determined by the board.

• Requires persons with expired licenses to follow all new licensure procedures and pay a reapplication fee established by the board; expired licenses cannot be reactivated.

• Increases maximum administrative fine from $1,000 to $5,000 per violation for disciplinary actions by the board.

• Allows the board to discipline assisted living administrators who have entered a plea of nolo contendere, guilty, or no contest in cases involving lewd or lascivious acts, inappropriate sexual conduct, or other crimes with potential imprisonment exceeding one year.