HB2764 Summary

• Establishes memory care services standards and training requirements for assisted living facilities providing directed care, including minimum 8 hours initial training and 4 hours annual continuing education for staff.

• Increases civil penalties for health care institution violations from $500 to $1,000 per violation, with penalties assessed per resident or patient impacted, and establishes a rule-based model for determining penalty amounts.

• Authorizes the department to continue enforcement actions against licensees during facility sales or closures, and allows denial of licenses if applicants have pending enforcement actions related to resident or patient safety.

• Requires residential care institutions, nursing care institutions, and home health agencies to verify employees are not on the adult protective services registry beginning January 1, 2025, with annual reverification required.

• Establishes a vulnerable adult system study committee to develop coordinated delivery systems and make recommendations on vulnerable adult services, with final report due October 1, 2025.