SB 152 Summary

• Adds a new resident right requiring long-term care facilities to provide care that recognizes cultural differences and preferences.

• Requires residents to be informed of their rights in plain language and in a language the resident is fluent in, in a format accessible to the patient and authorized representatives.

• Mandates the Department of Health and Social Services to prepare a standardized notice listing all resident rights that is available in accessible languages and formats.

• Requires long-term care facilities to post the standardized notice conspicuously in a public area and furnish copies to new residents upon admission, current residents, and authorized representatives.

• Requires facilities to maintain signed statements confirming that individuals have received copies of the resident rights notice.