CS for SB 1458 Summary

• Removes "limited nursing services" as a licensure category for assisted living facilities, allowing only standard, extended congregate care, and limited mental health licenses.

• Increases biennial licensure fees from $50 to $71 per resident (maximum $13,443 total) and requires abbreviated standard inspection process for facilities with good compliance records.

• Eliminates requirement for pharmacists on agency inspection staff and removes provisions requiring corrective action plans specifically for medication administration violations.

• Redefines assisted living facilities as community-based residential settings with health components rather than medical facilities, and removes requirements for certain preconstruction approvals and consultations.

• Prohibits patient brokering and kickbacks with exceptions for facility marketing employees, referral services for non-Medicaid consumers, and residents referring friends or family members.