CS for SB 2074 Summary

• Requires assisted living facility administrators to be licensed under a new certification program administered by the Board of Nursing Home and Assisted Living Facility Administrators, effective July 1, 2013.

• Establishes mandatory training requirements for facility staff including preservice orientation (2+ hours), initial staff training (20+ hours within 30 days), continuing education (8 hours every 2 years), and specialty training for extended congregate care, limited nursing, and limited mental health facilities.

• Increases license fees and imposes enhanced penalties for facilities with class I or II violations, including mandatory license revocation for violations causing resident death and maximum administrative fines for violations resulting in death.

• Expands case manager duties for mental health residents including quarterly face-to-face interactions with documentation requirements and requires mental health professionals to participate in facility inspections with limited mental health licenses.

• Creates online facility rating system, establishes elopement drill observation requirements for 10% of facilities annually, requires facilities to submit twice-yearly electronic reports on resident demographics and services, and designates the Agency for Health Care Administration as central complaint receiving agency.