HB 1313 Summary

• Establishes responsibilities for the Department of Children and Families and mental health service providers regarding mental health residents in assisted living facilities, including assignment of case managers and development of community living support plans and cooperative agreements.

• Increases the limit on additional supplementation from third parties for optional state supplementation recipients from two times to four times the provider rate.

• Requires facility owners/administrators to arrange medical evaluations within 60 days before admission conducted by physicians, physician assistants, or nurse practitioners, with immunity from liability for good faith determinations of appropriateness of admission or continued residence.

• Establishes inspection schedules for assisted living facilities requiring unannounced inspections at least every 24 months, with additional inspections every 6 months for facilities cited with serious violations, and assesses fees of $69 per bed for each additional inspection.

• Expands staff training requirements including competency testing, continuing education for administrators (12 contact hours every 2 years), medication technician training (6 hours), and approval of standardized core training curriculum and supplemental training for facility administrators.