HB 1911 Summary

• Authorizes the Department of Health to investigate care facilities reported to be operating without required certificates or licenses through voluntary access requests or district court-issued search warrants.

• Establishes misdemeanor penalties for operating uncertified or unlicensed care facilities: $100 per day (first violation), $500 per day (second violation), and $1,000 per day (third and subsequent violations).

• Prohibits certified or licensed healthcare providers and facilities from knowingly referring or transferring patients to uncertified or unlicensed care facilities, with fines up to $500 (first violation), $1,000 (second violation), and $2,000 (third and subsequent violations); provides exceptions for patient-requested transfers and good faith referrals.

• Establishes misdemeanor penalties for intentionally obstructing or interfering with the Department's investigations or communications with vulnerable persons receiving care from uncertified or unlicensed operators.

• Excludes landlords from licensure requirements when they permit tenants to receive licensed care services without requiring or conditioning rental agreements on such services.