SB2586 Summary

• Authorizes the Department of Health to investigate care facilities reported to be operating without required state certification or license, with authority to request access or obtain search warrants from district court.

• Prohibits health care providers and care facilities from knowingly referring or transferring individuals to uncertified or unlicensed care facilities.

• Establishes misdemeanor penalties for persons who intentionally operate care facilities without required certificates or licenses, with daily fines for violations (amounts not specified in bill text).

• Establishes civil fines for health care providers or facilities making referrals to uncertified or unlicensed facilities, with potential suspension or revocation of licenses upon third or subsequent violations.

• Makes it a misdemeanor to intentionally obstruct or interfere with Department of Health investigations, entry pursuant to warrant, or communication with vulnerable adults in uncertified or unlicensed facilities.