HF2938 Summary

• Establishes a licensing moratorium for child and adult foster care services at non-primary residences, with exceptions for registered settings, replacement licenses, facility closures, hospital-level care needs, and transitions from institutional to community-based services.

• Requires the commissioner to determine need for newly licensed foster care homes based on area capacity availability and local county board recommendations, with documentation required by August 1, 2009 for certain residential settings.

• Adds data privacy and security requirements for adult foster care license holders, including HIPAA compliance, data access controls, recipient notice requirements, restrictions on monitoring cameras in bathrooms, and limits on video/audio storage to five days unless related to abuse investigations.

• Authorizes municipalities to perform plumbing plan reviews and inspections under state oversight, with requirements for licensed professionals to conduct reviews and inspections, and specifies projects requiring state review.

• Directs the commissioner to develop a single set of quality outcome standards for home and community-based waiver services for people with disabilities, incorporating consumer input and incorporating principles of consumer choice, person-centered planning, and federal financial optimization.