SF2357 Summary

• Modifies data classification for human services investigations, making the existence and status of overpayment investigations public data during active investigation periods.

• Expands licensing application requirements to include demonstration of competence in applicable laws and rules, potentially through written examination, and requires applicants to provide Social Security numbers and notarized signatures for individuals or tax identification numbers for non-individuals.

• Establishes new provisions for background studies including electronic submission requirements through NETStudy system, increases absence threshold from 45 to 90 days for reinitiating studies, and allows previous set-asides to remain in effect for repeat studies with no new disqualifying information.

• Requires licensed programs receiving public funding to maintain actual attendance records with specific drop-off and pick-up times, creates compliance officer requirements for enrolled providers, and allows licensing investigations to monitor provider enrollment agreement compliance with potential sanctions including non-payment of claims and disenrollment.

• Modifies pool safety requirements to comply with federal Abigail Taylor Pool Safety Act standards, updates crib documentation requirements for federal safety compliance, and expands licensing data public disclosure requirements for disqualifications and maltreatment determinations.