HB 1107 Summary

• Reduces the complaint timeframe for long-term care ombudsman investigations from nine months to one month after facility discharge.

• Exempts long-term care ombudsmen from mandatory reporting requirements for suspected abuse or neglect of vulnerable adults.

• Expands the department's authority to access vulnerable adult medical, dental, and mental health records for protective services investigations.

• Modifies confidentiality protections to allow guardians and legal representatives access to adult protective services reports if they are not suspected of abuse or neglect.

• Changes implementation requirements so the department and county social service boards are not required to enforce the chapter without legislative appropriation.