AMENDMENTS PROPOSED BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON REHABILITATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES

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Such regulations shall authorize assisted living facilities to provide safe, secure environments for residents with serious cognitive impairments if such assisted living facilities comply with the Board’s regulations governing such placement. Such regulations shall define (i) serious cognitive impairment, which shall include, but not be limited to, a physician assessment and (ii) safe, secure environment. Prior to placing a resident with a serious cognitive impairment in a safe, secure environment, an assisted living facility shall obtain the written approval of one of the following persons, in the specified order of priority, (i) the resident, if capable of making an informed decision; (ii) a guardian or legal representative for the resident; however such an appointment shall not be required in order that written approval may be obtained; (iii) a relative authorized pursuant to the Board’s regulations to act as the resident’s representative, or (iv) an independent physician if a guardian, legal representative or relatives are unavailable. Such written approval shall be retained in the resident’s file.

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(ii) definitions of “serious cognitive impairment,” which shall include, but not be limited to, a physician assessment, and “safe secure environment,” (iii) programming requirements for residents with serious cognitive impairment requiring a safe, secure environment, and (iv) requirements for any nursing home and assisted living facility with a single administrator to have a management plan which addresses the care and supervision of the residents