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SENATE BILL NO. 181 Offered January 14, 2004 Prefiled January 13, 2004 A BILL to amend and reenact § 63.2-1732 of the Code of Virginia, relating to assisted living facilities; emergency electrical systems. ---------- Patrons-- Blevins and O'Brien ---------- Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 63.2-1732 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 63.2-1732. Regulations for assisted living facilities.

A. The Board shall have the authority to adopt and enforce regulations to carry out the provisions of this subtitle and to protect the health, safety, welfare and individual rights of residents of assisted living facilities and to promote their highest level of functioning. Such regulations shall take into consideration cost constraints of smaller operations in complying with such regulations.

B. Regulations shall include standards for staff qualifications and training; facility design, functional design and equipment; emergency electrical systems to provide electricity during an interruption of the normal electric power supply; services to be provided to residents; administration of medicine; allowable medical conditions for which care can be provided; and medical procedures to be followed by staff, including provisions for physicians' services, restorative care, and specialized rehabilitative services.

C. Regulations for medical procedures in assisted living facilities shall be developed in consultation with the State Board of Health and adopted by the Board, and compliance with these regulations shall be determined by Department of Health or Department inspectors as provided by an interagency agreement between the Department and the Department of Health.

2. That the State Board of Social Services shall promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of this act to be effective within 280 days of its enactment.