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SB 627 Training center residents; DBHDS to ensure resources available prior to transfer to another center.

Introduced by: Stephen D. Newman | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; training center residents; quality of care; disclosure. Requires the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to provide a training center resident who is to be transferred to another training center or to community-based care with written certification that (i) the receiving training center or community-based option provides a quality of care that is comparable to that provided in the resident's current training center regarding medical, health, developmental, and behavioral care and safety and (ii) all permissible placement options available have been disclosed to the resident. The bill also requires the Department to convene a work group of interested stakeholders to consider options for expanding the number of training centers that remain open, in whole or in part, in the Commonwealth.

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; training center residents; quality of care; disclosure. Requires the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to, before transferring any training center resident to another training center or to community-based care, provide written certification to the training center resident or his legally authorized representative that the receiving facility provides a quality of care that is comparable to that provided in the resident's current training center and that all permissible placement options have been disclosed.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; training center residents; quality of care; disclosure. Requires the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to, before transferring any training center resident to another training center or to community-based care, provide written certification to the training center resident or his legally authorized representative that the receiving facility provides quality of care equal to or higher than that provided in the resident's current training center and that all permissible placement options have been disclosed.