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SB 1221 Assisted living facilities; minimum liability insurance.

Introduced by: Mark D. Obenshain | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Assisted living facilities; minimum liability insurance. Requires the Board of Social Services to adopt regulations requiring each assisted living facility to maintain a minimum amount of liability insurance, as determined by the Board on the basis of the number of residents for which an assisted living facility is licensed, and provide notice of such insurance, upon request, to any resident or prospective resident. Under current law, assisted living facilities must provide a statement disclosing whether the facility maintains liability insurance but can only state that it does if it meets a minimum amount of coverage established by the Board. The bill directs the Board to adopt emergency regulations to implement provisions of the bill.

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Assisted living facilities; minimum liability insurance. Requires the Board of Social Services to adopt regulations requiring each assisted living facility to maintain a minimum amount of liability insurance, as determined by the Board on the basis of the number of residents for which an assisted living facility is licensed, and provide notice of such insurance, upon request, to any resident or prospective resident. Under current law, assisted living facilities must provide a statement disclosing whether the facility maintains liability insurance but can only state that it does if it meets a minimum amount of coverage established by the Board. The bill provides that no assisted living facility shall be immune from civil liability on the grounds that it is a charitable institution for damages equal to or less than the greater of (i) the limits of the liability insurance coverage maintained by the assisted living facility or (ii) the minimum amount of liability insurance coverage that the assisted living facility is required to maintain by regulation. The bill directs the Board to adopt emergency regulations to implement provisions of the bill.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Assisted living facilities; minimum liability insurance. Requires the Board of Social Services to adopt regulations requiring each assisted living facility to maintain a minimum amount of liability insurance, as determined by the Board, and provide notice of such insurance, upon request, to any resident or prospective resident. Under current law, assisted living facilities must provide a statement disclosing whether the facility maintains liability insurance but can only state that it does if it meets a minimum amount of coverage established by the Board.