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2004 SESSION
HB 635 Assisted living facilities; exception to regula. requirement for those w/Alzheimer's care units.
Introduced by: John M. O'Bannon, III | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)
Exception to regulation for assisted living facilities. Authorizes an exception to the regulatory requirement for assisted living facilities with special Alzheimer's care units that at least two direct care staff members be awake and on duty at all times who shall be responsible for the care and supervision of the residents under very limited circumstances. The exception will only be granted when the facility (i) offers a safe, secure environment in a freestanding self-contained unit for residents who have been assessed by an independent clinical psychologist or a licensed physician as having a serious cognitive impairment due to a primary psychiatric diagnosis of dementia; (ii) has an individual facility capacity that does not exceed five residents; (iii) is located in a converted single-family dwelling where the bedrooms, living space and common areas are located on the first level of the dwelling and such facility is located in an established residential neighborhood in any county having a population of no less than 259,000 and no greater than 263,000; (iv) has at least one direct care staff member in such facility at all times that residents are present who shall be responsible for the care and supervision of the residents; (v) has established written emergency procedures that provide for prompt assistance to the direct caregiver by other staff members who may be located at locations other than the facility where the assistance is requested, including a requirement that the direct caregiver have on his person a mobile electronic device that may be used to signal for emergency assistance; (vi) has established written criteria and procedures, in consultation with a licensed physician, to periodically review the appropriateness of each resident's continued residence in such facility and to provide for the transfer of any resident to another facility that has staffing of two or more direct care staff members whenever warranted by a change in a resident's condition; (vii) is operated by a limited liability company initially organized or authorized to transact business in Virginia before January 1, 1997, that operates at least three but no more than nine such facilities; (viii) has provided written notice to any current resident and his legally authorized representative within 30 days after the effective date of this act and, thereafter, to any new resident and his legally authorized resident at the time of admission that one direct care staff member rather than two is present at all times.
FULL TEXT
- 01/14/04 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/13/04 043417440 pdf | impact statement
- 02/02/04 House: Printed as engrossed 043417440-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/18/04 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB635ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/10/04 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB635ER2) pdf | impact statement
- 04/22/04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0910) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/14/04 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/13/04 043417440
- 01/14/04 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/28/04 House: Assigned to H. W. I. sub-committee: 3
- 01/29/04 House: Reported from H. W. I. w/amendments (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/04 House: Read first time
- 02/02/04 House: Read second time
- 02/02/04 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/02/04 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB635E
- 02/02/04 House: Printed as engrossed 043417440-E
- 02/03/04 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/04 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/04 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/04/04 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/04/04 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 02/06/04 Senate: Reported from R. & S. S. (12-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/04 Senate: Read second time
- 02/10/04 Senate: Read third time
- 02/10/04 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/04 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/04 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB635ER)
- 02/18/04 House: Enrolled
- 02/18/04 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/20/04 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/02/04 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 03/02/04 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/05/04 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/08/04 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/09/04 House: House concurred in Gov's recommendations #1-10 (98-Y 1-N)
- 03/09/04 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 1-N)
- 03/09/04 House: House rejected Gov's recommendation #11 (17-Y 82-N)
- 03/09/04 House: VOTE: REJECTED (17-Y 82-N)
- 03/10/04 Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendations #1-10 (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/04 Senate: VOTE: ADOPT GOV. RECOM. 1-10 (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/04 Governor: Governor's recommendations adopted in part (#1-10)
- 03/10/04 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB635ER2)
- 03/10/04 House: Reenrolled
- 03/10/04 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 03/10/04 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 03/10/04 House: Communicated to Governor
- 04/15/04 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 910 (effective 7/1/04)
- 04/22/04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0910)