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RALNA Illinois Legislative Update February 6, 2022

ILLINOIS There is a notable amount of activity going on in Illinois during this legislative session that may relate to RALs. Members can track the status of this and other legislation and regulations by going to RALNA’s dedicated tracking sheets linked at the bottom of the page. The following bills are included on the legislative

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RALNA Oklahoma Legislative Update January 25, 2022

OKLAHOMA The Oklahoma State Legislature is a busy place for bills related to assisted living. There currently are six bills that have been pre-filed for consideration by the legislature starting in February. We’re not sure what is prompting this flurry of activity, but it could be due in part to Senator Jessica Garvin, who is

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RALNA Main Legislative Update January 11, 2022

Maine – Simplifying the Legal Environment Two matching bills have been recently introduced in Maine: An Act To Clarify Inspection Requirements For Hospitals And Certain Nursing Facilities, and An Act To Amend The Inspection Requirement For Facilities For Children And Adults With A National Accreditation This bill removes the requirement for nursing facilities providing both

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The ICC is Working Through the Sprinkler Requirements for Institutional Care

Several weeks ago, I announced that RALNA had begun working with the International Code Council Health Care Committee. This committee, and others, make the recommendations for changes to the International Building Code (“IBC”) and International Fire Code (“IFC”), and International Residential Code (“IRC”), and other code documents that are adopted by state and local governments.

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RALNA Legislative and Regulatory Update January 5, 2022

BOOSTING INTO 2022 With the Omicron variant causing concern among public health officials, we are starting to see states require not only vaccinations for health care workers, but boosters as well. New Mexico led the way in December 2021, followed not long after by California. Colorado, on the other hand, considered requiring boosters but changed

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RALNA Legislative Update December 19, 2021

Washington DC Councilmember Trayvon White has proposed a bill that would require Assisted Living Facilities and Nursing Facilities to designate a social worker to serve residents. This social worker is intended to provide social services which include advocacy, investigation, treatment, counseling, and other services that provide material aid or serve the social and emotional well-being

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