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Michigan Michigan is preparing to propose rules to clarify incident reporting for intentional or unintentional events, such as elopements and medication errors, that result in physical or emotional harm to residents in Homes for the Aged. The pre-proposed regulation has not yet been filed by the MI Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs to the …
Texas Texas is enacting a new rule to make it easier to handle a change of ownership transition. The purpose of the proposal is to authorize the Texas Health and Human Services Commission HHSC to issue a temporary change of ownership license in the name of the new owner of an assisted living facility (ALF) …
For an assisted living home to be able to say that it is offering dementia care or that it is a “memory care” home, a facility would have to meet the newly defined criteria.
The proposed rules will grant funds to the facilities who are experiencing or facing insolvency or significant cash flow problems and may be at risk of closure in the next six months.
Montana developed a better solution and those building an RAL in Montana now will not have to worry about this difficult IBC provision.
NEBRASKA The state of Nebraska has just adopted the “Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementia Support Act” after the state legislature found that “Alzheimer’s and other dementia are of significant concern to the State of Nebraska, and that the Legislature and the state would benefit from a more coordinated approach to addressing Alzheimer’s disease and other …
COLORADO A new bill was introduced in the Colorado Senate that would bring healthcare staffing agencies under the licensing control of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. The bill applies to staffing agencies that employ health-care workers and assigns them to temporary placements in nursing care facilities or assisted living residences on a …
MINNESOTA Minnesota has proposed a funding appropriations bill in the house and senate that could provide substantial benefit to the assisted living community. The bill(s) would dedicate funds to support: COVID-19 testing and vaccination services to long-term care facilities, including assisted living and housing with services homes A nurse triage line to report COVID-19 test …
RALNA Minnesota Legislative Update March 31, 2022 Read More »
NEW YORK If New York Senate Bill 8619 passes, residents of nursing homes or assisted living who sustained injuries or death during COVID will have a new time period for bringing claims. Statutes of limitations set a time limit on when claims can be asserted. Generally, statutes of limitations for personal injury start to run …
RALNA New York Legislative Update March 22, 2022 Read More »
UTAH In H.B. 39: State Construction Code Amendments, Utah amending various building codes from the International Code Council (ICC). This includes the International Fire Code and International Building Code, which have provisions that apply to the construction of residential assisted living homes. With these changes, Utah will strengthen the code requirements – especially those relating …
