Bill Text: AZ HB2601 | 2019 | Fifty-fourth Legislature 1st Regular | Introduced
Bill Title: Referral agents; senior placements
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-18 - House read second time [HB2601 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2019-HB2601-Introduced.html
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REFERENCE TITLE: referral agents; senior placements |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fourth Legislature First Regular Session 2019
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HB 2601 |
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Introduced by Representative Lawrence
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AN ACT
Amending Title 36, chapter 4, article 6, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 36-446.15; relating to long‑term care services.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 36, chapter 4, article 6, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 36-446.15, to read:
36-446.15. Placement and referral agents; requirements; agent of record; definitions
A. An agent may not receive more than one move‑in fee per resident at any time without documentation from the resident's primary care practitioner stating a change in the resident's level of care.
B. A person or the person's power of attorney has the right to name an agent as the person's agent of record with an assisted living facility or nursing care institution and may change the agent of record at any time.
C. A person may opt out of an agent's service at any time if the person is not satisfied with the agent's service. If a person opts out of an agent's service, an assisted living facility or nursing care institution has no obligation to pay the agent's commission.
D. An agent must visit an assisted living facility or nursing care institution in person before contracting with the facility or institution or referring any potential residents to that facility or institution. The agent shall visit each contracted facility or institution in person each year and before making any referral if there has been a change in ownership since the last time the agent made a referral.
E. For the purposes of this section:
1. "Agent" means a placement and referral agent.
2. "Agent of record" means the agent that a person recognizes as the person's agent of choice.
3. "Opt out" means a person ends all relationships with an agent, including the agent recalling all referrals from assisted living facilities and nursing care institutions.
