Bill Title: Amends the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act. Requires assisted living and shared housing establishment's service delivery contracts to include a copy of the establishment's emergency involuntary termination of residency plan and the establishment's discharge protocol. Requires establishments covered by the Act to develop a discharge protocol and an emergency involuntary termination plan. Defines "emergency involuntary termination of residency plan" and "discharge protocol". Requires establishments that accept Alzheimer's and dementia patients within 30 days of admission or 30 days after an establishment's existing resident is diagnosed with Alzheimer's or dementia to develop a pre-emptive plan of discharge for the resident. Contains requirements for emergency involuntary termination of residency plans and discharge protocols. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-04-27 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr. [HB5544 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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