HB1358: Assisted living facilities; exempt from requirement to have staff member who is awake 24 hrs.a day.

Chief Patron

Rob Bell (R-58)
Charlottesville, VA
Served: 2002–

Progress

	Introduced
	Passed Committee
	Passed House
	Passed Senate
	Signed by Governor
	Became Law

Status

Bill is Dead

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Summary

Assisted living facilities; exemption from licensing requirements. Allows, for life-sharing communities, an exemption from the requirement to have a staff member who is awake 24 hours per day. "Life-sharing community" is defined as an assisted living facility, operated by a nonprofit organization, that (i) offers a safe, secure environment in a free-standing, self-contained unit for residents who have been assessed by a medical professional as having a mental disability; (ii) is located in a community setting; (iii) consists of the residents as well as staff or family members who live in the units; (iv) has at least one staff or family member in such facility at all times when residents are present and requires the staff or family member on premises to be responsible for the care and supervision of the residents; (v) has established written emergency procedures that provide for prompt assistance to the staff or family member on premises by other staff members who may be at locations other than the facility where the assistance is requested; and (vi) provides, at the time of admission, written notice to each resident and his legally authorized representative that the facility is exempt from the above requirement. View Full Text »