Adult facilities; interviews with residents of facilities seeking licensure by DSS. (SB339)
Introduced By
Sen. Emmett Hanger (R-Mount Solon)
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Licensure of a facility; interviews with residents or participants. Provides that interviews with residents or participants of facilities or programs licensed or seeking licensure by the Department of Social Services shall be (i) scheduled in advance of the interview and authorized by the person to be interviewed or his legally authorized representative, and (ii) limited to discussion of issues related to the applicant's or licensee's compliance with applicable laws and regulations. This bill also sets forth inspection requirements for assisted living facilities, and provides and that incident report filed by an assisted living facility, pursuant to regulations adopted by the Board, for any major incident that negatively affects or threatens the life, health, safety or welfare of any resident of the facility shall not be considered a complaint, but may trigger an investigation including an onsite visit if the Commissioner finds an investigation is necessary. Amends § 63.2-1706 (“Inspections and interviews.”), § 63.2-1728 (“Establishment of toll-free telephone line for complaints; investigation on receipt of complaints.”), of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »
Comments
Virginia wants to make sure that no one knows what is going on in these facilities including deaths and rapes so nobody and no group can know to stage a protest. Great transparency, open government, what's that? So if a child is killed, and it is reported as required by law, the Dept. can't post the incident on a Department website so parents won't know that anything is wrong at that facility. And leaving it to the discretion of a political appointee whether to investigate? The General Assembly just showed how much it "really cares" about children, disabled adults and older adults in Virginia. Virginia is for eugenicists, not lovers.