Independent living communities; Department of Social Services to study regulation of communities. (HJ118)
Introduced By
Del. Rob Bell (R-Charlottesville) with support from co-patron Sen. Creigh Deeds (D-Charlottesville)
Progress
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
Description
Study; Department of Social Services; regulation of independent living communities. Report. Requests the Department of Social Services to study regulation of independent living communities. The Department shall examine the operations of independent living communities and the level of services provided therein, including residential health care services coordinated through third-party providers, and determine whether some or all independent living communities should be regulated and to what extent and by what agency. The Department shall also determine whether the Commonwealth should establish the Office of the Independent Living Community Ombudsman to receive, record, and respond to complaints submitted by residents and other citizens regarding the operations of independent living communities. Read the Bill »
Status
03/05/2018: Passed the Senate
History
Date | Action |
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01/10/2018 | Committee |
01/10/2018 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18104845D |
01/10/2018 | Referred to Committee on Rules |
01/19/2018 | Assigned Rules sub: Subcommittee #1 |
02/01/2018 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) |
02/06/2018 | Reported from Rules (17-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/09/2018 | Taken up |
02/09/2018 | Amendment by Delegate Bell, R.B. agreed to |
02/09/2018 | Engrossed by House as amended HJ118E |
02/09/2018 | Printed as engrossed 18104845D-E |
02/09/2018 | Agreed to by House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
02/09/2018 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/12/2018 | Reading waived |
02/12/2018 | Referred to Committee on Rules |
02/28/2018 | Reported from Rules |
02/28/2018 | Rereferred to Finance |
03/01/2018 | Reported from Finance with amendment |
03/02/2018 | Reading waived (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/02/2018 | Fiscal impact review from JLARC (HJ118E) |
03/05/2018 | Read third time |
03/05/2018 | Reading of amendment waived |
03/05/2018 | Committee amendment agreed to |
03/05/2018 | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
03/05/2018 | Agreed to by Senate with amendment by voice vote |
03/06/2018 | Senate amendment rejected by House (0--Y 94-N) |
03/06/2018 | VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 94-N) (see vote tally) |
03/07/2018 | Senate insisted on amendment |
03/07/2018 | Senate requested conference committee |
03/08/2018 | House acceded to request |
03/08/2018 | Conferees appointed by House |
03/08/2018 | Delegates: Bell, Robert B., Orrock, Aird |
03/08/2018 | Conferees appointed by Senate |
03/08/2018 | Senators: McDougle, Norment, Reeves |
03/09/2018 | C Amended by conference committee |
03/10/2018 | Conference report agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N) |
03/10/2018 | VOTE: ADOPTION (95-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/10/2018 | Conference report agreed to by Senate |
03/10/2018 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ118ER) |
Comments
I wonderful friend of mine and her family experienced an avoidable life threatening trauma because an independent living facility failed to meet a critical commitment to one of its residents. My friend's grandmother broke her collarbone while getting into her bed and couldn't move to reach her phone or emergency call button. She lived in an independent living facility in Charlottesville with a daily welfare check-in system. That system failed her, and she laid in her bed for 4 days, languishing without food or water, until a family member found her, barely alive.
Currently, these independent living facilities are not regulated like assisted living facilities within the Commonwealth even though they offer similar contracted services.
I support Bell and Deeds' resolution and the request that the Department of Social Services conduct a study and report their findings on whether independent living facilities would benefit from regulations like assisted living facilities currently have in the Commonwealth.