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HOUSE BILL NO. 626

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H0626.................................................by HEALTH AND WELFARE
ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES - Amends existing law to establish the maximum
staffing level requirements of an assisted living facility.
                                                                        
02/09    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/10    Rpt prt - to Health/Wel

Bill Text

                                                                        
                                                                        
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-seventh Legislature                 Second Regular Session - 2004
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 626
                                                                        
                              BY HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; AMENDING SECTION 39-3513, IDAHO  CODE,
  3        TO ESTABLISH THE MAXIMUM STAFFING LEVEL REQUIREMENTS OF A FACILITY.
                                                                        
  4    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  5        SECTION  1.  That  Section 39-3513, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
  6    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
  7        39-3513.  ADMISSION AGREEMENTS. Upon admission to a  licensed  residential
  8    or  assisted  living  facility  for the elderly, the facility and the resident
  9    shall enter into an admission agreement. The agreement shall be in writing and
 10    shall be signed by both parties. The board shall  promulgate  rules  governing
 11    admission  agreements  which  may  be  integrated  with the negotiated service
 12    agreement.
 13        Existing admission agreements (based upon  individual  needs  assessments)
 14    establish  the  maximum  staffing levels required of the facility and no addi-
 15    tional staffing requirement shall be enforced against a facility.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact

                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                            RS 13904
The purpose of this bill is for Medicaid to accept staffing
ratios during the survey process of assisted living facilities as
has been deemed necessary to meet the needs and contractual
obligation as determined in the Uniform Assessment Instrument
required for every individual in assisted living facilities. 
Presently, staffing levels are determined in the initial and
annual need assessments of residents.  However, the Bureau of
Facility Standards Surveys may survey facilities and demand
staffing above that determined in the Uniform Assessment
Instrument, creating an unfunded mandate. 
                          FISCAL IMPACT
This bill will have no adverse impact on the general fund.


Contact
Name: Michelle Glasgow, Idaho Assisted Living Association 
Phone: 208-375-4148




STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                       H 626