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Senate Bill 1153 would give DSS authority to seek receivership for assisted living facilities with serious safety concerns
Summary
Senator Mark Obenshain described an unlicensed assisted living facility in Rockingham County "that has no license. It has 40 some residents there," and introduced SB 1153 to grant the Department of Social Services the authority to seek receivership for assisted living facilities with serious health and safety concerns.
Senator Mark Obenshain introduced Senate Bill 1153, describing an assisted living facility in Rockingham County that "has no license. It has 40 some residents there," and saying there are "ongoing criminal investigations involving this facility including allegations that they employ *** offenders, drug offenders. And there are ongoing concerns expressed by law enforcement as to the health, welfare and safety of the 40 some remaining residents."
Obenshain said that, unlike skilled nursing facilities, the state currently lacks the same powers to intervene on assisted living facilities until there is a criminal conviction. He…
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