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Committee backs bill to let Social Services seek receivership for troubled assisted living facilities
Summary
Senate Bill 1153 would give the Virginia Department of Social Services authority to petition for a receiver to manage assisted living facilities with serious life‑safety issues, mirroring existing authority for skilled nursing facilities; the committee adopted a substitute and reported the bill unanimously.
Senate Bill 1153, sponsored by Senator Mark Obenshain, would authorize the Virginia Department of Social Services (DSS) to petition a court to appoint a receiver to manage an assisted living facility when there are documented life‑safety and welfare concerns that place residents at risk. The committee adopted a substitute and reported the bill by voice vote, recorded as 15‑0 in committee.
Obenshain told the committee the measure responds to recurring incidents in which assisted‑living facilities had serious health and safety…
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