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Senate amends assisted-living advisory council law, clarifies use of fines for quality improvements
Summary
Senate File 1918 was amended to add consumer advocacy representation, prefer recent assisted-living experience for council appointments, and clarify that fines collected from violations should be reinvested in direct care and quality improvements; the bill was laid over for further consideration.
Senate File 1918 — a package of nine provisions addressing assisted living, nursing homes, hospice and resident protections — was discussed in committee with a focus on Section 6, which revises the Home Care and Assisted Living Advisory Council’s membership and the use of fines collected from license enforcement.
Senator Scott Dibble (sponsor) and Suzanne Scheller, legal advisor for Elder Voice Advocates, described…
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