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Committee approves bill limiting referral‑fee claims and requiring resident acknowledgment in assisted‑living placements
Summary
The committee passed a substitute regulating placement referrals: agencies must obtain and retain a documented acknowledgment from prospective residents or authorized representatives and referral‑fee claims are limited by a 12‑plus‑12 month structure instead of 36 months; the measure passed 8‑1.
A committee substitute aimed at clarifying the referral and fee relationship between referral agencies and assisted‑living or personal‑care homes cleared a legislative panel by an 8‑1 vote.
Sponsor remarks described a negotiated compromise addressing two central concerns from testimony: (1) the duration during which a referral agency can claim fees (the bill moves from 36 months to a split 12‑plus‑12 structure where an initial 12‑month period must be renewed for the fee to remain claimable a second year); and (2) notification and documentation so prospective residents…
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