| 13 | | - | 2 (1)"Facility",anindependentlivingfacilityoralong-termcarefacility,asthose |
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| 14 | | - | 3termsaredefinedinthissection; |
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| 15 | | - | 4 (2)"Independentlivingfacility",acommunallivingstructureinwhichatleast |
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| 16 | | - | 5fiftypercentoftheresidentsarefifty-fiveyearsofageorolderthatprovidesitsresidents |
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| 17 | | - | 6withon-siteaccesstodining,transportation,medicalcare,andbasichousekeepingand |
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| 18 | | - | 7laundryservicesandthatisnotlicensedbythestate; |
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| 19 | | - | 8 (3)"Long-termcarefacility",anyfacilitylicensedunderthischapter; |
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| 20 | | - | 9 (4)"Referralagency",anindividualorentitythatprovidesreferralstoafacility |
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| 21 | | - | 10forafeethatiscollectedfromthefacility.Theterm"referralagency"shallnotinclude |
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| 22 | | - | 11afacilityoritsemployees,afamilymemberofaresidentofafacility,oraresidentofa |
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| 23 | | - | 12facilityregardlessofwhethertheresidentwhorefersaprospectiveresidenttoafacility |
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| 24 | | - | 13receivesadiscountorotherremunerationfromthefacility. |
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| 25 | | - | 14 2.Areferralagencyshalldiscloseorprovide,asapplicable,toaprospective |
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| 26 | | - | 15residentortherepresentativeoftheprospectiveresidentreferredtoafacility: |
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| 27 | | - | 16 (1)Writtenorelectronicdocumentationoftheexistenceofanyrelationships |
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| 28 | | - | 17betweenthereferralagencyandthefacility,includingcommonownershiporcontrolof |
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| 13 | + | 2 (1)"Long-termcarefacility",anyfacilitylicensedunderthischapter; |
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| 14 | + | 3 (2)"Referralagency",anindividualorentitythatprovidesreferralstoalong- |
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| 15 | + | 4termcarefacilityforafeethatiscollectedfromthelong-termcarefacility.Theterm |
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| 16 | + | 5"referralagency"shallnotincludealong-termcarefacilityoritsemployees,afamily |
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| 17 | + | 6memberofaresidentofalong-termcarefacility,oraresidentofalong-termcare |
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| 18 | + | 7facilityregardlessofwhethertheresidentwhorefersaprospectiveresidenttoalong- |
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| 19 | + | 8termcarefacilityreceivesadiscountorotherremunerationfromthelong-termcare |
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| 20 | + | 9facility. |
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| 21 | + | 10 2.Areferralagencyshalldiscloseorprovide,asapplicable,toaprospective |
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| 22 | + | 11residentortherepresentativeoftheprospectiveresidentreferredtoalong-termcare |
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| 23 | + | 12facility: |
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| 24 | + | 13 (1)Writtenorelectronicdocumentationoftheexistenceofanyrelationships |
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| 25 | + | 14betweenthereferralagencyandthelong-termcarefacility,includingcommon |
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| 26 | + | 15ownershiporcontrolofthelong-termcarefacilityandfinancial,business,management, |
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| 27 | + | 16orfamilialrelationshipsbetweenthereferralagencyandthelong-termcarefacility; |
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| 30 | | - | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18thefacilityandfinancial,business,management,orfamilialrelationshipsbetweenthe |
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| 31 | | - | 19referralagencyandthefacility; |
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| 32 | | - | 20 (2)Thatthereferralagencyreceivesafeefromthefacilityforthereferral;and |
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| 33 | | - | 21 (3)Writtenorelectronicdocumentationoftheagreementbetweenthereferral |
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| 34 | | - | 22agencyandtheprospectiveresidentorrepresentativeoftheprospectiveresident.The |
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| 35 | | - | 23agreementshallinclude: |
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| 36 | | - | 24 (a)Adetaileddescriptionoftheservicesprovidedbythereferralagencyin |
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| 37 | | - | 25exchangeforthefeepaidbythefacility; |
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| 38 | | - | 26 (b)Therightoftheprospectiveresidentorrepresentativeoftheprospective |
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| 39 | | - | 27residenttoterminatethereferralagency'sservicesforanyreasonatanytimewithouta |
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| 40 | | - | 28feeorotherpenaltyforsuchtermination; |
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| 41 | | - | 29 (c)Arequirementthatthereferralagencycommunicatethecancellationofthe |
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| 42 | | - | 30agreementtoallfacilitiestowhichtheprospectiveresidenthasbeenreferred; |
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| 43 | | - | 31 (d)Therightoftheprospectiveresidentorrepresentativeoftheprospective |
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| 44 | | - | 32residenttorequestnottobecontactedinthefuturebythereferralagency;and |
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| 45 | | - | 33 (e)Therightoftheprospectiveresidentorrepresentativeoftheprospective |
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| 46 | | - | 34residenttoreceivethereferralagency'sprivacypolicyuponrequesttothereferral |
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| 47 | | - | 35agency. |
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| 48 | | - | 36 3.(1)Thereferralagencyandtheprospectiveresidentorrepresentativeofthe |
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| 49 | | - | 37prospectiveresidentshallsignanddate,inwritingorelectronically,theagreement |
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| 50 | | - | 38requiredinsubsection2ofthissection.Thereferralagencyshallprovideawrittenor |
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| 51 | | - | 39electroniccopyofthesignedagreementtothefacilityonorbeforethedatetheresident |
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| 52 | | - | 40becomesanoccupantoforisadmittedtothefacility.Noreferralagencyshallchargea |
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| 53 | | - | 41feeorotherpenaltytoanyfacilityresultingfromtheterminationofanagreementbya |
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| 54 | | - | 42prospectiveresidentorrepresentativeofaprospectiveresident. |
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| 55 | | - | 43 (2)Thefacilityshall: |
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| 56 | | - | 44 (a)Notpaythereferralagencyafeeuntilsuchfacilityreceivesthewrittenor |
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| 57 | | - | 45electronicagreementrequiredinsubsection2ofthissectionandtheresidentbecomes |
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| 58 | | - | 46anoccupantoforisadmittedtothefacility;and |
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| 59 | | - | 47 (b)Notsellortransfertheprospectiveresident'sorprospectiveresident's |
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| 60 | | - | 48representative'scontactinformationtoathirdpartywithoutthewrittenconsentofthe |
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| 61 | | - | 49prospectiveresidentorrepresentativeoftheprospectiveresident. |
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| 62 | | - | 50 4.Areferralagencythatviolatesthissectionissubjecttoacivilpenaltyofupto |
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| 63 | | - | 51fivehundreddollarsperviolation. |
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| 64 | | - | HCSHB390 2 52 5.Theattorneygeneraloracircuitattorneymaybringacivilactiononbehalfof |
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| 65 | | - | 53thestatetoseektheimpositionofacivilpenaltyforaviolationofthissectionorto |
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| 66 | | - | 54enjointhecontinuanceoftheviolationbythereferralagency. |
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| 29 | + | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17 (2)Thatthereferralagencyreceivesafeefromthelong-termcarefacilityforthe |
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| 30 | + | 18referral;and |
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| 31 | + | 19 (3)Writtenorelectronicdocumentationoftheagreementbetweenthereferral |
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| 32 | + | 20agencyandtheprospectiveresidentorrepresentativeoftheprospectiveresident.The |
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| 33 | + | 21agreementshallinclude: |
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| 34 | + | 22 (a)Therightoftheprospectiveresidentorrepresentativeoftheprospective |
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| 35 | + | 23residenttoterminatethereferralagency'sservicesforanyreasonatanytime; |
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| 36 | + | 24 (b)Arequirementthatthereferralagencycommunicatethecancellationofthe |
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| 37 | + | 25agreementtoalllong-termcarefacilitiestowhichtheprospectiveresidenthasbeen |
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| 38 | + | 26referred; |
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| 39 | + | 27 (c)Therightoftheprospectiveresidentorrepresentativeoftheprospective |
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| 40 | + | 28residenttorequestnottobecontactedinthefuturebythereferralagency;and |
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| 41 | + | 29 (d)Therightoftheprospectiveresidentorrepresentativeoftheprospective |
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| 42 | + | 30residenttoreceivethereferralagency'sprivacypolicyuponrequesttothereferral |
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| 43 | + | 31agency. |
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| 44 | + | 32 3.(1)Thereferralagencyandtheprospectiveresidentorrepresentativeofthe |
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| 45 | + | 33prospectiveresidentshallsignanddate,inwritingorelectronically,theagreement |
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| 46 | + | 34requiredinsubsection2ofthissection.Thereferralagencyshallprovideawrittenor |
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| 47 | + | 35electroniccopyofthesignedagreementtothelong-termcarefacilityonorbeforethe |
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| 48 | + | 36datetheresidentisadmittedtothelong-termcarefacility. |
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| 49 | + | 37 (2)Thelong-termcarefacilityshall: |
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| 50 | + | 38 (a)Notpaythereferralagencyafeeuntilsuchfacilityreceivesthewrittenor |
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| 51 | + | 39electronicagreementrequiredinsubsection2ofthissection; |
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| 52 | + | 40 (b)Maintainawrittenorelectroniccopyoftheagreementrequiredin |
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| 53 | + | 41subsection2ofthissectionatthelong-termcarefacilityforatleastoneyearafterthe |
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| 54 | + | 42datethatthenewresidentisadmitted;and |
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| 55 | + | 43 (c)Notsellortransfertheprospectiveresident'sorprospectiveresident's |
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| 56 | + | 44representative'scontactinformationtoathirdpartywithoutthewrittenconsentofthe |
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| 57 | + | 45prospectiveresidentorrepresentativeoftheprospectiveresident. |
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| 58 | + | 46 4.Areferralagencythatviolatesthissectionissubjecttoacivilpenaltyofupto |
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| 59 | + | 47fivehundreddollarsperviolation. |
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| 60 | + | 48 5.Theattorneygeneraloracircuitattorneymaybringacivilactiononbehalfof |
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| 61 | + | 49thestatetoseektheimpositionofacivilpenaltyforaviolationofthissectionorto |
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| 62 | + | 50enjointhecontinuanceoftheviolationbythereferralagency. |
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