DESIGNATED AGENCY-DEV D-VISITS

Amends the Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Developmental Disabilities Act. Provides that the designated agency that administers the State plan to protect and advocate the rights of persons with developmental disabilities under the requirements of the federal Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act shall submit to the Department of Human Services an annual report to be made available to the public. Provides that the annual report shall include, but is not limited to: (1) how many visits were made by the designated agency to developmental disability facilities in the year preceding the report; (2) which developmental disability facilities were visited in the year preceding the report; and (3) the nature of each visit, such as meeting with residents and staff of the developmental disability facility, distributing written information to the developmental disability facility, or whether the visit was scheduled or unscheduled, Provides that the designated agency shall have access to community-integrated living arrangements for the purposes of meeting with residents and staff, informing them of services available from the agency, distributing written information about the agency and the rights of persons with developmental disabilities, conducting scheduled and unscheduled visits, and performing other activities designed to protect the rights of persons with developmental disabilities. Effective January 1, 2019.