Relating to long term care oversight.

Added specific criteria for assessing whether facilities have enough awake direct care staff to meet resident needs 24 hours a day, including person-centered service plan implementation and care delivery standards.

Modified investigation timelines to require on-site investigations within 24 hours or before the end of the next business day for complaints alleging death, while other complaints must be investigated without undue delay.

Added a 90-day deadline for departments to provide complaint investigation findings to facilities, complainants, and the Long Term Care Ombudsman.

Added requirements for investigators to interview witnesses privately and include specific assessment of staffing levels in investigation reports.

Removed references to presession filing dates and updated bill ordering dates from April to June.

Requires residential care facilities to notify designated contact persons of substantiated licensing violations or abuse findings.

Requires applicants without experience to contract with experienced consultants or management companies.

Changes complaint investigation procedures to include specific assessment criteria for qualified awake direct care staff.

Adds definitions for 'license condition' and 'substantial compliance' to the statute.

Permits Department of Human Services to extend adult foster home licenses to two years for homes in substantial compliance for three consecutive years.