Assisted living facilities; staffing during overnight hours.
Summary
Directs the Board of Social Services to amend regulations governing staffing of assisted living facility units with residents who have serious cognitive impairment due to a primary psychiatric diagnosis of dementia and are unable to recognize danger or protect their own safety and welfare to require that the following number of direct care staff members be awake and on duty during overnight hours: (i) when 22 or fewer residents are present, at least two direct care staff members; (ii) when 23 to 32 residents are present, at least three direct care staff members; (iii) when 33 to 40 residents are present, at least four direct care staff members; and (iv) when more than 40 residents are present, at least four direct care staff members plus at least one additional direct care staff member for every 10 residents or portion thereof in excess of 40 residents. This bill is identical to
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Mar 2019
Introduced Jan 9, 2019
Signed Mar 8, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2019
How they voted
37–0
Passed
Total votes 37
Feb 11, 2019
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Amendments
3
Mar 8, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 294 (effective 7/1/19)
executive
Feb 14, 2019
Introduced
Senate amendments agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 12, 2019
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Feb 12, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
upper
Feb 12, 2019
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Feb 11, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (37-0)
senate
Jan 31, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
upper
Jan 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2019
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2521H1
lower
Jan 29, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19104765D-H1
lower
Jan 16, 2019
Committee
Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #3
lower
Jan 9, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 9, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19103897D
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Sam Rasoul
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Head
RRepublican
Co
Dawn Adams
DDemocratic
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