SB 1410 Virginia Senate · 2019 Regular Session

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.
Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Jan 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2019 Last action Feb 14, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jan 28, 2019

How they voted

320
Passed
Total votes 32
Jan 28, 2019
D Democratic13
13 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Feb 11, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 29, 2019
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1410S1
upper
Jan 29, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19104988D-S1
upper
Jan 28, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (32-0)
senate
Jan 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19104074D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors