HB 3270

Requires Department of Human Services to administer four-year pilot program to allow adult foster homes meeting specified requirements to care for up to seven residents.

Status	In Senate Committee (SHS)
Session	2019 Regular Session
Sponsors	Mark Meek (Democrat) (Chief), Cheri Helt (Republican), Anna Williams (Democrat), Jack Zika (Republican), Ron Noble (Republican), Alissa Keny-Guyer (Democrat), Rachel Prusak (Democrat)
Fiscal impact	Has minimal fiscal impact
Revenue impact	No revenue impact

Bill Text

Requires the Department of Human Services to administer a four-year pilot program allowing adult foster homes to care for up to seven residents.

Original Bill Text

Overview#

Increases number of adults permitted to reside in adult foster home from five to seven.] Requires Department of Human Services to administer four-year pilot program to allow adult foster homes meeting specified requirements to care for up to seven residents. Requires Long Term Care Ombudsman to take steps to ensure that residents in adult foster homes participating in pilot program are aware of availability of Long Term Care Ombudsman services. Requires department to track and compile data on participating adult foster homes and, no later than September 15, 2022, to report results of pilot program to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health.

Legislative History

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-04	H	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
2019-03-11	H	Referred to Human Services and Housing.
2019-03-25	H	Public Hearing held.
2019-04-08	H	Work Session held.
2019-04-11	H	Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
2019-04-15	H	Second reading.
2019-04-16	H	Rules suspended. Carried over to April 17, 2019 Calendar.
2019-04-17	H	Third reading. Carried by Meek. Passed.
2019-04-18	S	First reading. Referred to President's desk.
2019-04-19	S	Referred to Human Services.
2019-05-02	S	Public Hearing held.
2019-05-23	S	Possible Work Session cancelled.
2019-06-30	S	In committee upon adjournment.