HD92 - Interim Report: Impact of Assisted Living Facility Regulations


Executive Summary:
Item 21F of the 2004-2006 Appropriation Act requires the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) to report on the impact of new regulations affecting assisted living facilities that were adopted pursuant to HB 2512/SB 1183 of the 2005 General Assembly. Item 21F directs JLARC staff to assess the regulations’ effects on the cost of providing services, on residents’ access to providers and other services, and on the quality of care delivered to residents.

This document is an interim status update for the JLARC review of the impact of the new regulations. It provides a summary of previous JLARC reports concerning assisted living facilities and services for residents with mental disabilities, and background information on the assisted living industry, including major industry changes. The report also provides a summary of the 2005 legislation, of the agencies’ plans for and progress in implementing the legislation, and of JLARC staff analysis.

The report recommends that the final reporting deadline be extended. The final report is due in June 2006; however, key provisions of the new legislation will not take effect until mid-2007, and enforcement cannot begin until mid-2008. Extending the final reporting date would allow JLARC staff to better assess the impact of the new regulations.