Legislative Session number- 83

Bill Name: SF0443

E Relating to human services ARTICLE 1 � DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
LICENSINGClarifying the requirement for the commissioner of human services to
+identify and implement alternative methods of licensing regulation and
+enforcement relating to compliance with standards of other states or federal
+standards and requiring the commissioner to continue to investigate complaints
+relating to noncompliance with licensing standards upon acceptance of
+accreditation as documentation of compliance; authorizing county agency fees
for +evaluating applications for and inspecting licensed family and group family
+child care programs, limit; authorizing the commissioner to grant variances to
+allow for alternative methods of overnight supervision in adult foster care
+homes under certain conditions; providing for the continuity of care of persons
+with mental retardation upon a change of service and modifying and expanding
+certain risk management plan requirements; eliminating the requirement for
license+ holders to provide periodic progress review reports to consumers under
public guardianship; specifying certain annual training requirements of +certain
direct service staff; expanding certain revised policies and procedures +notice
requirements of license holders; temporarily authorizing the +commissioner to
issue adult foster care licenses with additional capacity under +certain
conditions; requiring commissioner recommendations to the legislature+ by a
certain date on the size limit for family and corporate licensed +adult foster
care settings ARTICLE 2 � CONTINUING CAREProviding medical assistance (MA)
coverage for physician assistants +providing medication education under adult
rehabilitative mental health +services and modifying certain standards for
provider entities; authorizing +clinical supervision by interactive
videoconferencing according to procedures +to be developed by the commissioner
of human services; reducing the +frequency requirement for review of needs of
adult rehabilitative mental health+ services programs; temporarily authorizing
the acceptance of certain recent +diagnostic assessments reflecting recipient
current status for initial +implementation of the services; expanding the
definition of qualified professional for +medical assistance coverage of
personal care assistant services to licensed +social workers ARTICLE 3 �
MISCELLANEOUSExempting treatment facilities holding persons under civil
commitment+ emergency admission for detoxification from certain release notice
requirements+ upon determination of the nonintoxicated status of the persons
held, +requiring notice to the peace or health officer transporting the person;
+requiring the commissioner of human services to develop a plan to secure
medical +assistance (MA) funding for mental health related services provided in
out of +home placement settings, specifying certain plan content requirements
and +requiring submission to the legislature by a certain date(mk, ja)