HB 1407: Intermediate care facilities

Summary

• Creates a definition of an Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Developmental Disabilities, which is the equivalent of the federal Intermediate Care Facility for the Mentally Retarded (ICF/MR) and the state Residential Habilitation Center (RHC).
• Includes Intermediate Care Facilities for Persons with Developmental Disabilities within the purview of statutes setting forth the rights of long-term care residents.
• Precludes the Department of Social and Health Services from transferring or discharging a resident from an Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Developmental Disabilities because of a partial closure of the facility.
• Requires that written notice of a transfer or discharge of a resident from an Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Developmental Disabilities be provided to the human rights committee of the facility.
• Requires the Long-Term Care Ombudsman to monitor the implementation of the residents' rights provisions with respect to Intermediate Care Facilities for Persons with Developmental Disabilities.

From the House Bill Analysis 2009 (HB 1407), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗