SENIOR HOUSING FACILITIES;

CONTRACTS



House Bill 4128

Sponsor: Rep. Judith Scranton

Committee: Senior Health, Security and

Retirement


Complete to 2-4-99



A SUMMARY OF HOUSE BILL 4128 AS INTRODUCED 2-2-99


The bill would create a new act to regulate "housing-with-services establishments" for senior citizens. A housing-with-services establishment would be defined to mean a facility that offers sleeping accommodations to adult residents, at least 80 percent of whom are 55 years of age

or older, and providing or offering health-related services (nursing care, nurse aide services, home aide care) or other supportive services (such as laundry, handling residents' money, arranging for medical services or social services, transportation, and having a person on-site at all times to assist in an emergency). However, housing-with-services establishments would not include adult foster care facilities or health facilities licensed under the Public Health Code (such as hospitals, medical facilities, nursing homes, hospices, and homes for the aged).


Contracts. The bill would prohibit a facility from operating as a housing-with-services establishment except under a written contract with each resident. A contract would have to include: