HOUSE BILL No. 5761


     May 9, 2000, Introduced by Rep. Vander Roest and referred to the Committee on Senior Health, Security and Retirement.


        A bill to amend 1979 PA 218, entitled

   "Adult foster care facility licensing act,"

   (MCL 400.701 to 400.737) by adding section 26b.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           SEC. 26B.  (1) BEGINNING NOT MORE THAN 90 DAYS AFTER THE

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      EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE AMENDATORY ACT THAT ADDED THIS SECTION, AN

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      ADULT FOSTER CARE LARGE GROUP HOME THAT REPRESENTS TO THE PUBLIC

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      THAT IT PROVIDES INPATIENT OR RESIDENTIAL CARE OR SERVICES, OR

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      BOTH, TO PERSONS WHO ARE DIAGNOSED AS HAVING ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE

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      OR RELATED DISORDERS SHALL PROVIDE TO EACH PROSPECTIVE PATIENT,

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      RESIDENT, OR SURROGATE DECISION MAKER A WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF

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      THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE ADULT FOSTER CARE LARGE GROUP HOME

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      TO PATIENTS OR RESIDENTS WHO ARE DIAGNOSED AS HAVING ALZHEIMER'S

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      DISEASE OR RELATED DISORDERS.  A WRITTEN DESCRIPTION SHALL

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      INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:


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           (A) THE OVERALL PHILOSOPHY AND MISSION REFLECTING THE NEEDS

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      OF RESIDENTS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE OR A RELATED

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      DISORDER.

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           (B) THE PROCESS AND CRITERIA FOR PLACEMENT IN OR TRANSFER OR

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      DISCHARGE FROM A PROGRAM FOR RESIDENTS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING

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      ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE OR A RELATED DISORDER.

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           (C) THE PROCESS USED FOR ASSESSMENT AND ESTABLISHMENT OF A

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      PLAN OF CARE AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION.

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           (D) STAFF TRAINING AND CONTINUING EDUCATION PRACTICES.

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           (E) THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT AND DESIGN FEATURES APPROPRIATE

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      TO SUPPORT THE FUNCTION OF RESIDENTS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING

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      ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE OR A RELATED DISORDER.

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           (F) THE FREQUENCY AND TYPES OF ACTIVITIES FOR RESIDENTS

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      DIAGNOSED AS HAVING ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE OR A RELATED DISORDER.

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           (G) IDENTIFICATION OF SUPPLEMENTAL FEES FOR SERVICES PRO-

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      VIDED TO PATIENTS OR RESIDENTS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING ALZHEIMER'S

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      DISEASE OR A RELATED DISORDER.

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           (2) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "REPRESENTS TO THE PUBLIC"

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      MEANS ADVERTISES, MARKETS, OR OTHERWISE PROMOTES THE FACILITY AS

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      PROVIDING SPECIALIZED CARE SERVICES FOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE OR A

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      RELATED DISORDER.















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