Plain English Breakdown
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Expanding Rules for Placing Conservatees in Secured Facilities
This law allows conservators to place people under their care into residential, intermediate care, or skilled nursing facilities with secured perimeters or delayed exit locks and requires state agencies to write new safety rules by January 1, 2027.
What This Bill Does
- Allows a conservator to move a person they manage into a residential facility, an intermediate care facility, or a skilled nursing facility that has a secured perimeter, a delayed egress lock device, or both.
- Requires court approval before moving the person to a different type of facility unless an emergency happens.
- Orders the State Department of Social Services and the State Department of Public Health to update their regulations related to these placements by January 1, 2027.
- Includes rules in those new regulations to protect the rights, health, and safety of residents.
Who It Names or Affects
- Conservators who manage the care or estate of another person
- People under conservatorship (conservatees)
- The State Department of Social Services
- The State Department of Public Health
Terms To Know
- Conservator
- A person appointed by a court to manage the care or finances for someone who cannot do it themselves.
- Secured perimeter
- An area surrounded by fences, walls, or locked doors that prevents people from leaving without permission.
- Delayed egress lock device
- A special door lock that delays opening for a short time to prevent someone from walking out immediately.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill does not list the specific details of what regulations state agencies must create before January 1, 2027.
- It is unclear how courts will define an 'emergency' that allows moving a person without prior approval.