This bill proposes updates to the statutes governing referral agencies for assisted living facilities in Arizona. It introduces new language that specifies the maximum fee that an assisted living facility or home can pay to a referral agency, which is capped at fifty percent of the prospective resident's first month's rent. For residents staying less than thirty days, the fee is limited to twenty-five percent of the first month's rent. Additionally, the bill clarifies that the fee structure will no longer include care charges, which were previously part of the fee calculation.

The bill also mandates that referral agencies must notify assisted living facilities of a resident's admission within fourteen days and requires the referral agency to provide documentation of disclosures made to the resident. The assisted living facility is prohibited from paying any referral fees until it receives this documentation. The language updates include the insertion of "assisted living" before "facility" and "home" in multiple instances, ensuring consistency in terminology throughout the statute.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 36-446.14