This bill updates the provision of law governing the licensing of intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities, or ICF/IIDs, to establish specific licensing requirements in statute. Under current law, there are no licensing standards for these facilities, only authority for the Department of Health and Human Services to adopt rules governing licensing standards. The bill both codifies existing department rules
38 governing the licensing of ICF/IIDs and updates these licensing standards to align with
39 similar licensing laws. The bill updates related statutory language and a headnote. The bill also amends the provision of law governing the reporting of sentinel events at health care facilities by removing ICF/IIDs from the list of health care facilities that are required to make reports to the department under this provision.

Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 768, SP 326: 22.42, 22.1812, 22.8752