This bill addresses congregate care programs. This bill: - requires the Department of Health and Human Services (department) to make reasonable effort to determine within seven days after receiving a completed report from the Bureau of Criminal Identification about an individual whether to grant direct patient access to the individual; - authorizes the department to establish fees for applications for certification for direct patient access; - prohibits the Office of Licensing (office) from:placing a restriction or prohibition on new admissions based on the sole fact that the program is operating under a conditional license; oraltering or restricting the rights of a congregate care program based on the sole fact that the program has appealed an agency action or an appeal or adjudicative proceeding is pending; - requires the office, if conditions are met, to:inspect a congregate care program;provide notice to a congregate care program; or remove restrictions and conditions on a congregate care program's license; and - makes technical changes.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 26B-2-240, 26B-2-703
Substitute #1: 26B-2-120, 26B-2-703
Amended 2/21/2025 15:02:497: 26B-2-120, 26B-2-703
Substitute #2: 26B-2-120, 26B-2-703