The bill requires an agreement between an assisted living residence referral agency and a prospective resident of an assisted living residence to be in writing and include:
The right of the prospective resident or representative of the prospective resident to terminate the referral agency's services for any reason at any time; and
A requirement that the referral agency communicate the cancellation of the agreement to all assisted living residences to which the prospective resident has been referred.
The bill prohibits an assisted living residence from:
Paying a referral fee to a referral agency if the agreement between the referral agency and the prospective resident has been terminated; and
Selling the prospective resident's or prospective resident's representative's contact information without written consent.
The bill expands the definition of "assisted living residence" to include a facility operating for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

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Statutes affected:
Preamended PA1 (02/06/2020): 6-1-729
Introduced (01/14/2020): 6-1-729
Engrossed (02/10/2020): 6-1-729
Reengrossed (02/12/2020): 6-1-729
Revised (03/10/2020): 6-1-729
Rerevised (03/11/2020): 6-1-729
Final Act (None): 6-1-729
Signed Act (None): 6-1-729