HB 5141 — AN ACT REQUIRING FEAR OF RETALIATION TRAINING FOR PERSONS PROVIDING ASSISTED LIVING SERVICES IN MANAGED RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES.

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GARIBAY of the 60th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the House, that the bill ought to pass.

AN ACT REQUIRING FEAR OF RETALIATION TRAINING FOR PERSONS PROVIDING ASSISTED LIVING SERVICES IN MANAGED RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES.

A person conducting such in-service training shall be familiar with the needs of the resident HB5141population /served Fileby No.the assisted living services agency at such managed residential community, provided such training need not be conducted by a qualified social worker or qualified social worker consultant.

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ForGovernor's theAction: purposes of this subsection, "assisted living services" has the same meaning as provided in section 19a-693.

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34 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.

Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

None Explanation The bill requires assisted living service agencies to provide fear of retaliation training to certain assisted living employees, resulting in no fiscal impact to the state or municipalities.

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34 OLR Bill Analysis HB 5141 AN ACT REQUIRING FEAR OF RETALIATION TRAINING FOR PERSONS PROVIDING ASSISTED LIVING SERVICES IN MANAGED RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES.

SUMMARY Thisbillrequireseachlicensedassistedlivingservicesagency(ALSA) that provides services to a managed residential community (MRC) to make sure the agency’s employees receive annual in-service training about residents’ fears that employees, and others, will retaliate against them for making complaints about their care.

The training must at least include (1) a discussion about residents’ rights to file complaints and voice grievances;

(2) examples of what might be, or be perceived as, an employee’s retaliation against a resident;

and (3) ways to prevent employee retaliation and ease residents’ fears about it.

Under the bill, the person leading the training must be familiar with the needs of the resident population the agency serves at the MRC.

But thispersondoesnotneedtobeaqualifiedsocialworkerorsocialworker consultant.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

October 1, 2026 BACKGROUND ALSAs Under existing law, the state does not license assisted living facilities.

Instead, it licenses and regulates ALSAs that provide assisted living services.

These services include nursing services and assistance with activities of daily living.

ALSAs can only provide these services at an MRC or certain federally-funded elderly housing complexes.

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34 COMMITTEE ACTION Aging Committee Joint Favorable Yea 14 Nay 0 (03/05/2026) HB5141 / File No.

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