HB 2463 — Creates provisions relating to referrals to independent living facilities and long-term care facilities

SECOND REGULAR SESSION HOUSE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.

2463 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED5835H.02C BYJOSEPH REPRESENTATIVEENGLER, AMATO.Chief Clerk AN ACT To amend chapter 198, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to referrals to facilities that offer care or services to residents, with penalty provisions.

5835H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk AN ACT To amend chapter 198, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to referrals to facilities that offer care or services to residents, with penalty provisions.

(1) Written or electronic documentation of any agreement, including any agreement to terms and conditions, or acknowledgment or consent for services between EXPLANATION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is intended to be omitted from the law.

HCS HB 2463 2 (1) Written or electronic documentation of any agreement, including any agreement to terms and conditions, or acknowledgment or consent for services between the referral agency and the prospective resident or legal representative of the prospective resident;

(b) Any fee that the referral agency receives from the facility for the referral and a detailed description of the services provided by the referral agency in exchange for the fee paid by the facility;

The referral agency shall provide a written or electronic copy of the signed disclosure to the facility on or before the date the resident becomes an occupant of or is admitted to the facility.facility or payment is made by the facility to the referral agency.

(1) NotPay pay the referral agency aany feefees, untilwhich suchshall facilitybe receivesdeemed earned when the writtenreferral oragency electronichas disclosureperformed the services required inunder subdivisionits (2)agreement with the facility, regardless of subsectionthe 2prospective resident's or prospective resident's legal HCS HB 2463 3 representative's termination of thisthe sectionagreement andfor services between the residentreferral becomesagency anand occupantthe ofprospective resident or islegal admittedrepresentative toof the facility;prospective resident;

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and (3) Not sell or transfer the prospective resident's or prospective resident's legal representative's contact information to a third party without the written consent of the prospective resident or legal representative of the prospective resident.