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The Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

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(Haridopolos) recommended the following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment

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     Delete line(s) 80-112

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and insert:

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     3. An assessment of the capacity of service providers and

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their ability to meet the needs of the residents in the

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communities where residents will likely reside after they leave

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the institution.

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     4. A plan for service provider recruitment, development,

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and training, as needed, to ensure that adequate services are

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available to residents as they make the transition into the

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community.

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     5. A plan for monitoring and ensuring safety and service

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quality for residents after they have left the institution.

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     6. A process for developing a support plan that includes

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consultation with the residents and their guardians for

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providing services and other residential placement plans for

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residents after they leave the institution.

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     7. A plan for adjusting employee staffing levels during

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the census reduction or transition to closure to ensure the

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safety of and quality of care for residents and assistance for

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employees seeking new employment.

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     8. A complete timeline for closure of or census reduction

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at the institution which includes a financial plan for the

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closure or census reduction and the projected savings associated

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with the closure or census reduction.

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     9. A communications plan to keep residents, guardians of

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residents, designated family members, employees, and designees

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informed of the progress of the closure or census reduction.

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     10. The responsibility of each state agency involved in

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the closure of or census reduction at the institution.

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     11. A plan for closure activities and the disposition of

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property of the physical plant of the institution.

2/19/2008  1:40:00 PM     586-04179-08