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CS/HB 749: Continuing Care Communities

GENERAL BILL by Insurance and Banking Subcommittee ; Van Zant ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Artiles ; Cummings

Continuing Care Communities; Revises requirements for continuing care contracts; revises authority of OIR to waive requirements for accredited facilities; provides that continuing care & continuing care at-home contracts are preferred claims subject to any secured claim in event of liquidation or receivership proceedings against provider; requires agent of provider to provide copy of examination report & corrective action plan under certain conditions; requires residents' council to provide forum for certain purposes; requires residents' council to adopt its own bylaws & governance documents; revises provisions relating to quarterly meetings between residents & governing body of provider; revises powers of residents' council; revises continuing care facility reporting requirements.

Effective Date: 10/1/2015
Last Action: 6/11/2015 - Chapter No. 2015-122
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/13/2015 House • Filed
2/26/2015 House • Referred to Health Innovation Subcommittee; Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 61
3/3/2015 House • Introduced -HJ 61
3/6/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Innovation Subcommittee, 03/10/15, 9:00 am, 306 HOB
3/10/2015 House • Favorable by Health Innovation Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -HJ 204
• Now in Insurance and Banking Subcommittee -HJ 204
3/16/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Insurance and Banking Subcommittee, 03/18/15, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
3/18/2015 House • CS by Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 277
3/19/2015 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS by Insurance and Banking Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 271
3/20/2015 House • Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 284
3/24/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 03/26/15, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
3/26/2015 House • Favorable by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 330
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 330
4/13/2015 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/15/15
4/15/2015 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 539
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/16/2015 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 565
• CS passed; YEAS 113 NAYS 0 -HJ 565
4/21/2015 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Fiscal Policy -SJ 449
• Received -SJ 449
4/23/2015 Senate • Withdrawn from Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Fiscal Policy -SJ 597
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 597
• Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1126 -SJ 597
• Read 2nd time -SJ 597
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/24/2015 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 624
• CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 624
4/24/2015 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 845
5/26/2015 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/10/2015 • Approved by Governor
6/11/2015 • Chapter No. 2015-122