Report Title:

Assisted Living Facility; Definition

Description:

Changes the definition of "assisted living facility" to clarify that it should not apply to private residences or condominiums.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1671

TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2003

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

relating to ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Section 321-15.1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending the definition of "assisted living facility"

"Assisted living facility" means a combination of housing, health care services, and personalized supportive services owned by the facility and designed to respond to individual needs, to promote choice, responsibility, independence, privacy, dignity, and individuality. The term does not include a privately owned single-family home or condominium."

SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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