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SF 443 Senate Long Description

E Relating to human services ARTICLE 1 � DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES LICENSINGClarifying the requirement for the commissioner of human services to +identify and implement alternative methods of licensing regulation and +enforcement relating to compliance with standards of other states or federal +standards and requiring the commissioner to continue to investigate complaints +relating to noncompliance with licensing standards upon acceptance of +accreditation as documentation of compliance; authorizing county agency fees for +evaluating applications for and inspecting licensed family and group family +child care programs, limit; authorizing the commissioner to grant variances to +allow for alternative methods of overnight supervision in adult foster care +homes under certain conditions; providing for the continuity of care of persons +with mental retardation upon a change of service and modifying and expanding +certain risk management plan requirements; eliminating the requirement for license+ holders to provide periodic progress review reports to consumers under public guardianship; specifying certain annual training requirements of +certain direct service staff; expanding certain revised policies and procedures +notice requirements of license holders; temporarily authorizing the +commissioner to issue adult foster care licenses with additional capacity under +certain conditions; requiring commissioner recommendations to the legislature+ by a certain date on the size limit for family and corporate licensed +adult foster care settings ARTICLE 2 � CONTINUING CAREProviding medical assistance (MA) coverage for physician assistants +providing medication education under adult rehabilitative mental health +services and modifying certain standards for provider entities; authorizing +clinical supervision by interactive videoconferencing according to procedures +to be developed by the commissioner of human services; reducing the +frequency requirement for review of needs of adult rehabilitative mental health+ services programs; temporarily authorizing the acceptance of certain recent +diagnostic assessments reflecting recipient current status for initial +implementation of the services; expanding the definition of qualified professional for +medical assistance coverage of personal care assistant services to licensed +social workers ARTICLE 3 � MISCELLANEOUSExempting treatment facilities holding persons under civil commitment+ emergency admission for detoxification from certain release notice requirements+ upon determination of the nonintoxicated status of the persons held, +requiring notice to the peace or health officer transporting the person; +requiring the commissioner of human services to develop a plan to secure medical +assistance (MA) funding for mental health related services provided in out of +home placement settings, specifying certain plan content requirements and +requiring submission to the legislature by a certain date(mk, ja)