Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As introduced, enacts the "The Frank J. Lake III Act"; requires a long-term care ombudsman for an assisted-care living facility to notify all residents of such facility if the facility contacts the ombudsman; directs the health facilities commission to post a certain specified notice on the commission's website if an assisted-care living facility is placed on probation; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11.
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Health Subcommittee of Health Committee
Summary
The Frank J. Lake III Act requires a long‑term care ombudsman to notify every resident (or their representative) if an assisted‑care living facility contacts the ombudsman. It also obligates the Health Facilities Commission to display a standard notice on its website when a facility is under fact‑finding or placed on probation, and forces facilities to give residents a link to that site before admission or contract signing. The goal is to increase transparency about potential disciplinary actions.
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