ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session
	Senate: HHS DP 7-0-1-0 | 3^rd Read 27-1-2-0 House: HHS DP 9-0-0-0

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SB 1202: nursing care; assisted living; continuation

Sponsor: Senator Pace, LD 25

House Engrossed

Overview

Continues the Arizona Board of Nursing Care Institution Administrators and Assisted Living Facility Managers (NCIA Board) for two years.

History

The NCIA Board was established in 1975 to oversee nursing care institution administrators and assisted living facility managers in Arizona. NCIA Board adopts rules for licensing and certifying applicants, conducting examinations to determine applicant qualification and adopting fees. It also conducts investigations or administrative hearings in response to complaints and prescribes standards for assisted living facility training programs.

Composition of the NCIA Board consists of 11 members appointed by the Governor, including: 1) One administrator holding an active license; 2) One manager holding an active license; 3) One administrator of a nonprofit or faith-based skilled nursing facility; 4) One administrator of a proprietary skilled nursing facility; 5) Two managers of an assisted living center; 6) One manager of an assisted living home; 7) Two public members not affiliated with a nursing care institution or an assisted living facility; 8) One public member who represents an organization that advocates for the elderly; and 9) One person who is a family member of a resident in either a skilled nursing facility or an assisted living facility at the time the person is appointed to the NCIA Board (A.R.S. § 36-446.02 and 36-446.03).

Laws 2021, Chapter 409 created the Nursing Care Institution and Assisted Living Facility Study Committee (Study Committee) which considered a variety of factors relating to the NCIA Board. On November 19, 2021, the Study Committee recommended that the NCIA Board continue to operate as an independent entity (Study Committee Final Report).

The NCIA Board is set to terminate on March 31, 2022, unless continued by the Legislature (A.R.S. § 41-3022.26).

Provisions

1. Continues, retroactive to March 31, 2022, the NCIA Board until July 1, 2024. (Sec. 2,4)

2. Repeals NCIA Board on January 1, 2025. (Sec. 2)

3. Contains a purpose statement. (Sec. 3)

4. Contains an emergency clause. (Sec. 5)

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