ADULT FOSTER CARE FACILITY S.B. 1163 (S-1):
FLOOR SUMMARY
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Senate Bill 1163 (Substitute S-1 as reported)
Sponsor: Senator Valde Garcia
Committee: Families and Human Services
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Adult Foster Care Facility Licensing Act to exclude from the definition of "adult foster care facility" a private residence that provides care to not more than one adult who receives Medicaid and that does not provide room and board services to any other individual in the home.
(Currently, "adult foster care facility" means a governmental or nongovernmental establishment that provides foster care to adults. The term includes facilities and foster care family homes for adults who are aged, mentally ill, developmentally disabled, or physically disabled who require supervision on an ongoing basis but do not require continuous nursing care. The term does not include a number of specific types of facilities, such as a nursing home, a home for the aged, a hospital, and a hospital for the mentally ill or a facility for the developmentally disabled operated by the Department of Community Health.)
MCL 400.703 Legislative Analyst: Curtis Walker
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would affect a subset of adult foster care facilities supervised by the Department, currently defined as family homes (facilities that serve between one and six residents). Modifying the definition of "adult foster care facility" to exclude family homes that serve one individual would reduce fee revenue provided to the State. (Currently, a family home must pay a $65 temporary fee for the first six months of operation and then a $25 license fee every two years.) This loss in fee revenue would likely be offset by a reduction in the number of facilities eligible for supervision by the Bureau of Children and Adult Licensing within the Department.
Date Completed: 6-12-08 Fiscal Analyst: David Fosdick
Analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent. sb1163/0708