Assisted Living Residences Referrals

With regard to referrals for placement in an assisted living residence (residence), the bill:

• Amends the definition of "referral agency" to specify that the term means an agency that receives a fee from a residence for providing referrals;
• Allows electronic documentation of an agreement between a referral agency and a prospective tenant (agreement); and
• Prohibits a referral agency from referring a prospective resident to more than a reasonable number of assisted living residences with the intent to deny another referral agency a referral fee.

The bill adds that an agreement must include:

• The right not to be contacted by the referral agency; and
• The right to receive the referral agency's privacy policy.
  (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)