TO SET STANDARDS FOR LICENSING AND REGULATION OF PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.

House Bill 1653 establishes new standards for the licensing and regulation of psychiatric residential treatment facilities. It amends rules regarding facility expansion, including reducing the maximum bed capacity to 900 and requiring Legislative Council approval for any changes in authorized beds. The bill clarifies that facility surveys apply to all residents, who must require intensive inpatient psychiatric services. Additionally, it revises the licensing and renewal processes for long-term care facility administrators, creating distinct schedules for nursing home administrators and other long-term care facility administrators.