Intermediate care facilities; electronic monitoring; long-term care facilities; term; intermediate care facilities; effective date.

Document header and formatting changed from 'ENGROSSED HOUSE' to 'PROPOSED POLICY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE' with updated committee information and dates.

Page numbers and reference numbers were updated to reflect the new committee substitute version.

Committee amendment notation was added indicating the bill was amended by the House Policy Committee.

Added intermediate care facilities to the list of facilities subject to electronic monitoring regulations, expanding the bill's applicability beyond nursing facilities, assisted living centers, and continuum of care facilities.

Clarified that authorized electronic monitoring devices in intermediate care facilities may be placed in both common areas and resident rooms, whereas previous language primarily referenced common areas or resident rooms without explicit intermediate care facility inclusion.

Added a new definition for 'intermediate care facility' describing it as an institution for diagnosis, treatment, or rehabilitation of intellectually disabled persons or those with related conditions, providing in a protected residential setting with 24-hour supervision.

Updated the definition of 'authorized electronic monitoring' to explicitly include intermediate care facilities when describing where devices may be placed.

Modified the definition of 'resident' to include persons residing in intermediate care facilities alongside nursing facilities, assisted living centers, and continuum of care facilities.

Adjusted the definition of 'representative of a resident' to include representatives of residents in intermediate care facilities when discussing guardian appointment restrictions.

Added intermediate care facilities to the list of facilities covered by electronic monitoring regulations

Added a new definition for 'intermediate care facility' to clarify it serves intellectually disabled persons and provides ongoing evaluation and supervision in a protected residential setting

Reordered and renumbered statutory definitions to accommodate the new intermediate care facility definition

Updated references throughout the bill to include intermediate care facilities alongside nursing facilities, assisted living centers, and continuum of care facilities