HB2358

HB2358 repeals specific state requirements for long-term-care training and information sessions. It does not eliminate all training for facility inspectors or care providers. It took effect June 20, 2025, after receiving the votes required for immediate effect. Final law, Sections 1–2; official history.

For assisted living, it removes the requirement that surveyors, facility supervisors and other appropriate staff complete training on aging in place, retaliation and other selected issues annually. The neighboring duty to develop cost-effective training on those subjects remains, as do the section’s resident-placement and waiver rules. Final law, Section 1(1); assisted-living placement and training law.

It repeals the requirement to sponsor a conference at least annually for providers in the intermediate care facilities for individuals with an intellectual disability or related conditions program (ICF-IID). The repealed section called for help understanding survey rules, review of common deficiencies and updates on rule changes or interpretations; it also expressly permitted other information methods, including publications. Removing that section does not itself prohibit the agency from providing information or holding a conference under other authority. Final law, Section 1(2).

For long-term-care surveyors—the people who license, inspect or investigate facilities—it removes the requirement to observe facility operations outside an inspection for at least 10 working days within a 14-day period, together with the waiver for certain experienced nursing-facility workers. Basic training before inspecting remains required. The surrounding law also retains semiannual training on the 10 most common violations and the specified professional continuing-education requirements. Final law, Section 1(3); surveyor training law.