H.B. 283 Oversight Committee Report

Publisher: Ohio Department of Aging
Published Date: July 2002

Executive Summary

An evaluation and recommendations concerning statutory and administrative amendments to improve the care and treatment of Residential State Supplement recipients and individuals residing in adult care facilities with a focus on those facilities serving persons with mental illness.

In 1999, a work group representing the Ohio Departments of Aging, Health, and Mental Health, agreed that changes were needed to improve their ability to assure quality of resident care in Adult Care Facilities (ACFs) and accessibility to specialized services needed by residents diagnosed with mental illnesses. Specifically:

The Department of Aging (ODA) needed a means to certify quality of care provided to clients receiving Residential State Supplement (RSS), many of whom are diagnosed with mental illness and are residing in ACFs.
The Department of Mental Health (ODMH) needed to improve the ability to assure quality, availability and accessibility of mental health care services.
The Department of Health (ODH) needed to address concerns regarding ACF operator and staff training in ACFs, ensuring that residents are appropriately placed in ACFs and that the resident needs are met.

As the inter-departmental workgroup identified specific policy issues and solutions requiring statutory change, they collaborated on language necessary to bring about the results envisioned. This inter-departmental effort resulted in statutory changes jointly proposed by the Departments of Aging, Health and Mental Health, and adopted as part of amended substitute House Bill 283 in July 1999.

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