Bill > HB1147

This bill aims to improve the oversight and transparency of "Individual Residential Services and Supports" (IRSS), which are defined as residential services provided by a "Service Provider Agency" (an organization approved by the state to ensure caregivers meet health, safety, and quality standards) to no more than three individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in a community living setting that does not require a state license. The bill mandates that the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) establish a statewide database containing information about these IRSS settings and their associated service agencies, which will be accessible to HCPF, the Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), service provider agencies, and the public, with certain privacy protections. Additionally, the bill requires CDPHE to use risk criteria developed by HCPF to prioritize surveys of service agencies, and HCPF will make a complaint form available on its website for electronic submission and establish a process for tracking complaints. The bill also clarifies that IRSS settings are to be treated as residential property under local regulations, such as zoning and building codes, and local authorities cannot impose additional regulations on them that don't apply to other residential properties.