SB 23-063

Senate Bill 23-063, also known as the Assisted Living Residences Referrals bill, updates how referral agencies operate when placing people in assisted living homes. It clarifies that a referral agency is one that gets paid by these residences for sending them potential residents and allows agreements between agencies and prospective tenants to be documented electronically. The bill also stops agencies from unfairly limiting referrals to certain residences just to avoid paying other agencies. This means that both the right of individuals not to be contacted by these agencies and their access to privacy policies are protected. Since it has been signed, this bill is now law and affects how referral agencies must operate in Colorado.

Official Summary

With regard to referrals for placement in an assisted living residence (residence), the bill: Amends the definition of "referral agency" to specify that the term means an agency that receives a fee from a residence for providing referrals; Allows electronic documentation of an agreement between a referral agency and a prospective tenant (agreement); and Prohibits a referral agency from referring a prospective resident to more than a reasonable number of assisted living residences with the intent to deny another referral agency a referral fee. The bill adds that an agreement must include: The right not to be contacted by the referral agency; and The right to receive the referral agency's privacy policy.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)