Bill on assisted living refund passes Senate
February 13th, 2012 at 3:56 pm by KRQE News 13 Webdesk under N.M. Politics
The New Mexico State Senate unanimously passed a bill to require a refund policy for contracts with assisted living facilities when a resident dies.
Senate Minority Leader Stuart Ingle (R-Portales) sponsored the legislation that requires contracts to include a prorated refund policy effective when the resident has died and the personal effects have been removed from the assisted living facility.
The substitute for SB 275 passed the Senate 38-0. It now goes to the House for consideration. There is an emergency clause on the bill.
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