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SB 534 - This act includes definitions for "protective oversight" and "voluntary leave" in the Omnibus Nursing Home Act.

Protective oversight is defined as a twenty-four hour awareness of the location of a resident and the ability to intervene and supervise the nutrition, medication, and care of the resident.

Voluntary leave is defined as an off-premise leave initiated by a competent resident or the legal guardian of an incompetent resident.

LORIE TOWE