House Bill 1294, "An Act to Prohibit Smoking Inside Long-Term Care Facilities" was ratified on August 1, 2007.
Section 4 of the bill applies to home care agencies and requires agencies to:
The Division of Health Service Regulation is charged with enforcing this bill effective October 1, 2007. The Division may impose an administrative penalty not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200.00) for each violation on any person who owns, manages, operates, or otherwise controls the home care agency and fails to comply with this section.