I have been selling insurance to assisted living facilities in Virginia since 1995 and our agency currently insures over 60 facilities Virginia. The amount of regulation on this industry is managable but does pose significant problems for operators to deliver an affordable product to the seniors they serve.   One major point to this is the requirements mandated by new regulation concerning Assisted Living Administrators.  Many of my customers have recently complained about how difficult and expensive it is to hire qualified Administrators.   By using the National Administrator Exam, instead of a State Specific Exam, we make the already arduous task of hiring an administrator even more difficult.  I am in favor of a state exam and to the best of my knowledge I do not have a single Assisted Living Client who disagrees with my opinion.  In order to better serve the Seniors and others in our state who occupy an assisted living bed, please pass legislation for Virginia to offer a state specific exam.

Thank you,

John Marco Warner  Principal and Manager of  Trustpoint Insurance, Richlands, Virginia