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SB 482: Nursing Homes and Related Health Care Facilities

GENERAL BILL by Latvala ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bennett

Nursing Homes and Related Health Care Facilities; Clarifying that the transfer and discharge of facility residents are governed by nursing home law; deleting a requirement that a resident care plan be signed by certain persons; deleting provisions requiring a license applicant to submit a signed affidavit relating to financial or ownership interests, the number of beds, copies of civil verdicts or judgments involving the applicant, and a plan for quality assurance and risk management; providing that a licensee must provide certain information relating to financial or ownership interests if requested by the Agency for Health Care Administration; revising provisions relating to the provision of respite care in a facility; deleting requirements for the submission of certain reports to the agency relating to ownership interests, staffing ratios, and bankruptcy; repealing provisions relating to the Medicaid “Up-or-Out” Quality of Care Contract Management Program, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Died in Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 787 (Ch. 2012-160)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Regulation (HR)
  2. Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations (BHA)
  3. Budget (BC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/6/2011 Senate • Filed
11/2/2011 Senate • Referred to Health Regulation; Budget -SJ 44
1/10/2012 Senate • Introduced -SJ 44
1/13/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Regulation, 01/19/12, 10:15 am, 412 Knott Building
1/19/2012 Senate • Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Health Regulation (540674); YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 252
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Amendments)
1/23/2012 Senate • Now in Budget -SJ 252
• Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations -SJ 268
• Now in Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations
3/9/2012 Senate • Died in Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 787 (Ch. 2012-160)