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CS/SB 1844: Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program

GENERAL BILL by Health, Aging and Long-Term Care ; Clary

Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program; provides duty of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman to prepare & submit annual budget requests; specifies additional duties of Long-Term Care Ombudsman & other state agencies; limits administrative charges; revises provisions re appt. & terms of service of members of state & local ombudsman councils; provides authority of Office of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman to adopt rules re disclosure of files, etc. Amends Ch. 400, 20.41, 395.3025. APPROPRIATION: $80,000.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  2/29/2000	Senate	• Prefiled
  3/7/2000	Senate	• Introduced, referred to Health, Aging and Long-Term Care; Governmental Oversight and Productivity -SJ 00112
  3/16/2000	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, 03/21/00, 1:00 pm, 110-S
  3/21/2000	Senate	• Comm. Action: CS by Health, Aging and Long-Term Care; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 00305; CS read first time on 03/29/00 -SJ 00315
  3/23/2000	Senate	• Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity -SJ 00305
  3/31/2000	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Productivity, 04/05/00, 1:00 pm, 412-K
  4/5/2000	Senate	• Comm. Action:-Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Productivity; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 00407
  4/6/2000	Senate	• Placed on Calendar -SJ 00407
  5/3/2000	Senate	• Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00888
  5/4/2000	Senate	• Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00994
  5/5/2000	Senate	• Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01145; Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/SB 358 (Ch. 2000-349), CS/SB 2034 (Ch. 2000-367)

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• CS/SB 1844, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/25/2000 at 4:12 PM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	Governmental Oversight and Productivity (Post-Meeting) 4/5/2000 (pdf) Health, Aging and Long-Term Care (Post-Meeting) 3/22/2000 (pdf)

  Related Bills (3)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
  H 1539 (e1)	Long-term Care Ombudsman Program	Argenziano	Similar	Last Action: 5/5/2000 S Died in Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/SB 358 (Ch. 2000-349), CS/SB 2034 (Ch. 2000-367) Location:
  S 358 (e1)		Children and Families	Compare	Last Action: 6/21/2000 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-349; See also CS/SB 682 (Ch. 2000-265), CS/SB 2034 (Ch. 2000-367) Location:
  S 2034 (e2)		Clary	Compare	Last Action: 6/26/2000 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-367; See also CS/CS/HB 591 (Ch. 2000-318), CS/CS/HB 855 (Ch. 2000-217), CS/HB 2339 (Ch. 2000-256), CS/SB 358 (Ch. 2000-349) Location:

  Floor Amendments (1)

  Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
  833472 - Amendment	Clary	4/26/2000 3:04 AM		Web Page PDF

  Citations - Statutes (30)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  20.41	Department of Elderly Affairs.
  395.3025	Patient and personnel records; copies; examination.
  400.0063	Establishment of Office of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman; designation of ombudsman and legal advocate.
  400.0065	State Long-Term Care Ombudsman; duties and responsibilities; conflict of interest.
  400.0066
  400.0067	Establishment of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Council; duties; membership.
  400.0069	District long-term care ombudsman councils; duties; membership.
  400.0071	Complaint procedures.
  400.0073	State and district ombudsman council investigations.
  400.0075	Complaint resolution procedures.
  400.0077	Confidentiality.
  400.0079	Immunity.
  400.0081	Access.
  400.0083	Interference; retaliation; penalties.
  400.0087	Agency oversight.
  400.0089	Agency reports.
  400.0091	Training.
  400.021	Definitions.
  400.022	Residents' rights.
  400.0255	Resident transfer or discharge; requirements and procedures; hearings.
  400.19	Right of entry and inspection.
  400.191	Availability, distribution, and posting of reports and records.
  400.23	Rules; evaluation and deficiencies; licensure status.
  400.419	Violations; administrative fines.
  400.428	Resident bill of rights.
  400.434	Right of entry and inspection.
  400.435	Maintenance of records; reports.
  400.4415	Assisted living facilities advisory committee.
  400.619	Licensure application and renewal.
  400.628	Residents' bill of rights.

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• SB 1844, Original Filed Version Posted 8/25/2000 at 4:12 PM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Citations - Statutes (30)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  20.41	Department of Elderly Affairs.
  395.3025	Patient and personnel records; copies; examination.
  400.0063	Establishment of Office of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman; designation of ombudsman and legal advocate.
  400.0065	State Long-Term Care Ombudsman; duties and responsibilities; conflict of interest.
  400.0066
  400.0067	Establishment of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Council; duties; membership.
  400.0069	District long-term care ombudsman councils; duties; membership.
  400.0071	Complaint procedures.
  400.0073	State and district ombudsman council investigations.
  400.0075	Complaint resolution procedures.
  400.0077	Confidentiality.
  400.0079	Immunity.
  400.0081	Access.
  400.0083	Interference; retaliation; penalties.
  400.0087	Agency oversight.
  400.0089	Agency reports.
  400.0091	Training.
  400.021	Definitions.
  400.022	Residents' rights.
  400.0255	Resident transfer or discharge; requirements and procedures; hearings.
  400.19	Right of entry and inspection.
  400.191	Availability, distribution, and posting of reports and records.
  400.23	Rules; evaluation and deficiencies; licensure status.
  400.419	Violations; administrative fines.
  400.428	Resident bill of rights.
  400.434	Right of entry and inspection.
  400.435	Maintenance of records; reports.
  400.4415	Assisted living facilities advisory committee.
  400.619	Licensure application and renewal.
  400.628	Residents' bill of rights.

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