Bill > S08756

This bill establishes a temporary state commission to study and investigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic response on deaths in nursing homes. The commission, consisting of five members with backgrounds in healthcare or health policy, will examine the measures taken by nursing homes to ensure the safety of their residents, the success or failure of such measures in reducing the spread of COVID-19, any increase in death rates of nursing home residents attributable to COVID-19, and the effectiveness of current state and federal laws, executive orders, rules, and regulations governing the nursing home pandemic response. The commission will make recommendations for legislation, rules, and regulations relating to the handling of future pandemic responses by nursing homes. The commission will submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the governor and the legislature one year after its first meeting, at which point the provisions of the bill will be repealed.