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This bill aims to improve employer standards for Massachusetts nursing homes. The key provisions are: 1. The Department of Public Health will amend the regulations for licensing long-term care facilities in Massachusetts to establish stronger threshold requirements for applicants, including enhanced character and competency review, comprehensive financial review, and the submission of initial budgets and workforce plans. The department will also consider creating a "provisional licensure" procedure for new applicants. 2. The Department of Public Health will amend the regulations for long-term care facilities to require an annual survey of the facility's workforce, which will assess worker satisfaction, views on quality of care, and effectiveness of management practices. The survey results will be public information and will inform the department's review of the facility. 3. The Center for Health Information and Analysis, in consultation with other state agencies, will conduct an examination of cost trends and financial performance among nursing facilities, including analysis of revenues, expenses, margins, occupancy rates, and other relevant measures. The report and policy recommendations will be filed with the legislature.

Health and Social Services

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S413