MA S406

Bill

MA S406

Relative to small house nursing homes

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to regulations for small house nursing homes. Elder Affairs.

AI Summary

This bill aims to establish regulations for the operation of small house nursing homes in Massachusetts. It defines small house nursing homes as residential facilities with no more than 14 individuals per unit, private rooms, and a focus on creating a home-like environment rather than an institutional setting. The bill directs the Department of Public Health to develop regulations for small house nursing homes, including construction and staffing standards, and it also directs the Executive Office of Health and Human Services to provide an additional payment to nursing facilities that develop small house nursing homes and meet certain criteria.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (1)

Pat Jehlen (D)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see H4780 (on 05/16/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S406

(20 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S406
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S406.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3708	Communication from the Division of Energy Resources of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (under the provisions of section 12 of Chapter 25A of the General Laws) submitting amendments to 225 CMR 14.00 and 15.00, Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard Regulations (RPS).	Report accepted, in concurrence	Similar To
H4063	Relative to regulating the septic industry	No further action taken	Similar To
H4085	Authorizing the town of Brookline's Transportation Board to revoke special speed regulations previously approved in compliance with Massachusetts General Law Chapter 90, Section 18 on any public ways under town jurisdiction and return the way to the statutory speed limit established under Massachusetts General Law Chapter 90, Sections 17 and 17C	Accompanied a study order, see H4943	Similar To
H4117	Authorizing the town of Concord to adopt and enforce local regulations restricting new fossil fuel infrastructure in certain construction	No further action taken	Similar To
H4780	To improve quality and oversight of long-term care	No further action taken	Replaced by
S1164	Relative to the defense against abusive waivers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1428	Relative to patient safety in nursing homes	Accompanied a study order, see S2772	Similar To
S1613	Establishing a board of hoisting machinery regulations	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1619	Relative to the use of unmanned aerial systems	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S170	Regulating secondary metals dealings	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2146	Promoting net neutrality and consumer protection	Accompanied a study order, see S2715	Similar To
S221	Regulating alternative healing therapies	Accompanied a study order, see S2666	Similar To
S2233	To reduce gas leaks	Accompanied a study order, see S2715	Similar To
S2473	Authorizing the town of Brookline to adopt and enforce local regulations restricting new fossil fuel infrastructure in certain construction	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2484	Relative to third party settlement organizations	Accompanied a study order, see H5250	Similar To
S2538	Relative to H-2B worker mobility	Accompanied a study order, see S2758	Similar To
S2540	Relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification	No further action taken	Similar To
S401	Establishing adequate funding for residents of Massachusetts nursing homes	Accompanied a study order, see S2650	Similar To
S416	Strengthening the Attorney General’s tools to protect nursing home residents and other patients from abuse and neglect	Accompanied a new draft, see H4780	Similar To
S994	Prohibiting discrimination based on natural hairstyles	Accompanied H1907	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H3708

Communication from the Division of Energy Resources of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (under the provisions of section 12 of Chapter 25A of the General Laws) submitting amendments to 225 CMR 14.00 and 15.00, Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard Regulations (RPS).

Report accepted, in concurrence

Similar To

H4063

Relative to regulating the septic industry

No further action taken

Similar To

H4085

Authorizing the town of Brookline's Transportation Board to revoke special speed regulations previously approved in compliance with Massachusetts General Law Chapter 90, Section 18 on any public ways under town jurisdiction and return the way to the statutory speed limit established under Massachusetts General Law Chapter 90, Sections 17 and 17C

Accompanied a study order, see H4943

Similar To

H4117

Authorizing the town of Concord to adopt and enforce local regulations restricting new fossil fuel infrastructure in certain construction

No further action taken

Similar To

H4780

To improve quality and oversight of long-term care

No further action taken

Replaced by

S1164

Relative to the defense against abusive waivers

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1428

Relative to patient safety in nursing homes

Accompanied a study order, see S2772

Similar To

S1613

Establishing a board of hoisting machinery regulations

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1619

Relative to the use of unmanned aerial systems

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S170

Regulating secondary metals dealings

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2146

Promoting net neutrality and consumer protection

Accompanied a study order, see S2715

Similar To

S221

Regulating alternative healing therapies

Accompanied a study order, see S2666

Similar To

S2233

To reduce gas leaks

Accompanied a study order, see S2715

Similar To

S2473

Authorizing the town of Brookline to adopt and enforce local regulations restricting new fossil fuel infrastructure in certain construction

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S2484

Relative to third party settlement organizations

Accompanied a study order, see H5250

Similar To

S2538

Relative to H-2B worker mobility

Accompanied a study order, see S2758

Similar To

S2540

Relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification

No further action taken

Similar To

S401

Establishing adequate funding for residents of Massachusetts nursing homes

Accompanied a study order, see S2650

Similar To

S416

Strengthening the Attorney General’s tools to protect nursing home residents and other patients from abuse and neglect

Accompanied a new draft, see H4780

Similar To

S994

Prohibiting discrimination based on natural hairstyles

Accompanied H1907

Similar To

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