MA S400

Bill

Relative to promoting the betterment of resident health and safety in long term care facilities

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 promote the betterment of resident health and safety in long term care facilities. Elder Affairs.

AI Summary

This bill aims to promote the betterment of resident health and safety in long-term care facilities in Massachusetts. The key provisions are: (1) the Massachusetts Department of Public Health must establish and implement a process and program to provide annual training to long-term care facilities on the licensure and certification process, including the department's interpretation of relevant laws, rules, and regulations; (2) the department must provide biannual training to long-term care providers on common cited deficiencies, deficiency trends, and best practices for ensuring resident quality of care; and (3) the department must provide joint training to long-term care providers and survey inspectors on the department's new expectations, with an interactive format that allows for the sharing of information and recommendations between facilities and the department.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (7)

Julian Cyr (D)*, Jo Comerford (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Anne Gobi (D), Matt Muratore (R), Angelo Puppolo (D), Bruce Tarr (R),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S400

(16 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S400
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S400.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2490	Establishing an institute within the Department of Public Health	No further action taken	Similar To
H4780	To improve quality and oversight of long-term care	No further action taken	Replaced by
H733	To improve employer standards for Massachusetts nursing homes	Accompanied a new draft, see H4780	Similar To
S1001	Relative to civil commitment length of treatment for alcohol and substance use	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S1025	Relative to direct food donations	Accompanied H1702	Similar To
S1280	Relative to best practices for sober homes	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1382	For healthy and green public schools	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1410	Relative to newborn infant products	Accompanied a study order, see S2692	Similar To
S1461	Relative to diabetes prevention	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1476	To improve infection control within long-term care facilities	Accompanied H1313	Similar To
S1528	Relative to certified medication aides	Accompanied H2380	Similar To
S216	Relative to allergens in cosmetic products	Accompanied a study order, see S2666	Similar To
S2282	Relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification	Amendment #1 () adopted	Similar To
S2483	Relative to tobacco harm-reduction	Accompanied a study order, see S2692	Similar To
S2540	Relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification	No further action taken	Similar To
S791	To promote public health through the prevention and wellness trust fund	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To

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