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MA S429

Relative to nursing facility workforce


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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 nursing facility workforce. Elder Affairs.

AI Summary

This bill aims to ensure that nursing facilities in Massachusetts have sufficient nursing staff with the appropriate skills and competencies to provide high-quality care for residents. It requires nursing facilities licensed under the state's laws to have enough nursing staff to maintain the physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being of each resident, based on resident assessments and individual care plans. The bill also directs the state's Executive Office of Health and Human Services to recognize the full share of the actual nursing costs for Medicaid nursing facility residents when setting MassHealth (the state's Medicaid program) reimbursement rates, without applying any "efficiency standard" that could reduce workforce funding.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (8)

Last Action

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

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