MA S403

Bill

MA S403

To improve nursing home job standards and care quality

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 to improve nursing home job standards and care quality. Elder Affairs.

AI Summary

This bill aims to improve nursing home job standards and care quality in Massachusetts. It requires skilled nursing facilities to establish a health care workforce care planning committee with representatives from the different types of healthcare workers, including nurses, certified nursing assistants, and others. The committee must develop and regularly adjust a comprehensive care team plan that ensures the assigned healthcare workforce is sufficient to provide safe and quality care to residents, taking into account factors like resident census, care tasks, equipment needs, and the physical environment. Additionally, the bill mandates that skilled nursing facilities provide a minimum of 4.0 hours of care per resident per day, with at least 3.5 hours provided by certified nursing assistants, as a condition of licensure.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (10)

Paul Feeney (D)*, Michael Brady (D), Carol Doherty (D), David LeBoeuf (D), Jack Lewis (D), Jason Lewis (D), Mike Moore (D), Angelo Puppolo (D), Maria Robinson (D), Erika Uyterhoeven (D),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S403

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S403
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S403.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H4780	To improve quality and oversight of long-term care	No further action taken	Replaced by
H724	To improve nursing home job standards and care quality	Accompanied a new draft, see H4780	Similar To
H727	To ensure the quality of care in nursing homes	Accompanied a new draft, see H4780	Similar To
S1186	To establish the Massachusetts works progress administration	Accompanied a study order, see S2691	Similar To
S2290	Establishing the Metropolitan Transportation Network	Accompanied a study order, see S2621	Similar To
S2441	Authorizing the town of Wales to establish a department of public works	No further action taken	Similar To
S565	Re-establishing the Clean Environment Fund	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S709	To establish minimum reimbursement rates to insurance claimants	Accompanied a new draft, see S2928	Similar To
S766	Establishing medicare for all in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To
S88	Establishing the Massachusetts foster care review office	Accompanied a study order, see S3050	Similar To

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