MA H4017

Bill

Establishing a special commission to examine the Department of Public Health’s nursing home licensure process and requirements

Introduced
07/22/2021

In Committee
07/22/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead

Signed/Enacted/Adopted
08/03/2021

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Section 129 contained in the engrossed Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2022 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements (see House, No. 4002), which had been returned by His Excellency the Governor with recommendation of amendment (for message see Attachment Q of House, No. 4019). July 22, 2021.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a special commission to examine the Department of Public Health's (DPH) nursing home licensure process and requirements. The 15-member commission, led by the DPH Commissioner, will review current licensure requirements, practices in other healthcare industries, and successful programs in other states. The commission will make recommendations to modify nursing home licensure, such as strengthening suitability review, improving new owner review processes, and increasing transparency of the DPH's licensure and suitability determination. The commission will hold public meetings across the state and submit a report with recommendations by October 1, 2023. The bill takes effect on July 1, 2021.

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Last Action

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 34 of the Acts of 2021 (on 08/03/2021)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H4017

(5 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H4017
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H4017.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2112	Resolve establishing a special commission on post traumatic stress disorder	Accompanied a study order, see H5225	Similar To
H4002	Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2022 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements	Item 5011-0100 passed over veto -see Roll Call #57 (Yeas 38 to Nays 2)	Replaced by
H4019	So much of the message from His Excellency the Governor returning the General Appropriation Bill for fiscal year 2022 (see House, No. 4002) as relates to Attachments A through R, for items returned with disapproval of wording under the provisions of Section 5 of Article LXIII and sections returned with recommendations of amendments under the provisions of Article LVI of the Amendments to the Constitution (House, No. 4019). July 19, 2021.	See H4002	Replaced by
H550	To achieve universal pre-kindergarten	Accompanied a new draft, see H4795	Similar To
S49	Relative to a Massachusetts broadband competitive marketplace study	Accompanied a study order, see S2683	Similar To

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