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Introduced
05/16/2022
05/16/2022
In Committee
06/06/2022
06/06/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2022
12/31/2022
Introduced Session
192nd General Court
Bill Summary
To improve quality and oversight of long-term care
AI Summary
This bill aims to improve the quality and oversight of long-term care in Massachusetts. The key provisions include:
1. Establishing a grant program for nursing facility supervisory and leadership training, as well as an extended care career ladder grant program to support certified nurses' aides, home health aides, homemakers, and other entry-level workers in long-term care.
2. Creating a tuition reimbursement program for certified nursing assistant training, reimbursing the costs for individuals who complete the training and begin employment as a certified nursing assistant within 12 months.
3. Enhancing the licensing and oversight of long-term care facilities, including requirements for facilities to notify the Department of Public Health about changes in ownership or management, and expanding the Department's authority to evaluate the suitability and responsibility of applicants and potential transferees.
4. Requiring long-term care facilities to develop and implement outbreak response plans, and establishing training and education programs for long-term care providers on various topics, including infection prevention and control.
5. Mandating MassHealth to reimburse nursing homes for certain leave-of-absence days for MassHealth recipients and to establish regulations to ensure a living wage for nursing facility direct care staff.
6. Requiring the Center for Health Information and Analysis to annually examine cost trends and financial performance among nursing facilities, and the Health Policy Commission to analyze nursing personnel hours and staffing levels in long-term care facilities.
Overall, this bill aims to improve the quality of care, workforce development, and financial oversight of the long-term care industry in Massachusetts.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (75)
Brian Ashe (D),
Ruth Balser (D),
Christine Barber (D),
David Biele (D),
Michael Brady (D),
Tony Cabral (D),
Pete Capano (D),
Gerry Cassidy (D),
Michelle Ciccolo (D),
Jo Comerford (D),
Rob Consalvo (D),
Claire Cronin (D),
John Cronin (D),
Julian Cyr (D),
Mike Day (D),
Kip Diggs (D),
Carol Doherty (D),
William Driscoll (D),
Michelle DuBois (D),
Jamie Eldridge (D),
Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D),
Ryan Fattman (R),
Paul Feeney (D),
Brandy Fluker Oakley (D),
Bill Galvin (D),
Sean Garballey (D),
Denise Garlick (D),
Carmine Gentile (D),
Jessica Giannino (D),
Anne Gobi (D),
Thomas Golden (D),
Carlos González (D),
Tami Gouveia (D),
Jim Hawkins (D),
Chris Hendricks (D),
Natalie Higgins (D),
Russell Holmes (D),
Pat Jehlen (D),
Sally Kerans (D),
Mike Kushmerek (D),
Kathy LaNatra (D),
John Lawn (D),
David LeBoeuf (D),
Jack Lewis (D),
Jason Lewis (D),
Kate Lipper-Garabedian (D),
Adrian Madaro (D),
Elizabeth Malia (D),
Joe McGonagle (D),
Joan Meschino (D),
Liz Miranda (D),
Mark Montigny (D),
Mike Moore (D),
Frank Moran (D),
Matt Muratore (R),
Brian Murray (D),
Steve Owens (D),
Angelo Puppolo (D),
Dave Robertson (D),
Maria Robinson (D),
John Rogers (D),
Danny Ryan (D),
Lindsay Sabadosa (D),
Jon Santiago (D),
Adam Scanlon (D),
Dan Sena (D),
Todd Smola (R),
Mike Soter (R),
Tom Stanley (D),
Bruce Tarr (R),
Walter Timilty (D),
Steve Ultrino (D),
Erika Uyterhoeven (D),
Tommy Vitolo (D),
Tom Walsh (D),
Other Sponsors (1)
Joint Committee on Elder Affairs (J)
Last Action
No further action taken (on 01/03/2023)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H4780 |
| Bill | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H4780.pdf |
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