Bill > A5493

This bill revises the requirements for assessing nursing home health, safety, and operations, and for taking action against low-performing nursing homes. It directs the Department of Health to develop minimum standards in various categories, such as resident physical and mental well-being, and nursing home operations. The Department of Human Services and the Department of Health will annually review these standards and the effectiveness of sanctions and corrective action plans. The bill outlines a process for issuing warnings, imposing sanctions, and requiring improvement plans for nursing homes that fail to meet the standards or receive low ratings from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The Department of Human Services will also make quality incentive payments to nursing homes, including those that demonstrate significant improvement in meeting the standards.

Health and Social Services

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