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CT HB05001

CT HB05001
An Act Supporting Connecticut Seniors And The Improvement Of Nursing And Home-based Care.


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Introduced
02/29/2024
In Committee
05/01/2024
Crossed Over
04/29/2024
Passed
05/14/2024
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/21/2024

Introduced Session

2024 General Assembly

Bill Summary

To support Connecticut seniors and the improvement of nursing and home-based care.

AI Summary

This bill aims to support Connecticut seniors and improve nursing and home-based care. Key provisions include: 1. Establishing a home care provider registry to promote awareness and access to qualified home care providers, support recruitment and retention of home care providers, and facilitate oversight of home care providers. Home care providers can assert exemptions from the registry in certain circumstances. 2. Requiring home health care agencies, home health aide agencies, hospice agencies, and homemaker-companion agencies to submit certain employee information to the Commissioners of Public Health and Consumer Protection for inclusion in the home care provider registry. 3. Posting links to Medicare online reporting tools that allow the public to compare nursing homes by quality of care. 4. Requiring home health care agencies, home health aide agencies, hospice agencies, and homemaker-companion agencies to ensure employees wear identification badges during client appointments. 5. Expanding fingerprinting locations in the state to facilitate greater access for employment and licensing purposes. 6. Designing a statewide Centers of Excellence Program to provide incentives to licensed nursing homes that provide services consistent with evidence-based best practices for person-centered care. 7. Establishing an online nursing home consumer dashboard to provide comprehensive information on quality of care and showcase industry-leading practices.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (80)

Chris Aniskovich (R),  Hector Arzeno (D),  Andre Baker (D),  Aimee Berger-Girvalo (D),  Matt Blumenthal (D),  Mitch Bolinsky (R),  Kevin Brown (D),  Aundre Bumgardner (D),  Juan Candelaria (D),  Devin Carney (R),  Christie Carpino (R),  Brandon Chafee (D),  Paul Cicarella (R),  Robin Comey (D),  Julio Concepción (D),  Michelle Cook (D),  Jeff Currey (D),  Mike D'Agostino (D),  Lucy Dathan (D),  Hubert Delany (D),  Tom Delnicki (R),  Mike Demicco (D),  Pat Dillon (D),  Jason Doucette (D),  Josh Elliott (D),  Kate Farrar (D),  Jack Fazzino (D),  Anabel Figueroa (D),  Marty Foncello (R),  Jaime Foster (D),  Jane Garibay (D),  Fred Gee (D),  Henry Genga (D),  Bobby Gibson (D),  Bob Godfrey (D),  Jeff Gordon (R),  Gregg Haddad (D),  Irene Haines (R),  Jan Hochadel (D),  Anne Hughes (D),  Tony Hwang (R),  Dominique Johnson (D),  Eleni Kavros DeGraw (D),  Sarah Keitt (D),  Kevin Kelly (R),  Rachel Khanna (D),  Julie Kushner (D),  Geoff Luxenberg (D),  Tracy Marra (R),  Kathleen McCarty (R),  Ben McGorty (R),  David Michel (D),  Pat Miller (D),  Amy Morrin Bello (D),  Anthony Nolan (D),  Tammy Nuccio (R),  Christine Palm (D),  Corey Paris (D),  John-Michael Parker (D),  Chris Poulos (D),  Geraldo Reyes (D),  Matthew Ritter (D),  Kadeem Roberts (D),  Kara Rochelle (D),  Jason Rojas (D),  Christopher Rosario (D),  Manny Sanchez (D),  Jimmy Sánchez (D),  Hilda Santiago (D),  Farley Santos (D),  Lisa Seminara (R),  Travis Simms (D),  Frank Smith (D),  Jonathan Steinberg (D),  Gary Turco (D),  Donna Veach (R),  Mary Welander (D),  Derell Wilson (D),  Tami Zawistowski (R),  Joe Zullo (R), 

Other Sponsors (1)

Aging Committee (Joint)

Last Action

Signed by the Governor (on 05/21/2024)

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Document Type Source Location
State Bill Page https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB05001&which_year=2024
Analysis - Summary for Public Act No. 24-39 https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/SUM/PDF/2024SUM00039-R03HB-05001-SUM.PDF
BillText https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/ACT/PA/PDF/2024PA-00039-R00HB-05001-PA.PDF
Bill Analysis For File Copy 628 https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/BA/PDF/2024HB-05001-R020628-BA.PDF
Fiscal Note For File Copy 628 https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/FN/PDF/2024HB-05001-R020628-FN.PDF
Fiscal Note for HB-5001, As Amended by House "A" (LCO 4772) https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/FN/PDF/2024HB-05001-R02-FN.PDF
Bill Analysis for HB-5001, as amended by House "A" https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/BA/PDF/2024HB-05001-R02-BA.PDF
House Schedule A LCO# 4772 (J) https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/amd/H/pdf/2024HB-05001-R00HA-AMD.pdf
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4772 (See Fiscal Note Details) https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/fna/pdf/2024HB-05001-R00LCO04772-FNA.PDF
House LCO Amendment #4682 (J) https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/lcoamd/pdf/2024LCO04682-R00-AMD.pdf
BillText https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/TOB/H/PDF/2024HB-05001-R02-HB.PDF
Bill Analysis For File Copy 607 https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/BA/PDF/2024HB-05001-R010607-BA.PDF
Fiscal Note For File Copy 607 https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/FN/PDF/2024HB-05001-R010607-FN.PDF
Bill Analysis For File Copy 121 https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/BA/PDF/2024HB-05001-R000121-BA.PDF
Fiscal Note For File Copy 121 https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/FN/PDF/2024HB-05001-R000121-FN.PDF
BillText https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/TOB/H/PDF/2024HB-05001-R01-HB.PDF
BillText https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/TOB/H/PDF/2024HB-05001-R00-HB.PDF
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