Bill > LD49

This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to establish and publicly post annual quality performance metrics for personal care agencies. The bill empowers the department to revoke a personal care agency's license if the agency fails to meet these metrics or submit required reports on time. To assess an agency's performance, the department can collect various types of data, including claims data, performance data, and survey data. The bill amends existing law to replace the term "quality measures" with "quality performance metrics" and provides a new subsection that outlines the department's authority to create and enforce these metrics. The rules for implementing these metrics will be considered routine technical rules, which typically means they will go through a standard administrative rulemaking process. This legislation aims to improve the quality and accountability of personal care agencies by establishing clear performance standards and giving the department tools to enforce those standards.

Health and Social Services

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