Bill > H761

This bill makes two key modifications to existing law regarding the long-term care workforce and capital trust fund. First, it clarifies that members of an advisory committee who are not state employees will be considered "special state employees" under Massachusetts law, which typically extends certain legal protections and imposes specific ethical standards. Second, the bill restricts capital loan eligibility to only not-for-profit entities and expands the types of facilities that can receive such loans to include free-standing small house nursing homes with less than fourteen residents, which must be operated in collaboration with home and community-based supports and services. These changes aim to provide more targeted support for smaller, community-oriented long-term care facilities while ensuring appropriate governance and oversight of related advisory committees.

Health and Social Services

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H761