HB 2051
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-sixth Legislature
Second Regular Session
House: HHS DP 10-0-0-0 | 3
rd
Read DP 55-0-1-0
Senate: HHS DP 5-0-2-0 | 3
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Read DP 25-3-2-0
HB 2051: joint training; surveyors; providers
Sponsor: Representative Bliss, LD 1
Transmitted to the Governor
Overview
Requires the Arizona Department of Health Services (DHS) to establish a joint training
session for supervisors, compliance officers and investigators along with skilled nursing and
assisted living providers to focus on reporting changes to the survey process and educating
on how compliance with the changes will be determined.
History
A residential care institution is a health care institution other than a hospital or nursing care
institution that provides resident beds or residential units, supervisory care services,
personal care services, behavioral health services, directed care services or health-related
services for individuals who do not need continuous nursing services. An assisted living
facility is a residential care institution, including an adult foster care home, that provides or
contracts to provide supervisory care services, personal care services or directed care services
on a continuous basis. Nursing care institutions are also health care institutions that provide
inpatient beds or resident beds and nursing services to persons who need continuous nursing
services but who do not require hospital care or direct daily care from a physician (A.R.S. §
36-401).
DHS is authorized to: 1) make or cause to be made inspections consistent with standard
medical practice; 2) study and investigate conditions and problems in health care institutions
or any class or subclass as they relate to compliance with statutes, rules and regulations; and
3) develop manuals and guides relating to any aspect of physical facilities and operations of
the health care institutions for distribution to governing authorities and the general public.
DHS is also required to perform all necessary functions, including licensing, certification or
monitoring to implement federally approved standards for institutions, facilities, agencies or
persons providing long term care services (A.R.S. §§ 36-406, 36-409).
Provisions
1. Requires DHS to establish an annual joint training session, between supervisors,
compliance officers and investigators who license, certify and monitor long-term care
facilities along with skilled nursing providers and assisted living providers to focus on
reporting changes to the survey process and educating on how compliance with these
changes will be determined. (Sec. 1)
2. Allows the annual joint training sessions to be conducted in person or remotely. (Sec. 1)
☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note HB 2051
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3. Permits DHS to receive and spend gifts, grants or donations to pay for the joint training
sessions. (Sec. 1)