General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6452
January Session, 2011 LCO No. 3761
*03761_______AGE*
Referred to Committee on Aging
Introduced by:
(AGE)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 6452
January Session, 2011
LCO No. 3761
*03761_______AGE*
Referred to Committee on Aging
Introduced by:
(AGE)
AN ACT CONCERNING GRIEVANCE COMMITTEES IN NURSING HOME FACILITIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2011) Each nursing home facility, as defined in section 19a-521 of the general statutes, shall establish a grievance committee consisting of (1) two employees of the nursing home facility appointed by the nursing home administrator, and (2) one resident elected annually by the residents of the nursing home facility. Such grievance committee shall (A) review and suggest changes, as necessary, to the grievance policy of the nursing home facility, and (B) resolve grievances made by residents in a timely manner.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2011 New section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
October 1, 2011
New section
Statement of Purpose:
To require nursing home facilities to have grievance committees consisting of, among others, one resident of the facility.
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