General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6607
January Session, 2013 LCO No. 2551
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Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
(HS)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 6607
January Session, 2013
LCO No. 2551
*02551_______HS_*
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
(HS)
AN ACT CONCERNING NURSING HOMES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective July 1, 2013) (a) The Commissioner of Social Services, in consultation with the Department on Aging, shall conduct a study of nursing homes to determine whether they are sufficient in number and services offered to meet the need for long-term care.
(b) The study conducted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall include, but not be limited to, a report on: (1) Decreases or increases in total nursing home population annually for the past five fiscal years, beginning with the fiscal year that commenced on July 1, 2009, (2) state budget expenditures annually on nursing home care in each of said fiscal years, and (3) whether any programmatic or legislative changes are needed to better serve adults in need of institutionalized care.
(c) Not later than July 1, 2014, the Commissioner of Social Services, in accordance with section 11-4a of the general statutes, shall report the results of the study done pursuant to subsection (a) of this section to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to aging and human services. Such report may include the commissioner's recommendations for addressing identified gaps in the provision of services and improving access to such services.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2013 New section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
July 1, 2013
New section
Statement of Purpose:
To study whether nursing homes are sufficient in number and services to meet long-term care needs.
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