General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6690
January Session, 2015 LCO No. 3221
*03221_______HS_*
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
(HS)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 6690
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 3221
*03221_______HS_*
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
(HS)
AN ACT CONCERNING NURSING HOME FACILITY MINIMUM STAFFING LEVELS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) As used in this section, (1) "nursing home facility" means a chronic and convalescent nursing home, and (2) "nursing staff" means registered and licensed practical nurses licensed pursuant to chapter 378 of the general statutes and nurse's aides.
(b) On and after October 1, 2015, each nursing home facility shall have sufficient nursing staff to maintain a daily minimum ratio of not less than two and three-tenths nursing staff hours per resident.
(c) If any nursing home facility experiences increased costs or expenditures complying with the provisions of this section, the Department of Social Services shall adjust such facility's Medicaid rates and provide payment for any such costs or expenditures within a reasonable period of time and retroactive to the date of such increased costs or expenditures.
(d) The Commissioner of Public Health shall adopt or amend regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes, to implement the provisions of this section.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 from passage New section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
from passage
New section
Statement of Purpose:
To ensure nursing staff is adequate to provide for the safety and well-being of nursing home residents.
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