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7	5		General Assembly Raised Bill No. 565
8	6		January Session, 2019
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12	10		Referred to Committee on AGING
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20	19		AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF NURSING HOME SERVICE S.
21	20		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
22	21		Assembly convened:
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24	22		Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) The Commissioner of Social 1
25		-	Services shall conduct a study of nursing homes to determine whether 2
26		-	(1) there is a sufficient number of nursing homes in the state; and (2) 3
27		-	the services offered by such nursing homes meet the state's residents' 4
28		-	need for long-term care. 5
29		-	(b) The study shall include, but need not be limited to, a report on: 6
30		-	(1) Decreases or increases in the total nursing home population 7
31		-	annually for fiscal years 2013 to 2018, inclusive; (2) state budget 8
32		-	expenditures on nursing home care in each of said fiscal years; (3) the 9
33		-	projected number of persons who will need nursing home care in fiscal 10
34		-	year 2021; and (4) whether any programmatic or legislative changes 11
35		-	are needed to better serve adults in need of institutionalized care. 12
36		-	(c) Not later than July 1, 2020, the Commissioner of Social Services 13
37		-	shall report on the results of the study, in accordance with the 14
38		-	provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing 15
39		-	committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 16 Raised Bill No. 565
	23	+	Services shall conduct a study of nursing homes to determine whether (1) 2
	24	+	there is a sufficient number of nursing homes in the state, and (2) the 3
	25	+	services offered by such nursing homes meet the state's residents' need for 4
	26	+	long-term care. 5
	27	+	(b) The study shall include, but need not be limited to, a report on: (1) 6
	28	+	Decreases or increases in the total nursing home population annually for 7
	29	+	fiscal years 2013 to 2018, inclusive; (2) state budget expenditures on 8
	30	+	nursing home care in each of said fiscal years; (3) the projected number of 9
	31	+	persons who will need nursing home care in fiscal year 2021; and (4) 10
	32	+	whether any programmatic or legislative changes are needed to better 11
	33	+	serve adults in need of institutionalized care. 12
	34	+	(c) Not later than July 1, 2020, the Commissioner of Social Services shall 13
	35	+	report on the results of the study, in accordance with the provisions of 14
	36	+	section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committees of 15 Raised Bill No. 565
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46		-	relating to aging and human services. Such report may include the 17
47		-	commissioner's recommendations for addressing identified gaps in the 18
48		-	provision of services and improving access to such services. 19
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	42	+	the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to aging and 16
	43	+	human services. Such report may include the commissioner's 17
	44	+	recommendations for addressing identified gaps in the provision of 18
	45	+	services and improving access to such services. 19
49	46		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
50	47		sections:
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52	49		Section 1 from passage New section
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	51	+	Statement of Purpose:
	52	+	To assure sufficient nursing home services are available to meet needs.
	53	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
	54	+	except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
	55	+	not underlined.]