OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sSB-286
AN ACT CONCERNING DEADLINES FOR MANDATORY
REPORTING OF SUSPECTED ELDER ABUSE AND PENALTIES FOR
FAILURE TO REPORT.
AMENDMENT
LCO No.: 6310
File Copy No.: 183
Senate Calendar No.: 154
Primary Analyst: ES 5/2/22
Contributing Analyst(s): LD (FN)
OFA Fiscal Note
See Fiscal Note Details
Sec. 501 could result in an impact to the Department of Social Services
(DSS) associated with adjusting penalties for recipients of Temporary
Family Assistance (TFA) benefits for noncompliance. For context, the
average monthly TFA benefit is $478 per case. The impact is dependent
on the portion of the family benefit applicable to the non-compliant
TFA-eligible participant and the number of months of non-compliance.
Sec. 502 allows authorized DSS personnel to administer oaths for
affirmation of parentage required for certain assistance programs which
results in no fiscal impact.
Sec. 503 makes changes to court proceedings to open or set aside a
judgement of parentage and does not result in a fiscal impact.
Sec. 504 could result in a revenue gain to the state by allowing DSS to
assess civil penalties on nursing homes for the improper use of
increased funding meant for wage enhancements for facility employees.
While effective from passage, the provisions of the bill apply to funding
for nursing home wage increases included in the FY 22-23 biennial
budget ($47.3 million in FY 22 and $102.2 million in FY 23). Audits of
this funding are not anticipated until late FY 23 and/or FY 24 after cost 2022SB-00286-R00LCO06310-FNA.DOCX Page 2 of 2
reports are filed, and therefore any associated revenue from potential
fines cannot be determined at this time. Civil penalties are limited to
50% of the total amount received for the rate increase but not used for
wage enhancements for facility employees.
Sec. 505 - 508, which make changes to the certificate of need (CON)
process administered by DSS for certain long-term care facilities, are not
anticipated to result in a net fiscal impact as related changes must be
consistent with the state's strategic plan for long-term care.
The preceding Fiscal Impact statement is prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely
for the purposes of information, summarization and explanation and does not represent the intent of the General
Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of
informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is
consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any
specific department.