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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2352 FILED ON: 1/19/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 627 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Denise C. Garlick |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act promoting the betterment of resident health and safety in long term care facilities. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Denise C. Garlick13th Norfolk1/17/2023Rodney M. Elliott16th Middlesex2/23/2023Mathew J. Muratore1st Plymouth2/23/2023David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf17th Worcester2/23/2023Lindsay N. Sabadosa1st Hampshire2/23/2023Paul McMurtry11th Norfolk2/23/2023James C. Arena-DeRosa8th Middlesex3/1/2023Natalie M. Higgins4th Worcester3/1/2023David Paul Linsky5th Middlesex3/1/2023William C. Galvin6th Norfolk3/1/2023Russell E. Holmes6th Suffolk3/7/2023Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.12th Hampden3/7/2023Kimberly N. Ferguson1st Worcester3/7/2023Edward R. Philips8th Norfolk3/7/2023William J. Driscoll, Jr.7th Norfolk3/7/2023 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2352 FILED ON: 1/19/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 627 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Garlick of Needham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 627) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Denise C. Garlick and others that the Division of Health Care Facility Licensure and |
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| 20 | 20 | | Certification be authorized to establish a program for training and education for certain licensed |
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| 21 | 21 | | providers. Elder Affairs. |
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| 22 | 22 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 23 | 23 | | _______________ |
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| 24 | 24 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | An Act promoting the betterment of resident health and safety in long term care facilities. |
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| 28 | 28 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 29 | 29 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 30 | 30 | | 1 SECTION 1. Chapter 111 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2section 72BB the following section: |
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| 32 | 32 | | 3 Section 72CC.The department, through its division of health care facility licensure and |
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| 33 | 33 | | 4certification, shall establish and implement a prescribed process and program for providing |
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| 34 | 34 | | 5training and education to long term care providers licensed by the department under section 72. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 6The training and education programs may include: infection prevention and control; |
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| 36 | 36 | | 7development, implementation, adherence and review of comprehensive resident care plans; falls |
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| 37 | 37 | | 8prevention; procedures to ensure timely notification of changes in a resident’s condition to the |
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| 38 | 38 | | 9resident’s primary care physician; the prevention of abuse and neglect; development and |
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| 39 | 39 | | 10implementation of a program to minimize the danger of workplace violence to employees; and |
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| 40 | 40 | | 11review of the survey and inspection process. The department shall consult with the industry trade |
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| 41 | 41 | | 12associations, before requiring any new regulatory guidance, regulation, interpretation, program 2 of 2 |
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| 42 | 42 | | 13letter or memorandum or any other materials used in surveyor training to survey licensed |
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| 43 | 43 | | 14providers. |
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| 44 | 44 | | 15 The process, training, and education shall include, but not be limited to, the following: |
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| 45 | 45 | | 16 (i) annual training for long term care facilities on the licensure and certification process. |
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| 46 | 46 | | 17This training shall include, but not be limited to, the department’s interpretation of the general |
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| 47 | 47 | | 18laws, rules, regulations, procedures and policies concerning the licensure and certification |
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| 48 | 48 | | 19process for such long-term care facilities; |
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| 49 | 49 | | 20 (ii) biannual training of long-term care providers on the most frequently cited |
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| 50 | 50 | | 21deficiencies, identified deficiency trends, both state and federal, and best practices to ensure |
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| 51 | 51 | | 22resident quality of care; and |
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| 52 | 52 | | 23 (iii) training of long-term care providers and the department survey inspectors jointly on |
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| 53 | 53 | | 24the department's new expectations. |
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| 54 | 54 | | 25 Trainings shall be interactive, with the sharing of information and recommendations |
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| 55 | 55 | | 26between long term care facilities and the department on issues and topics. |
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