| 1 | 1 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2624 |
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| 2 | 2 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 4 | 4 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 5 | 5 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 6 | 6 | | _______________ |
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| 7 | 7 | | SENATE, February 5, 2024. |
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| 8 | 8 | | The committee on Elder Affairs, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by |
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| 9 | 9 | | bill, Senate, No. 368) of James B. Eldridge for legislation relative to emergency lighting in |
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| 10 | 10 | | senior housing; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 369) of Barry R. Finegold, Mathew J. |
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| 11 | 11 | | Muratore, David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf, David Paul Linsky and other members of the General |
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| 12 | 12 | | Court for legislation to ensure senior care organization quality and accountability; (accompanied |
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| 13 | 13 | | by bill, Senate, No. 377) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Mark C. Montigny and James B. Eldridge for |
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| 14 | 14 | | legislation relative to transparency and accountability in nursing homes; (accompanied by bill, |
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| 15 | 15 | | Senate, No. 382) of Edward J. Kennedy for legislation relative to complex care needs for seniors; |
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| 16 | 16 | | (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 387) of Mark C. Montigny for legislation to protect the rights |
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| 17 | 17 | | of assisted living residents; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 389) of Mark C. Montigny for |
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| 18 | 18 | | legislation to provide for certification of skilled nursing facility medical directors; (accompanied |
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| 19 | 19 | | by bill, Senate, No. 390) of Mark C. Montigny, Paul A. Schmid, III, Christopher Hendricks and |
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| 20 | 20 | | James B. Eldridge for legislation for the promulgation of regulations to ensure resident safety |
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| 21 | 21 | | within assisted living facilities; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 391) of Mark C. Montigny, |
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| 22 | 22 | | Jack Patrick Lewis, Paul A. Schmid, III, Patricia D. Jehlen and others for legislation to provide |
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| 23 | 23 | | transparency and accountability of nursing home ownership; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. |
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| 24 | 24 | | 392) of Mark C. Montigny, Paul A. Schmid, III and Christopher Hendricks for legislation to |
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| 25 | 25 | | prevent patient abuse and death in nursing homes; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 394) of |
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| 26 | 26 | | Mark C. Montigny for legislation to establish safe staffing levels at skilled nursing facilities; |
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| 27 | 27 | | (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 395) of Michael O. Moore, Mathew J. Muratore, Patrick M. |
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| 28 | 28 | | O'Connor and Anne M. Gobi for legislation directing the secretary of health and human services |
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| 29 | 29 | | to promulgate regulations that provide for rate adjustments and reimbursements for residential |
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| 30 | 30 | | care homes or rest homes; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 396) of Jacob R. Oliveira, Josh S. |
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| 31 | 31 | | Cutler, Brian M. Ashe, Patrick M. O'Connor and other members of the General Court for |
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| 32 | 32 | | legislation to establish the office of elder advocate; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 397) of |
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| 33 | 33 | | Pavel M. Payano, Joanne M. Comerford, Jack Patrick Lewis, Michael O. Moore and other |
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| 34 | 34 | | members of the General Court for legislation to improve infection control in Massachusetts |
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| 35 | 35 | | home care; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 399) of Rebecca L. Rausch for legislation to protect the rights of older adults and people with disabilities; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. |
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| 36 | 36 | | 402) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation relative to family visitation with a vulnerable adult; |
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| 37 | 37 | | (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 403) of Bruce E. Tarr and James B. Eldridge for legislation to |
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| 38 | 38 | | improve resilience in older adults and people with disabilities during public health, |
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| 39 | 39 | | environmental or technological emergencies; and (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 404) of |
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| 40 | 40 | | Walter F. Timilty for legislation relative to food stamp enrollment for seniors, report the |
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| 41 | 41 | | accompanying Order (Senate, No. 2624). |
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| 42 | 42 | | For the committee, |
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| 43 | 43 | | Patricia D. Jehlen 1 of 1 |
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| 44 | 44 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2624 |
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| 45 | 45 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 46 | 46 | | _______________ |
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| 47 | 47 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 48 | 48 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 50 | 50 | | Senate, February 08, 2024. |
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| 51 | 51 | | 1 Ordered, That the committee on Elder Affairs be authorized and directed to make an |
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| 52 | 52 | | 2investigation and study of certain current Senate documents numbered 368, 369, 377, 382, 387, |
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| 53 | 53 | | 3389, 390, 391, 392, 394, 395, 396, 397, 399, 402, 403, and 404 relative to elder care issues. |
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