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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1999 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 791
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Michael O. Moore
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to infection control in nursing facilities.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Michael O. MooreSecond WorcesterVanna Howard17th Middlesex2/1/2023Rodney M. Elliott16th Middlesex2/28/2023Mathew J. Muratore1st Plymouth2/28/2023David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf17th Worcester2/28/2023David Paul Linsky5th Middlesex3/2/2023Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.12th Hampden3/2/2023Kimberly N. Ferguson1st Worcester3/2/2023 1 of 2
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1999 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 791
By Mr. Moore, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 791) of Michael O. Moore, Vanna
Howard, Rodney M. Elliott, Mathew J. Muratore and other members of the General Court for
legislation to control infection in nursing facilities. Health Care Financing.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 807 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to infection control in nursing facilities.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. The department of public health shall use Civil Monetary Penalty (CMP)
2monies as authorized under 42 USC 488.433 federal law, to establish an Infection Preventionist
3training grant program for certified nursing facilities. Per §483.80(b)(4) under the State
4Operations Manual Appendix PP - Guidance to Surveyors for Long Term Care Facilities,
5Infection Preventionist must have completed specialized training in infection prevention and
6control. The grant should be sufficient to cover costs associated with nationally recognized,
7clinically robust training and education for Infection Preventionists.
8 SECTION 2. Chapter 118E of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after
9section 79 the following 2 sections:- 2 of 2
10 Section 80: In setting reimbursement rates for nursing homes, the executive office of
11health and human services shall reimburse facilities for compensation to employ a full-time
12Infection Preventionist.
13 Section 81. The executive office of health and human services shall provide supplemental
14payments to licensed nursing facilities that consistent with guidelines established by the
15executive office of health and human services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and
16Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services establish isolation and quarantine rooms in order to
17prevent the spread of infectious diseases. Daily payment for isolation rooms shall be no less than
18the facility’s average Medicaid daily rate for every isolation and quarantine room.