Enacts "Vincent Scheppa's law" authorizing, in certain cases, the provision of private duty nursing services to a medical assistance recipient by a relative who is a registered professional nurse.
Expands the health department's review of correctional health services by including a biennial study of health care staffing at facilities operated by the department of corrections and community supervision.
Requires certain residential adult care facilities that house individuals with traumatic brain injuries to hold a certification or professional license or employ a resident manager who holds a current professional license as a physician, nurse practitioner, registered nurse, licensed rehabilitation professional, certified brain injury specialist (CBIS) or licensed mental health professional who is trained and experienced in the care and rehabilitation of residents with traumatic brain injury.
Provides direct reciprocal certification for emergency medical technicians who possess a current certification from the national registry of emergency medical technicians.
Creates the lymphedema and lymphatic diseases research grants program; provides such grants, not to exceed $50,000, would be awarded on a competitive basis to biomedical research institutions conducting direct research related to lymphedema and lymphatic disease.
Provides for coordination between the department of health and the state long-term care ombudsman regarding residential health care facilities, including such facilities' compliance with state and federal law, and histories of complaints.
Relates to establishing an office of antibiotic-resistance control; establishes the antibiotics education fund; includes methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and other antibiotic-resistant infections in the definition of airborne infectious disease.