Legislative Update
Long-Term Care & Medicaid
| Bills | Committee | Last action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 398 - Hamilton - Certificate of public need; relocation of nursing home beds. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0664) | 04/14/08 |
| notes: Adds to the definition of "project" any relocation of 10 beds or 10% of beds, whichever is less, from one existing facility to another existing facility owned by the same person that is located within the Commonwealth but is not located at the same site, in any three-year period. | |||
| HB 674 - Alexander - Aging, Department for; four-year plan therefor, report. | (H) Committee on General Laws (S) Committee on General Laws and Technology | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0361) | 03/11/08 |
| notes: Requires the Department for the Aging to develop and maintain a five-year plan for aging services. The bill requires the Department to consult with various state and local agencies and details a list of factors to be included in the plan for consideration in determining when additional funds may be needed for various programs and services. | |||
| HB 806 - Englin - Infectious diseases; residential or day program, etc. licensed by State to report cases. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0367) | 03/11/08 |
| notes: Requires any residential facility or group home licensed by the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services or the Department of Social Services to report cases of diseases required to be reported by the Board of Health | |||
| HB 1447 - Ingram - Long-term care services; adds representatives of housing, etc. to coordination committees. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0391) | 03/11/08 |
| notes: Adds representatives of housing, transportation, and other appropriate local organizations that provide long-term care services to the membership of local long-term care coordination committees. | |||
| SB 463 - Whipple - Infectious diseases; residential or day program, etc. licensed by State to report cases. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0412) | 03/14/08 |
| notes: Adds persons in charge of residential facilities licensed by the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services or the Department of Social Services to the list of nonphysicians who must report infectious diseases. Also requires that reports be made to both the local health director and the Commissioner of Health, rather than just one of the two. | |||
| SB 701 - Lucas - Long-term care services; adds representatives of housing, etc. to coordination committees. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions (S) Committee on General Laws and Technology | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0419) | 03/14/08 |
| notes: Adds to the membership of the local long-term care coordination committee organizations providing housing and transportation services, and other appropriate organizations providing long-term care services. | |||
