State Government Administration Committee
Filed: 5/6/2009
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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1905
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| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1905 on page 58, by | ||||||
| 3 | replacing lines 2 through 10 with the following: | ||||||
| 4 | "(15) Establish a separate set of rules and guidelines for | ||||||
| 5 | long-term care that recognizes that nursing homes are a | ||||||
| 6 | different business line and service model from other regulated | ||||||
| 7 | facilities. An open and transparent process shall be developed | ||||||
| 8 | that considers the following: how skilled nursing fits in the | ||||||
| 9 | continuum of care with other care providers, modernization of | ||||||
| 10 | nursing homes, establishment of more private rooms, | ||||||
| 11 | development of alternative services, and current trends in | ||||||
| 12 | long-term care services.
The Chairman of the Board shall | ||||||
| 13 | appoint a permanent Health Services Review Board Long-term Care | ||||||
| 14 | Facility Advisory Subcommittee that shall develop and | ||||||
| 15 | recommend to the Board the rules to be established by the Board | ||||||
| 16 | under this paragraph (15). The Subcommittee shall also provide | ||||||
| 17 | continuous review and commentary on policies and procedures | ||||||
| 18 | relative to long-term care and the review of related projects. | ||||||
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| 1 | In consultation with other experts from the health field of | ||||||
| 2 | long-term care, the Board and the Subcommittee shall study new | ||||||
| 3 | approaches to the current bed need formula and Health Service | ||||||
| 4 | Area boundaries to encourage flexibility and innovation in | ||||||
| 5 | design models reflective of the changing long-term care | ||||||
| 6 | marketplace and consumer preferences. The Board shall file the | ||||||
| 7 | proposed related administrative rules for the separate rules | ||||||
| 8 | and guidelines for long-term care required by this paragraph | ||||||
| 9 | (15) by September 1, 2010. The Subcommittee shall be provided a | ||||||
| 10 | reasonable and timely opportunity to review and comment on any | ||||||
| 11 | review, revision, or updating of the criteria, standards, | ||||||
| 12 | procedures, and rules used to evaluate project applications as | ||||||
| 13 | provided under Section 12.3 of this Act prior to approval by | ||||||
| 14 | the Board and promulgation of related rules.".
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