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2004 SESSION
SB 672 Nursing homes; establishment of staffing standards.
Introduced by: John S. Edwards | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Board of Health regulations; guidelines for staffing of nursing homes. Requires the Board of Health, in its licensure regulations, to establish staffing guidelines for nursing homes and certified nursing facilities to ensure the delivery of quality care that must: (i) take into consideration the number of beds in the facility and average occupancy rates across the Commonwealth; (ii) recommend the level of licensure or certification for appropriate staffing of the various nursing positions in nursing homes vis-a-vis the scope of practice of registered professional nurses, licensed practical nurses, and certified nurse aides; (iii) recommend staffing ratio goals for day shifts, night shifts, and weekend shifts according to the individual needs of residents that provide flexibility vis-a-vis the constantly changing characteristics of residents in nursing facilities and the level of care required for residents with moderate and extensive nursing care requirements and lower or higher acuity levels; and (iv) examine staffing needs of nursing homes and ways to facilitate the training and recruitment of adequate staff.
FULL TEXT
- 01/23/04 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 044054728 pdf | impact statement
- 02/05/04 Senate: Committee substitute printed 044065728-S1 pdf | impact statement
HISTORY
- 01/23/04 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 044054728
- 01/23/04 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/05/04 Senate: Committee substitute printed 044065728-S1
- 02/05/04 Senate: Reported from Ed. & H. with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/04 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/17/04 Senate: Left in Finance