Wm. Sam McCann
- Republican
Primary
Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that upon application by a facility, the Director of Public Health may grant or renew a waiver of certain staffing requirements for registered nurses, considering specified criteria, if the facility demonstrates to the Director's satisfaction that the facility is unable, despite diligent efforts, including offering wages at a competitive rate for registered nurses in the community, to employ the required number of registered nurses. Provides that the Director may not grant or renew such waivers for certain minimum nurse staffing requirements contained in federal regulations to facilities that are Medicare-certified or both Medicare-certified and Medicaid-certified. Provides that these waivers shall be reviewed quarterly by the Department of Public Health, including requiring a demonstration by the facility that it has continued to make diligent efforts to employ the required number of registered nurses, and shall be revoked for noncompliance with certain requirements. Effective immediately.
Session Sine Die
Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Second Reading - Standard Debate
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Standard Debate
Do Pass as Amended / Standard Debate Appropriations-Human Services Committee; 011-008-000
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Appropriations-Human Services Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Appropriations-Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Standard Debate
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. André Thapedi
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
Assigned to Appropriations-Human Services Committee
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Chief House Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
Arrived in House
Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 18, 2016
Second Reading
Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
Do Pass Public Health; 009-000-000
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 7, 2016
Postponed - Public Health
Assigned to Public Health
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Wm. Sam McCann
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| Introduced | HTML |
| Engrossed | HTML |
| Document | Format |
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| House Amendment 001 |
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