Jennifer A. Kiggans
- Republican
Primary
Department of Health; work group; nursing home workforce. Directs the Department of Health to convene a work group to review and make recommendations on increasing the availability of the clinical workforce for nursing homes in the Commonwealth. The work group shall include stakeholder groups as appropriate. The bill directs the Department to collaborate with the Department of Health Professions, the Governor's Chief Workforce Development Advisor, and other state agencies as appropriate. The bill directs the Department to report all recommendations to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions on or before November 15, 2020.
Nursing home standards of care and staff requirements; regulations. Increases the staffing and care standards in nursinghomes to require a minimum of specific direct care services to eachresident per 24-hour period and a minimum nursing staff-to-patientratio of one to six. The bill requires nursing homes to complete a criminal background check on each employee prior to the start ofemployment and every five years thereafter that the employee remainsemployed. The bill also requires nursing homes to provide quarterlystaff training on first aid, medication administration, and compliancewith nursing home policies and procedures.
Approved by Governor-Chapter 932 (effective 7/1/20)
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
Signed by President
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled
Impact statement from DPB (SB397ER)
Read third time
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
Read second time
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
Placed on Calendar
Read first time
Assigned HWI sub: Health
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB397S1
Committee substitute agreed to 20107146D-S1
Reading of substitute waived
Read second time
Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
Impact statement from DPB (SB397S1)
Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
Committee substitute printed 20107146D-S1
Assigned Education sub: Health
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104781D
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| Impact statement from DPB (SB397S1) | HTML |
| Impact statement from DPB (SB397S1) | HTML |
| Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB397ER) | HTML |
| Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0932) | HTML |
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