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SB 265 — AN ACT CONCERNING NOTICE OF STAFF-TO-PATIENT RATIOS, ROOM TELEPHONE ACCESS AND ASBESTOS MITIGATION MEASURES AT NURSING HOME FACILITIES.
Last action — FILE NO. 147
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
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Senate General Assembly SubstituteFile Bill No.
265147 February Session, 2022 ANSubstitute ACTSenate CONCERNINGBill NOTICENo. OF STAFF-TO-PATIENT RATIOS, ROOM TELEPHONE ACCESS AND ASBESTOS MITIGATION MEASURES AT NURSING HOME FACILITIES.
265 Senate, March 28, 2022 TheCommitteeonAgingreportedthroughSEN.MILLERofthe 27th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the Senate, that the substitute bill ought to pass.
AN ACT CONCERNING NOTICE OF STAFF-TO-PATIENT RATIOS, ROOM TELEPHONE ACCESS AND ASBESTOS MITIGATION MEASURES AT NURSING HOME FACILITIES.
(b)sSB265 Each/ nursingFile homeNo. facility shall post, in accordance with 42 CFR 483.35(g), the following information on a daily basis at the beginning of eachshift,(1)onthefacility'sInternetwebsite,and(2)inalegibleformat and in a conspicuous place readily accessible to and clearly visible by residents, employees and visitors of the nursing home facility, including, but not limited to, persons in a wheelchair:
LCO147 \\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2022SB-00265-R011 ofsSB265 4File SB.docx Substitute Bill No.
265147 [(1)](b) (A)Each Namenursing home facility shall post, in accordance with 42 CFR 483.35(g), the following information on a daily basis at the beginning of eachshift,(1)onthefacility'sInternetwebsite,and(2)inalegibleformat and in a conspicuous place readily accessible to and clearly visible by residents, employees and visitors of the nursing home facility;facility, including, but not limited to, persons in a wheelchair:
[(1)] (A) Name of the nursing home facility;
[(3)] (C)Totalnumber of [(A)](i)advancedpractice registeredregisterednurses, nurses, [(B)] (ii) registered nurses, [(C)] (iii) licensed practical nurses, and [(D)] (iv) nurse's aides, who will be responsible for direct patient care during the shift;
and [(2)] (B) The telephone number or Internet web site that a resident, employee or visitor of the nursing home facility may use to report a suspectedsSB265 violation/ byFile theNo. nursing home facility of a regulatory requirement concerning staffing levels and direct patient care.
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147 suspected violation by the nursing home facility of a regulatory requirement concerning staffing levels and direct patient care.
The nursing home LCOfacility {\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2022SB-00265-2shall ofretain 4such R01-SB.docxinformation }for Substitutenot Billless No.than eighteen months from the date such information was posted.
265 facility shall retain such information for not less than eighteen months from the date such information was posted.
[, and shall] If such reports do not contain information on asbestos and asbestossSB265 abatement,/ asFile those terms are defined in section 19a-332, each nursing home facility shall disclose in writing (1) whether any asbestos exists in the facility, and if asbestos does exist in the facility, the location of the asbestos, and (2) any asbestos abatement scheduled to occur in the facility, the dates and times such abatement will occur and steps to LCO {\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2022SB-00265-3 of 4 R01-SB.docx } Substitute Bill No.
265147 ensure3 thesSB265 safetyFile ofNo. nursing home facility residents and patients during such asbestos abatement.
147 asbestos abatement, as those terms are defined in section 19a-332, each nursing home facility shall disclose in writing (1) whether any asbestos exists in the facility, and if asbestos does exist in the facility, the location of the asbestos, and (2) any asbestos abatement scheduled to occur in the facility, the dates and times such abatement will occur and steps to ensure the safety of nursing home facility residents and patients during such asbestos abatement.
Such nursing home administrator shall post or cause to be posted in a conspicuous place in the nursing home facility a notice stating that such reports and disclosuresaredisclosures are availablefor inspection and the location where they may be inspected.
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147 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.
In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.
Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.
OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 23 $ FY 24 $ Social Services, Dept.
GF - Potential See Below See Below Cost Note:
GF=General Fund Municipal Impact:
None Explanation The bill could result in a cost to the Department of Social Services (DSS) associated with nursing home or residential care home costs for resident telephone installation and use.
The cost is dependent on the extent to which such landlines are not currently provided and accounted for in cost reports.
The Out Years The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would continue into the future subject to inflation.
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147 OLR Bill Analysis sSB 265 AN ACT CONCERNING NOTICE OF STAFF-TO-PATIENT RATIOS, ROOM TELEPHONE ACCESS AND ASBESTOS MITIGATION MEASURES AT NURSING HOME FACILITIES.
SUMMARY This bill makes various changes affecting nursing homes and residential care homes (RCHs, which include rest homes).
Principally, it:
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requires nursing homes to post daily on their websites, instead of only on-site, the number ofdirect care nursing staff working each shift, minimum direct care staffing state requirements, and contact information to report suspected staffing violations;
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prohibits nursing homes and RCHs from charging residents to install, use, or maintain a landline phone to make local calls;
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requires (a) RCHs to provide at least one working landline phone in common areas of the facility and (b) nursing homes to provide a working landline phone in a resident’s room, upon the resident’s request, for exclusive use by the resident and authorized individuals;
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requires nursing homes to disclose to potential and current residents the presence of asbestos, its location, any scheduled abatement, and steps the facilities will take to ensure resident safety during the abatement.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
July 1, 2022 POSTING DAILY NURSE STAFFING INFORMATION The bill requires nursing homes to post daily on their websites the sSB265 / File No.
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nursing home name, the date, and total number of residents;
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total number of advanced practice registered nurses, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and nurse’s aides responsible for direct patient care during the shift;
and 3.
total number of hours these nursing staff are scheduled to work during the shift.
Additionally, the bill requires nursing homes to post the following information on their websites:
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minimum number of direct-care nursing staff per shift required by state public health regulations and 2.
telephone number or website that a resident, employee, or visitor may use to report a suspected violation of these staffing requirements.
Theaboveinformationmustbepostedonline atthebeginning ofeach shift.
Existing law, unchanged by the bill, also requires nursing homes to post the information on-site, in a legible format and in a conspicuous place readily accessible to, and clearly visible by, residents, employees, and visitors, including those in a wheelchair.
They must also (1) make the information available for public review upon request and (2) retain it for at least 18 months after its posting.
ASBESTOS DISCLOSURE By law, nursing homes must allow prospective and current residents, and their relatives, legal representatives, and other designated people, to inspect the facility’s inspection reports issued by any state or local agency (e.g., the Department of Public Health or State Fire Marshall), or the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services.
Under the bill, if these inspection reports do not contain information on asbestos and its abatement, nursing homes must disclose in writing sSB265 / File No.
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if asbestos exists in the facility, and if so, its location;
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the dates and times of any scheduled asbestos abatement;
and 3.
steps the facility is taking to ensure resident safety during the abatement.
The bill requires facilities to provide an adequate room for individuals to inspect the disclosures during normal business hours, provided they remove residents’ names from the documents.
Facilities must also post a notice on-site stating that the disclosures are available for inspection and the location for inspecting them.
(Existing law already requires facilities to do this for inspection reports.) COMMITTEE ACTION Aging Committee Joint Favorable Yea 11 Nay 5 (03/10/2022) sSB265 / File No.
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Action History
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FILE NO. 147
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SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 134
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FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.
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RPTD. OUT OF LCO
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REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/28/22
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FILED WITH LCO
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Joint Favorable
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PUBLIC HEARING 0308
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REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Aging
Sponsors
- Michael A. Winkler · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
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Sponsors (1)
- Winkler, Michael A.
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (186)
186 members have not signed on to this bill.
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