SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1999        FILED ON: 1/20/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 791

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Michael O. Moore

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to infection control in nursing facilities.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

 

Vanna Howard

17th Middlesex

2/1/2023

Rodney M. Elliott

16th Middlesex

2/28/2023

Mathew J. Muratore

1st Plymouth

2/28/2023

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf

17th Worcester

2/28/2023

David Paul Linsky

5th Middlesex

3/2/2023

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

3/2/2023

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

3/2/2023


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1999        FILED ON: 1/20/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 791

By Mr. Moore, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 791) of Michael O. Moore, Vanna Howard, Rodney M. Elliott, Mathew J. Muratore and other members of the General Court for legislation to control infection in nursing facilities.  Health Care Financing.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 807 OF 2021-2022.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act relative to infection control in nursing facilities.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. The department of public health shall use Civil Monetary Penalty (CMP) monies as authorized under 42 USC 488.433 federal law, to establish an Infection Preventionist training grant program for certified nursing facilities. Per §483.80(b)(4) under the State Operations Manual Appendix PP - Guidance to Surveyors for Long Term Care Facilities, Infection Preventionist must have completed specialized training in infection prevention and control. The grant should be sufficient to cover costs associated with nationally recognized, clinically robust training and education for Infection Preventionists.

SECTION 2. Chapter 118E of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 79 the following 2 sections:-

Section 80: In setting reimbursement rates for nursing homes, the executive office of health and human services shall reimburse facilities for compensation to employ a full-time Infection Preventionist.

Section 81. The executive office of health and human services shall provide supplemental payments to licensed nursing facilities that consistent with guidelines established by the executive office of health and human services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services establish isolation and quarantine rooms in order to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. Daily payment for isolation rooms shall be no less than the facility’s average Medicaid daily rate for every isolation and quarantine room.