Amendment #780 to H4100

Adult Day Health Delegation of Authority

Representatives Dykema of Holliston, Murphy of Weymouth and Provost of Somerville move to amend the bill by inserting after section 98 the following section:-

SECTION XX. Subsection (a) of chapter 87 of the acts of 2011 is hereby amended by striking out the second paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:- The department of public health, in consultation with the executive office of health and human services, shall adopt regulations for the statewide licensure of adult day health programs. The application fee for the issue or renewal of an adult day health program license shall be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven and the license shall not be transferable or assignable and shall be issued only for the premises named in the application.

Amend definitions in M.G.L. c.111, s.72F as follows:

“Facility”, an entity required to be licensed under section 71 or an adult day health program licensed by the department of public health.

“Home health aide”, an employee of a home health agency or a hospice program who provides health services to individuals in a home or adult day health program setting.

“Patient”, an individual who receives health, homemaker or hospice services at home from an individual employed by a home health agency or a hospice program or who receives services at an adult day health program.