Budget Amendment ID: FY2015-S4-866-R1

Redraft EHS 866

Nursing Home Residents Protection Amendment

Mr. Montigny moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 4000-0600, moved that the bill be amended in section 2, in item 4000-0600, by inserting after the words “in state fiscal year 2014”: “provided further, that in fiscal year 2015, MassHealth shall expend not less than $10,000,000 to reimburse nursing home facilities for bed hold days; provided further, that to the extent feasible, MassHealth shall reimburse said facilities for up to 20 medical leave of absence days and not less than 10 medical leave of absence days; provided further, that MassHealth shall guarantee 10 non-medical leave of absence days; provided further, that not later than January 1, 2015, MassHealth shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on: (i) the number of nursing facility clients on a leave of absence, delineated by nursing facility, by medical leave of absence and non-medical leave of absence, and total number of days on leave of absence; (ii) monthly capacity levels per nursing homes and the monthly total number of empty beds per nursing facility; (iii) the average payment amount per nursing facility client; and (iv) the aggregate payment amount per nursing facility by month”