Amendment #31 to H5150
Preventing Future Nursing Home COVID-19 Outbreaks
Ms. Balser of Newton moves to amend the bill by adding the following section:
SECTION XX. The Department of Public Health shall issue guidance for the purpose of preventing hospital patients from becoming infected with COVID-19 and, upon discharge from the hospital, subsequently infecting patients, residents, or staff of a nursing home, skilled nursing facility, rehabilitation center, or other congregate care facility. Said guidance shall include, at a minimum, the following requirements:
(1) all hospital employees who provide direct patient care shall receive frequent testing;
(2) all patients who are not in the hospital because of COVID-19 infection shall be tested at least 48 hours prior to discharge to a nursing home, skilled nursing facility, rehabilitation center, or other congregate care facility; and
(3) PPE use shall be increased for all hospital employees providing direct care to patients over the age of 70 or who are likely to require rehabilitation post hospital, and among first responders and home care providers.
Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #31 to H5150
Preventing Future Nursing Home COVID-19 Outbreaks
Representative: |
Lindsay N. Sabadosa |
Mindy Domb |
John Barrett, III |
Danillo A. Sena |
Tricia Farley-Bouvier |
Marcos A. Devers |
Nika C. Elugardo |
Tami L. Gouveia |
David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf |
RoseLee Vincent |
Jack Patrick Lewis |
Paul McMurtry |
Daniel Cahill |
Carmine Lawrence Gentile |
Sean Garballey |
Adrian C. Madaro |
Christopher Hendricks |
David Allen Robertson |
Peter Capano |
Smitty Pignatelli |
William L. Crocker, Jr. |
Tram T. Nguyen |
Colleen M. Garry |
David T. Vieira |
Mathew J. Muratore |
David M. Rogers |
Mike Connolly |
Kay Khan |
Brian W. Murray |
Marjorie C. Decker |
Carolyn C. Dykema |
Stephan Hay |
Christina A. Minicucci |
Tommy Vitolo |
Michelle L. Ciccolo |
Kimberly N. Ferguson |
Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. |
Natalie M. Higgins |
Daniel R. Carey |
Rady Mom |
Steven Ultrino |
Antonio F. D. Cabral |
Hannah Kane |
Jon Santiago |
Thomas M. Stanley |
Paul F. Tucker |
Kathleen R. LaNatra |
Aaron Vega |
John H. Rogers |
Michael S. Day |
Josh S. Cutler |
Louis L. Kafka |
John J. Lawn, Jr. |
David Biele |
Paul A. Schmid, III |
Kate Lipper-Garabedian |
Bud L. Williams |
Richard M. Haggerty |
David K. Muradian, Jr. |
José F. Tosado |
James Arciero |
Denise C. Garlick |
William J. Driscoll, Jr. |
Harold P. Naughton, Jr. |
James M. Kelcourse |
Carol A. Doherty |
Tackey Chan |
Natalie M. Blais |
Liz Miranda |
Jay D. Livingstone |
Patrick Joseph Kearney |
Carole A. Fiola |
Andres X. Vargas |
Angelo L. D'Emilia |
Paul W. Mark |