Amendment ID: S2564-310

EHS 310

Nursing Home Accountability

Messrs. Montigny, Gomez and Timilty move that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 1599-2029, by adding the following words:-

“provided further, that funds in this item shall not be expended to any nursing facility until said facility submits a final detailed financial report to the executive office of health and human services itemizing all expenditures made using supplemental payments and funding for staff sign-on bonuses during the COVID-19 public health emergency, including but not limited to funds used to acquire personal protective equipment, additional staff, additional sanitation measures, and regular screening of residents and staff; provided further, that the executive office of health and human services shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means all final financial reports and any facility not in compliance with supplemental payment requirements; provided further, that the executive office shall post said report on its website; and provided further, that any facility that is found to have used said supplemental payments on expenses other than permissible uses or has failed to submit a final detailed financial report shall not be eligible for assistance under this item”.