NURSING HOME-INFECTION POLICY
Summary
Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Requires facilities to establish and maintain an infection and communicable disease prevention and control policy designed to provide a safe, sanitary, and comfortable environment and to help prevent the development and transmission of infections and communicable diseases. Provides that the policy must include, at a minimum, a system for preventing, identifying, reporting, investigating, and controlling infections and communicable diseases for all residents, staff, volunteers, visitors, and other specified individuals. Provides that the policy shall be made available to the Department of Public Health upon request. Effective immediately.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2021
Last action Jan 10, 2023
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Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
0
Committee
3
Mar 27, 2021
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 9, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 17, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Maura Hirschauer
DDemocratic
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