Sponsored bills
Requires operators of nursing homes and residential health care facilities to provide notification of certain contracts and agreements to all residents, representatives, staff and the office of the long-term care ombudsman.
Directs the department of health to establish and implement an infection inspection audit and checklist on residential care facilities, nursing homes and long-term care facilities.
Provides for the authorization and regulation of visitation of compassionate care-giving visitors at nursing homes and residential health care facilities.
Enacts the "reimagining long-term care task force act" to create a task force to study the state of long-term care services in this state.
Provides information on where a list of violations and other actions taken against the facility can be found and requires such facilities to inform certain persons on where they can locate the list.
Directs the director of the office of information technology services to conduct a study on the use of biometric identifying technology; prohibits the use of biometric identifying technology in schools until July 1, 2022 or until the commissioner of education authorizes such purchase or utilization, whichever occurs later.
Prohibits the inclusion of claims for unemployment insurance arising from the closure of an employer due to COVID-19 from being included in such employer's experience rating charges.