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SB 203 (BR 2130) - C. Borders
AN ACT relating to long-term care facilities.
Amend KRS 216.557 to decrease civil monetary penalties for Type A and Type B violations and provide that any long-term care facility assessed a civil penalty under federal regulations shall not be assessed a civil penalty under this section; amend KRS 216.560 to decrease civil monetary penalties for Type A and Type B violations and provide that any long-term care facility assessed a civil penalty under federal regulations shall not be assessed a civil penalty under this statute; change the name of the nursing incentive scholarship fund to the "long-term care fund"; amend KRS 216B.131, 314.025, 314.026, and 314.007 to conform.
SB 203 - AMENDMENTS
SCS - Amend KRS 216.557 and 216.560 to restore the civil monetary penalties for Type A and Type B violations to the original amounts; change the name of the nursing incentive scholarship fund to the long-term care fund; provide that the Office of Inspector General shall promulgate an administrative regulation for the administration of the long-term care fund that shall be consistent with federal law; and delete the amendments to KRS 314.025, 314.026, and 314.007.
SFA (1, E. Scorsone) - Attach the provisions of HB 763.
SFA (2, E. Scorsone) - Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216B to provide that a long-term care facility as defined in KRS 216.535, except for a personal care home, that advertises to provide or that actually provides special care for persons with a medical diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease or other related disorders or that advertises to maintain or that actually maintains an identifiable unit for the treatment of persons with a medical diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease or other related disorders shall provide specified training and quarterly continuing education to all staff members in the care and handling of Alzheimer's disease or other related disorders.
HCS - Retain original provisions, except delete requirement that administrative regulations be consistent with federal law; and create a new section of KRS Chapter 216B to require a long-term care facility as defined by KRS 216.535, except for personal care homes, that advertises that it provides special care for persons with a medical diagnosis of Alzheimer's or that maintains an identifiable unit for the treatment of Alzheimer's to provide 8 hours of orientation training and 5 hours of annual continuing education to all staff members in the care and handling of Alzheimer's disease or related disorders, and specify certain areas that the orientation should cover.
HFA (1, M. Marzian) - Retain original provisions except delete requirement that fines collected from personal care homes be deposited into the long-term care fund and delete references to the establishment of a long-term care fund.
HFA (2, T. Burch) - Delete the provisions relating to the long-term care fund and provide that a penalty assessed against a personal care home shall be reduced by the dollar amount that the facility can verify was used to correct the deficiency if the condition resulting in the deficiency citation existed for less than 30 days prior to the date of the citation or the facility has not intentionally delayed correcting the deficiency to secure a reduction in a penalty that might be assessed.
Feb 14-introduced in Senate
Feb 19-to Health and Welfare (S)
Feb 27-reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute
Feb 28-2nd reading, to Rules; floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
Mar 4-floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute
Mar 6-posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 7, 2002
Mar 7-taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day; 3rd reading; floor amendment (1) withdrawn ; floor amendment (2) ruled not germane ; passed 37-1 with Committee Substitute
Mar 8-received in House
Mar 11-to Health and Welfare (H)
Mar 14-posted in committee
Mar 19-reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
Mar 20-2nd reading, to Rules; floor amendments (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute
Mar 25-posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 26, 2002
Mar 26-3rd reading, passed 98-0 with Committee Substitute, floor amendment (2)
Mar 27-received in Senate
Apr 1-posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute, floor amendment (2) for Monday, April 1, 2002; Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute, floor amendment (2) ; passed 30-1
Apr 2-enrolled, signed by each presiding officer; delivered to Governor
Apr 9-signed by Governor (Acts ch. 296)
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