08RS HB222

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HB 222 (BR 881) - J. Wayne, S. Westrom

AN ACT relating to nursing homes.
Amend KRS 216.547 to require the Office of Inspector General to provide news media information on the long-term care facilities with citations at the level of immediate jeopardy or actual harm to a resident, Type A or Type B deficiency; require information to be provided about the nature of the deficiency, plan of correction, enforcement remedies, penalties, and penalty amounts; require the Office of Inspector General to post the information on its Web site; require the Office of Inspector General to provide news media with quarterly reports containing names and addresses of long-term care facilities with no certification deficiencies and facilities with any Type A or Type B violations or any facility cited at the level of immediate jeopardy or actual harm; require information to be provided about the nature of the deficiency, plan of correction, enforcement remedies, penalties, and penalty amounts.

Jan 8-introduced in House
Jan 11-to Health & Welfare (H)

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