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since 2007.
HB2607: Nursing homes; requires Board of Health to establish staffing standards therein.
Chief Patron
Del.
Vivian Watts (D-39)
Vivian Watts
(D-39)
Annandale, VA
Served: 1996–
Progress
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Status
Bill is Dead
Summary
Regulations; nursing home staffing standards. Requires the Board of Health to establish staffing standards in nursing homes regarding minimum hours of direct care services to include mandatory reporting of direct care service hours to the Department beginning July 1, 2009, and an increased minimum requirement by July 1, 2012. Provides that nursing homes which do not meet the new standards by July 1, 2014, shall not accept new patients. Requires the Board to adopt regulations to define direct care services and set procedures for quarterly reporting.
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