Nursing home or facility beds; Health Commissioner may accept and issue applications therefor. (HB1498)

Introduced By

Del. Terry Kilgore (R-Gate City) with support from co-patron Del. Joseph Johnson (D-Abingdon)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Commissioner to issue a Request For Applications, and to accept applications for 120 new nursing home or nursing facility beds in Planning District 3. Requires the Commissioner to issue a Request For Applications, and to accept applications for 120 new nursing home or nursing facility beds in Planning District 3. This bill also requires the Commissioner to give preference, in issuing any certificate of public need for 120 beds to an applicant that proposes to establish a new nursing facility located within three miles of the boundary of the county seat or within the county seat of the county adjacent to the city or county in which is sited any facility in Planning District 3 determined by the Division of Certificate of Public Need to be licensed for 120 beds but that operated no Medicaid-certified beds in 2006. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/17/2008Committee
01/17/2008Presented and ordered printed 084831588
01/17/2008Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
01/22/2008Impact statement from DPB (HB1498)
01/29/2008Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/29/2008Referred to Committee on Appropriations
01/30/2008Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources (Hamilton)
02/06/2008Reported from Appropriations with amendments (24-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/08/2008Read first time
02/11/2008Read second time
02/11/2008Committee amendments agreed to
02/11/2008Engrossed by House as amended HB1498E
02/11/2008Printed as engrossed 084831588-E
02/12/2008Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 1-A)
02/12/2008VOTE: --- PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N 1-A) (see vote tally)
02/12/2008Communicated to Senate
02/13/2008Constitutional reading dispensed
02/13/2008Referred to Committee on Education and Health
02/15/2008Impact statement from DPB (HB1498E)
02/19/2008Assigned Education sub: Health Licensing
02/26/2008Rereferred from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
02/26/2008Rereferred to Finance
02/27/2008Reported from Finance (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/27/2008Rereferred to Education and Health
02/28/2008Reported from Education and Health (8-Y 7-N)
02/29/2008Passed by for the day
03/03/2008Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
03/04/2008Read third time
03/04/2008Passed Senate (32-Y 8-N)
03/06/2008Enrolled
03/06/2008Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1498ER)
03/06/2008Impact statement from DPB (HB1498ER)
03/06/2008Signed by Speaker
03/09/2008Signed by President
04/02/2008G Approved by Governor-Chapter 802 (effective 7/1/08)