The following bills (which may affect long term care providers) were recently introduced in the 82nd Legislative Session:
HB 329: Relating to a pilot project to establish a comprehensive access point for long-term services and supports provided to older persons and persons with physical disabilities.
HB 335: Relating to implementation and requirements of certain health care reform laws.
SB 219: Relating to health and mental health services for children in foster care and kinship care.
SB 220: Relating to guardianships, including the assessment of prospective wards for, and the provision of, guardianship services by the Department of Aging and Disability Services.
SB 221: Relating to the Department of Family and Protective Services, including protective services and investigations of alleged abuse, neglect, or exploitation for certain adults who are elderly or disabled; providing a criminal penalty.
SB 222: Relating to access to certain long-term care services and supports under the medical assistance program.
SB 223: Relating to the licensing and regulation of home and community support services agencies and of the administrators of those agencies; providing penalties.
SB 227: Relating to the nondisciplinary resolution of certain complaints filed against physicians.