CT SB00707

Requires nursing home licensees and owners to submit change of ownership applications prescribed by the Commissioner of Public Health for acquisitions filed after July 1, 2004.

Mandates that the first page of change of ownership applications include a notice statement informing applicants that nursing home licensees, owners, officers, and administrators may face civil, criminal, and administrative liability for resident abuse or neglect by employees.

Requires applications to disclose whether the potential licensee or owner has: (1) three or more civil penalties in the prior two years, (2) Medicare or Medicaid sanctions other than civil penalties under $20,000, or (3) terminated or non-renewed Medicare or Medicaid provider agreements in any state.

Prohibits the Commissioner from approving an application to acquire another nursing home in Connecticut for five years from the date of final order if the applicant has disclosed the specified penalties, sanctions, or terminations, except for good cause shown.

Clarifies that the required notice statement does not expand or limit existing liability at law for nursing home licensees, owners, officers, or administrators regarding resident abuse or neglect.