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MA H790
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Thomas Stanley
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AI Summary
- Creates a Long-Term Care Facility Quality Improvement Team within the Department of Public Health to provide technical assistance to nursing homes at risk of operational or financial distress
- Team members must have expertise in long-term care administration, nursing care, infection prevention, social work, quality improvement, and continuing professional education
- The team's role is advisory only—it has no authority to inspect, enforce regulations, or penalize facilities
- Commissioner must establish specific criteria and thresholds for evaluating facilities' operational and financial soundness
- Facilities receiving a Quality Improvement Team visit must cooperate and grant full access to physical plant, financial records, and programmatic information
Legislative Description
To support quality improvement in nursing homes
Last Action
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
11/20/2025
Committee Referrals
Ways and Means11/20/2025
Elder Affairs2/27/2025
Full Bill Text
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