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CS/CS/HB 1239: Nursing Homes

GENERAL BILL by Health and Human Services Committee ; Finance and Facilities Subcommittee ; Melo

Nursing Homes; Specifies functions that do not constitute direct care staffing hours for purposes of required nursing home staffing ratios; requires facilities to determine their direct care staffing needs based on certain assessment & resident care plan; revises nursing home staffing requirements; revises provisions relating to applications for change of ownership; revises provisions relating to facility's failure to comply with minimum staffing requirements.

Effective Date: 4/6/2022
Last Action: 4/8/2022 - Chapter No. 2022-61
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/6/2022 House • Filed
1/11/2022 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/12/2022 House • Referred to Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
• Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
2/4/2022 House • Added to Finance & Facilities Subcommittee agenda
2/8/2022 House • Favorable with CS by Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
2/10/2022 House • Reported out of Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
• Added to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2/14/2022 House • Favorable by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
• Reported out of Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
• Now in Health & Human Services Committee
2/21/2022 House • PCS added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
2/23/2022 House • Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee
• Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
2/24/2022 House • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
• Bill referred to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
2/28/2022 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2022)
3/3/2022 House • Read 2nd time
• Amendment 422403 Failed
• Amendment 955375 Failed
• Amendment 759563 adopted
• Amendment 778745 Failed
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
3/4/2022 House • Read 3rd time
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 80, NAYS 31
3/4/2022 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Rules -SJ 692
• Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 680
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Received -SJ 692
• Substituted for CS/CS/SB 804 -SJ 680
• Read 2nd time -SJ 680
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/7/2022 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 714
• CS passed; YEAS 28 NAYS 9 -SJ 715
3/7/2022 House • In Messages
• Ordered enrolled
4/5/2022 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
4/6/2022 • Approved by Governor
4/8/2022 • Chapter No. 2022-61