2020 -- S 2746 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2020 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- NURSING HOME STAFFING | |
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Introduced By: Senators Crowley, Metts, Sheehan, and Quezada | |
Date Introduced: March 04, 2020 | |
Referred To: Senate Health & Human Services | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 23-17.5 of the General Laws entitled "Rights of Nursing Home |
2 | Patients" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 23-17.5-32. Minimum staffing levels. |
4 | (a) Each facility shall have the necessary nursing service personnel (licensed and non- |
5 | licensed) in sufficient numbers on a twenty-four (24) hour basis, to assess the needs of residents, |
6 | to develop and implement resident care plans, to provide direct resident care services, and to |
7 | perform other related activities to maintain the health, safety and welfare of residents. The facility |
8 | shall have a registered nurse on the premises twenty-four (24) hours a day. |
9 | (b) Commencing on January 1, 2021, nursing facilities shall provide a minimum daily |
10 | average of four and one-tenth (4.1) hours of direct nursing care per resident, per day, of which at |
11 | least two and eight-tenths (2.8) hours shall be provided by certified nurse assistants. |
12 | (c) The department shall promulgate rules and regulations in consultation with |
13 | stakeholders to implement these minimum staffing requirements on or before January 1, 2021. |
14 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- NURSING HOME STAFFING | |
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1 | This act would mandate minimum staffing levels and standards for quality care for |
2 | nursing homes and their residents. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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