Chapter 142
2010 -- H 7405 SUBSTITUTE A
Enacted 06/25/10
A N A C T
RELATING TO
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- RIGHTS OF NURSING HOME PATIENTS
Introduced
By: Representatives Naughton,
Date Introduced: February 09, 2010
It is enacted by the
General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 23-17.5 of the General Laws entitled
"Rights of Nursing Home
Patients" is hereby
amended by adding thereto the following section:
23-17.5-31.
Reimbursement of monies prepaid to deceased patient's estate. – Every
nursing home shall be required to reimburse any monies that
have been prepaid on behalf of a
deceased patient to the nursing home within ninety (90) days
of the patient's date of death. Said
reimbursement shall be paid to the person(s), institution or other
legal entity who has paid the
monies, or if there be none, to the deceased patient's
estate, and payment shall be made in the
amount remaining after all items and services provided or arranged
by the nursing home have
been paid. If payment hereunder is required to be made to
the deceased patient’s estate, however,
payment shall not become due until sixty (60) days after the
nursing home is notified that the
estate has been filed.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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