Introduced
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To ban transferring patients in a medical care facility who test positive for COVID-19 to nursing homes. State regulators would be required to create a “centralized intake facility” in each of the state’s eight “health care regions” to treat coronavirus patients who are “ineligible for admission at a hospital”.
Referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Human Services
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Amendment offered
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To require that before a coronavirus patient is transferred from a nursing home or other facility to "dedicated facilities available for use for only coronavirus-positive patients" a doctor must sign a statement asserting that thee individual is medically stable for the transfer.
The amendment failed 15 to 22 (details)
Amendment offered
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To require state health regulators to consult with state occupational licensure and business regulators in evaluating the state's overall coronavirus epidemic response.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To require that before a coronavirus patient is transferred from a nursing home or other facility to "dedicated facilities available for use for only coronavirus-positive patients" a plan must be created that includes giving 24 hours notice to family members or the individual’s legal representative, and that provides for the patient "to have a choice in the location".
The amendment failed 15 to 22 (details)
Amendment offered
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To require the proposed plan to “centralized intake facility” in each of the state’s eight “health care regions” to treat coronavirus patients who are “ineligible for admission at a hospital" must also be "based on relevant and updated guidance issued by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention".
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 24 to 13 (details)
To ban transferring patients in a medical care facility who test positive for COVID-19 to nursing homes, with exceptions for patients who have recovered from the disease or nursing homes with a designated coronavirus area meeting standards specified in the bill. Also, to require state regulators to create a “centralized intake facility” in each of the state’s eight “health care regions” to treat coronavirus patients who are “ineligible for admission at a hospital”.
Referred to the Committee on Health Policy
Reported without amendment
Refer to the Committee on Ways and Means with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted.
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
Passed in the House 74 to 34 (details)
To ban transferring patients in a medical care facility who test positive for COVID-19 to nursing homes, with exceptions for patients who have recovered from the disease or nursing homes with a designated coronavirus area meeting standards specified in the bill. Also, to require state regulators to create a “centralized intake facility” in each of the state’s eight “health care regions” to treat coronavirus patients who are “ineligible for admission at a hospital”.
Passed in the Senate 24 to 13 (details)
