S.F. No. 0135

Assisted living facilities-regulations.

 

Sponsored By:        Senator(s) Scott and Representative(s) Harvey

 

AN ACT relating to regulation of health care facilities; requiring review and modification of rules governing assisted living facilities; providing for an ad hoc advisory committee on modification of assisted living facility rules; providing for reports; and providing for effective dates.

 

1/16/2013   Bill Number Assigned

1/17/2013   S Received for Introduction

1/17/2013   S Introduced and Referred to S10

1/28/2013   S10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, JL S28, Craft, Nutting, Peterson and Scott

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/28/2013   S Placed on General File

 

SF0135SS001/ADOPTED

Page 2-line 15          Delete ", including" insert "without complications;".

Page 2-lines 16 through 18    Delete.

Page 2-line 20          Delete "or ostomy".

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Page 2-line 24          Delete "or irrigation of ostomy".

Page 3-line 2           Delete "partial or" insert "occasional".

Page 3-line 3           Delete "complete bowel or".

Page 3-line 8           Delete "lack of continuous" insert "patient's health condition would tolerate a lack of continuous oxygen therapy.".

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Page 4-line 2           Delete "registered" insert "Wyoming licensed".

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            "(v)  Staffing shall be adjusted according to an established staffing policy of the assisted living facility as necessary to provide for the acuity level in the facility.". SCOTT, CHAIRMAN

 

1/30/2013   S Passed CoW

1/31/2013   S Passed 2nd Reading

 

SF0135S3001/FAILED

Page 1-line 5           After "rules;" insert "providing for differential reimbursement of assisted living facilities as specified;".

Page 4-after line 3     After the Senate Standing Committee Amendment (SF0135SS001/A) to this line, insert and renumber:

"(vi)  To the extent authorized by federal Medicaid law and regulations, the department of health shall provide for the differential reimbursement of assisted living facilities to reflect enhanced services provided pursuant to this subsection.  The department shall apply to the center for Medicare and Medicaid services of the United States department of health and human services for an amendment of the state Medicaid plan as necessary to implement this paragraph.".  MEIER

 

2/1/2013    S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, JD S02, Anderson, JL S28, Barnard, Bebout, Burns, Case, Christensen, Coe, Cooper, Craft, Dockstader, Driskill, Emerich, Esquibel, F., Hastert, Hicks, Johnson, Landen, Nutting, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Rothfuss, Schiffer, Scott and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Geis, Hines, Meier and Nicholas, P.

Ayes 26    Nays 4    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/4/2013    H Received for Introduction

2/6/2013    H Introduced and Referred to H10

2/19/2013   H10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Filer, Greene, Harvey, Throne and Wilson

Nays:  Representative(s) Barlow, Coleman, Kasperik and Larsen

Ayes 5    Nays 4    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/19/2013   H Placed on General File

 

SF0135HS001/ADOPTED     (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 2-line 24          After "bladder" insert "or bowel". HARVEY, CHAIRMAN

 

2/21/2013   H Failed CoW; Indef Postponed

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Berger, Blikre, Cannady, Eklund, Harvey, Krone, Lockhart, Loucks, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, Northrup, Stubson, Wallis and Zwonitzer, Dn.

Nays:  Representative(s) Baker, Barlow, Blake, Blevins, Brown, Burkhart, Byrd, Campbell, Coleman, Connolly, Davison, Esquibel, K., Filer, Freeman, Gay, Gingery, Goggles, Greear, Greene, Halverson, Harshman, Hunt, Hutchings, Jaggi, Kasperik, Kirkbride, Kroeker, Larsen, Miller, Moniz, Nicholas, B., Patton, Paxton, Petroff, Piiparinen, Reeder, Semlek, Sommers, Teeters, Throne, Walters, Watt, Wilson, Winters and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Ayes 15    Nays 45    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0