Bill Text: CT SB00139 | 2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Notification Of Financial Stability Of Nursing Home Facilities And Managed Residential Communities To Patients And Residents.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-2-1)

Status: (Passed) 2012-05-02 - Signed by the Governor [SB00139 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2012-SB00139-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Raised Bill No. 139
February Session, 2012		LCO No. 227
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Referred to Committee on Aging
Introduced by:
(AGE)

AN ACT CONCERNING NOTIFICATION OF FINANCIAL STABILITY OF NURSING HOME FACILITIES AND MANAGED RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES TO PATIENTS AND RESIDENTS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2012) If a nursing home facility, as defined in section 19a-521 of the general statutes, is placed in receivership pursuant to sections 19a-541 to 19a-549, inclusive, of the general statutes, or has filed a petition for relief under the United States Bankruptcy Code, the nursing home facility shall notify each person seeking admission as a patient or admitted as a patient to the nursing home facility that the nursing home facility has been placed in receivership or has filed such petition.

Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2012) If a managed residential community, as defined in section 19a-693 of the general statutes, has filed a petition for relief under the United States Bankruptcy Code, the managed residential community shall notify each person seeking residency in the managed residential community and each resident of the managed residential community that the managed residential community has filed such petition.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	October 1, 2012	New section
Sec. 2	October 1, 2012	New section

Statement of Purpose:

To provide consumers with full disclosure of the current financial status of the nursing home facility or managed residential community so that consumers can make an informed decision about admission.

[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]