Bill Text: VA HB234 | 2022 | Regular Session | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Nursing homes, assisted living facilities, etc.; SHHR to study current oversight/regulation.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2022-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0559) [HB234 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2022-HB234-Enrolled.html

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VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER An Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to study the oversight and regulation of nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other congregate living settings. [H 234] Approved

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. §1. That the Secretary of Health and Human Resources (the Secretary) shall study the current oversight and regulation of nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other congregate living settings to improve efficiency and effectiveness of regulation and oversight, provide better transparency for members of the public navigating the process of receiving services from such facilities, and better protect the health and safety of the public. The Secretary shall report his findings and recommendations to the Governor and the Chairmen of the Senate Committees on Education and Health and Finance and Appropriations and the House Committees on Appropriations and Health, Welfare and Institutions by October 1, 2022.