North Carolina HB 2059: LTC Fines Posted on Internet.

Status: Rec From House (as of 2006-06-20)

State: North Carolina · Session: 2005 · Bill: HB 2059

Subjects: DHHS, EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, FINES & PENALTIES, HEALTH SERVICES, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INTERNET, NURSING HOMES, TELESERVICES, REP. CLARY, REP. EARLE, REP. WEISS, REP. BORDSEN, REP. ENGLAND, ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT

Sponsors: Earle, Weiss, Adams, Alexander, B. Allen, Bell, Bordsen, Carney, Church, Clary, Cole, Dickson, Ed Jones, England, Faison, Farmer-Butterfield, Fisher, Glazier, Harrell, Insko, Jeffus, L. Allen, Lucas, Luebke, Martin

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2005
H 2
HOUSE BILL 2059*
Committee Substitute Favorable 6/7/06

Short Title: LTC Fines Posted on Internet. (Public)
Sponsors:
Referred to:
May 18, 2006

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 2
SERVICES, DIVISION OF FACILITY SERVICES, TO POST THE FINES AND 3
PENALTIES ASSESSED TO LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES, AS 4
RECOMMENDED BY THE STUDY COMMISSION ON AGING. 5
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 6
SECTION 1. The Department of Health and Human Services, Division of 7
Facility Services, shall establish and maintain a list of fines and penalties imposed on 8
nursing homes licensed pursuant to Article 6 of Chapter 131E of the General Statutes, 9
and adult care homes licensed pursuant to Article 1 of Chapter 131D of the General 10
Statutes, along with a record of fines or payments made pursuant to settlement 11
agreements and the dates such payments were made. The list shall be accessible on the 12
Internet and implemented not later than October 15, 2006. The Department shall report 13
on the implementation of the list to the North Carolina Study Commission on Aging not 14
later than November 1, 2006. 15
SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law. 16

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