71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
SA to SB 512
 
LC 2284/SB 512-6
 
                      SENATE AMENDMENTS TO
                         SENATE BILL 512
 
            By COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
                            March 15
 
  On page 1 of the printed bill, delete lines 25 through 28 and
delete page 2 and insert:
  ' (b) Notwithstanding ORS 441.087 (1), upon receipt of the
federal waiver, the division may:
  ' (A) Use a varied licensing survey schedule for nursing homes
participating in the demonstration project; and
  ' (B) Conduct additional licensing surveys under the following
circumstances:
  ' (i) Change of ownership or management of the nursing home;
  ' (ii) Change of administrator or director of nursing services;
or
  ' (iii) Multiple substantiated complaint investigations.
  '  { +  SECTION 2. + }  { + (1) The Senior Consumer Advisory
Committee is created. The committee consists of four members, as
follows:
  ' (a) One member representing the Governor's Commission on
Senior Services;
  ' (b) One member representing a local chapter of a national
voluntary health organization that provides programs and services
for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders;
  ' (c) The Long Term Care Ombudsman; and
  ' (d) One member representing consumers and advocates for
individuals with long term care needs, appointed by the Senior
and Disabled Services Division.
  ' (2) The Senior Consumer Advisory Committee shall designate
one of its members as chairperson. The chairperson shall call
periodic meetings of the committee to monitor and assess
implementation of the demonstration project described in section
1 of this 2001 Act. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 3. + }  { + The Senior and Disabled Services
Division shall adopt rules to carry out sections 1 and 4 of this
2001 Act. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 4. + }  { + In addition to the fees set forth
in ORS 441.020, the annual license fee for nursing homes for the
calendar years 2002, 2003 and 2004 shall be $6.50 per bed per
year. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 5. + }  { + Sections 1 and 4 of this 2001 Act
become operative when the Director of Human Services receives a
waiver from the federal Health Care Financing Administration to
conduct licensing surveys of nursing homes in the demonstration
project at irregular intervals, adopts rules under section 3 of
this 2001 Act and files a copy of the rules with the Secretary of
State, as prescribed by ORS 183.310 to 183.550. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 6. + }  { + All moneys received by the Senior
and Disabled Services Division under section 4 of this 2001 Act
shall be paid into the State Treasury and deposited in the
General Fund to the credit of the Senior and Disabled Services
Account. Such moneys are appropriated continuously to the Senior
and Disabled Services Division for the purposes of section 1 of
this 2001 Act. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 7. + }  { + Sections 1 to 4 and 6 of this 2001
Act are repealed on June 30, 2005. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 8. + }  { + This 2001 Act being necessary for
the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and
safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2001 Act
takes effect July 1, 2001. + } ' .
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