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HB 1357: Nursing Facility Quality and Operations Commission

Item 324 #1h

Item 324 #1h

 First Year - FY2027 Second Year - FY2028
Health and Human Resources
Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services FY2027 $470,400 FY2028 $0 GF

Language
Page 408, line 20, strike "$19,465,407" and insert "$19,935,807".

Page 408, after line 27, insert:

"The Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services shall include the Virginia Department of Health Office of Licensing and Certification and the Department of Medical Assistance Services as members of the Nursing Facility Quality and Operations Commission pursuant to the provisions of House Bill 1357, 2026 Session of the General Assembly.  The Virginia Department of Health and the Department of Medical Assistance Services shall provide assistance, information, and data as requested to the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services for the study. Any unexpended balances in this paragraph at the close of business on June 30, 2027 shall not revert to the general fund but shall be carried forward and reappropriated for this purpose."

Explanation

(This amendment provides $470,000 the first year from the general fund for the fiscal impact of House Bill 1357, 2026 Session of the General Assembly, which establishes the Nursing Facility Quality and Operations Commission for the purpose of conducting a comprehensive study of the quality of care, resident safety, and operational practices of nursing facilities in the Commonwealth. Language is added requiring the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) to include the Virginia Department of Health and the Department of Medical Assistance Services as members of the Commission and for those agencies to provide assistance, information and data as requested by DARS. Language also allows for the carryforward of any unspent funding to fiscal year 2028.)

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