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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session |
House: HHS DP 10-0-0-0 |
HB 2051: joint training; surveyors; providers
Sponsor: Representative Bliss, LD 1
Caucus & COW
Overview
Requires the Arizona Department of Health Services (DHS) to establish a joint training session for supervisors, compliance officers and investigators along with skilled nursing and assisted living providers to focus on reporting changes to the survey process and educating on how compliance with the changes will be determined.
History
A residential care institution is a health care institution other than a hospital or nursing care institution that provides resident beds or residential units, supervisory care services, personal care services, behavioral health services, directed care services or health-related services for individuals who do not need continuous nursing services. An assisted living facility is a residential care institution, including an adult foster care home, that provides or contracts to provide supervisory care services, personal care services or directed care services on a continuous basis. Nursing care institutions are also health care institutions that provide inpatient beds or resident beds and nursing services to persons who need continuous nursing services but who do not require hospital care or direct daily care from a physician (A.R.S. § 36-401).
DHS is authorized to: 1) make or cause to be made inspections consistent with standard medical practice; 2) study and investigate conditions and problems in health care institutions or any class or subclass as they relate to compliance with statutes, rules and regulations; and 3) develop manuals and guides relating to any aspect of physical facilities and operations of the health care institutions for distribution to governing authorities and the general public. DHS is also required to perform all necessary functions, including licensing, certification or monitoring to implement federally approved standards for institutions, facilities, agencies or persons providing long term care services (A.R.S. §§ 36-406, 36-409).
Provisions
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Requires DHS to establish an
annual joint training session, between supervisors, compliance officers and
investigators who license, certify and monitor long-term care facilities along
with skilled nursing providers and assisted living providers to focus on
reporting changes to the survey process and educating on how compliance with
these changes will be determined. (Sec. 1)
2. Allows the annual joint training sessions to be conducted in person or remotely. (Sec. 1)
3. Permits DHS to receive and spend gifts, grants or donations to pay for the joint training sessions. (Sec. 1)
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