AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 30 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO NURSING FACILITY QUALITY ASSESSMENTS.

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HB118: Exemption for Exceptional Care for Children

This law keeps the nursing facility quality assessment exemption for Exceptional Care for Children (ECC) even after its Bridge Unit opens to help young adults transition from pediatric care.

What This Bill Does

• Amends Title 30 of the Delaware Code regarding nursing facility rules.
• Updates the definition of a 'nursing facility' in state law.
• Excludes facilities that maintain an average daily census of 80 percent or more serving children under age 21 from being called nursing facilities for assessment purposes.
• Allows Exceptional Care for Children (ECC) to keep its exemption from quality assessments.

Who It Names or Affects

• Exceptional Care for Children (ECC)
• Facilities that maintain an average daily census of 80 percent or more serving children under age 21
• Individuals turning 21 while in ECC's care who use the Bridge Unit

Terms To Know

Nursing facility quality assessment

A review process required for most nursing homes to check their care standards.

Bridge Unit

A program at ECC that helps a small number of individuals turn 21 and transition from pediatric care to adult settings.

Limits and Unknowns

• The law does not state a specific effective date in the provided text.
• The Bridge Unit is described as helping only a 'small number' of individuals, but no exact count is given.

Official Summary Text

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 30 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO NURSING FACILITY QUALITY ASSESSMENTS.
This Act would allow for Exceptional Care for Children (ECC) to continue receiving an exemption from the nursing facility quality assessment. It is intended to be a technical clean-up bill to continue ECC's exemption once the Bridge Unit is open. The Bridge Unit will allow ECC to help a small number of individuals, who turn 21 while in ECC's care, transition from a pediatric setting to an adult setting.

Current Bill Text

Legislation Document

SPONSOR:

Rep. Romer & Sen. Sokola

Reps. Carson, K. Johnson, Heffernan; Sens. Wilson, Seigfried

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE BILL NO. 118

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 30 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO NURSING FACILITY QUALITY ASSESSMENTS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend Chapter 65, Title 30 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

§ 6501. Definitions.

As used in this chapter:

(10) “Nursing facility” means a nursing facility as defined and licensed pursuant to Chapter 11 of Title 16. As used in this chapter, the term “nursing facility” shall include for-profit and nonprofit entities but shall exclude the Delaware Veterans Home and any state, federal or other public government-owned facilities and any facilities that

exclusively serve children.

maintain an average daily census of 80 percent or more serving children under 21 years of age.

SYNOPSIS

This Act would allow for Exceptional Care for Children (ECC) to continue receiving an exemption from the nursing facility quality assessment. It is intended to be a technical clean-up bill to continue ECC's exemption once the Bridge Unit is open. The Bridge Unit will allow ECC to help a small number of individuals, who turn 21 while in ECC's care, transition from a pediatric setting to an adult setting.