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

Plain English Breakdown

The specific rules ECC will no longer have to follow are not detailed in the provided source material.

Law for Nursing Facility Assessments

This law changes the rules about nursing facility quality assessments so that Exceptional Care for Children (ECC) can continue receiving special treatment.

What This Bill Does

• Changes the definition of 'nursing facility' to include facilities with an average daily census of 80 percent or more serving children under 21 years old.
• Allows ECC, a place that cares for very sick children, to continue not having to follow certain nursing facility rules.
• Adds an exception so that when ECC opens its Bridge Unit, it can help young adults who turn 21 while in care transition smoothly.

Who It Names or Affects

• ECC and the people they serve
• Nursing facilities in Delaware

Terms To Know

Exceptional Care for Children (ECC)

A special place that cares for very sick children.

Bridge Unit

A part of ECC that helps young adults transition from pediatric care to adult care when they turn 21.

Limits and Unknowns

• The law does not specify exactly which nursing facility rules ECC will no longer have to follow.
• It is unclear how many people will be affected by the changes.

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.