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Bill H.773
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any other general or special law or regulation, whenever there is a change of name of any skilled nursing facility or assisted living residence, regardless of any related ownership change, the safety record of the facility under its previous name shall be transferred and credited to the facility under its new name. The department shall list the new and previous name of said facility, including any safety or disciplinary record, on the official website of said department and shall direct the facility to post the same information on the facility web site and any other social media platform managed by said facility in order to promote transparency and public information.
SECTION 2. Any skilled nursing facility or assisted living residence that fails to meet the requirements of section 12 of this act relative to notification of change of name, or fails to meet the requirements for change of ownership pursuant to the provisions of chapter 197 of the acts of 2024 or department regulations shall be subject to such penalties as the department may direct through promulgation of enforcement regulations.
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