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H.B. 343 Nursing Care Facility Program Amendments

Became lawWritten by Rep. Bridger Bolinder · carried in the Senate by Sen. Evan J. Vickers

  1. Introduced
  2. House committee
  3. House vote
  4. Senate committee
  5. Senate vote
  6. Signed into law

What this bill does

The bill lets a nursing care facility keep its licensed Medicaid beds suspended for up to five years during a remodel or addition, instead of the current three. It also extends that suspension period for facilities that do not renew their license.

Plain-English summary written by AI from the sponsor’s presentation in committee and on the floor. Check the official text below.

Official description
  • amends a permitted extension of the time period for certifying a nursing care facility program that was previously Medicaid certified under certain circumstances
  • provides that a previously-approved two-year extension may be extended to four years under certain circumstances
  • makes technical and conforming changes
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