BHB/3/14
Sponsored by Aubrey Martell, Henry Wang, Katherine Pipes of Baylor School
This legislation was filed in the Human Services category
Presented as part of the YIG Volunteer 2024 conference
| 1 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE TENNESSEE YMCA YOUTH IN GOVERNMENT |
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| 3 | Section 1) Terms in this act shall be defined as follows: |
| 4 | a. Nursing home - an establishment in which cares for elderly people who are unable to do so for |
| 5 | themselves. |
| 6 | b. Facility - a place, amenity, or piece of equipment provided for a particular purpose. |
| 7 | c. Residents - a person living in a nursing home on a long-term basis who is receiving the provided |
| 8 | care. |
| 9 | d. Inspection - careful examination |
| 10 | e. Office of Health Care Facilities - responsible for performing nursing home inspections. |
| 11 | f. Health Facilities Commission - responsible for reporting the inspections of nursing homes. |
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| 13 | Section 2) Acknowledges the current schedule for nursing home inspection: |
| 14 | a. Nursing homes are required to be inspected one time per every 9-15 month period. |
| 15 | b. That amount of time leaves ample space for negative occurrences among the residents or at the |
| 16 | facility. |
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| 18 | Section 3) Requires that nursing homes be inspected on the revised schedule: |
| 19 | a. One time per every four-month period |
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| 21 | Section 4) This act shall be funded by the Health Facilities Commission. |
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| 23 | Section 5) This act shall be enforced by The Office of Health Care Facilities. They are responsible |
| 24 | for performing inspections. |
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| 26 | Section 6) All laws or parts of laws in conflict with this act are hereby repealed. |
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| 28 | Section 7) This act shall take effect on January 1st, 2025. |
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