Bill Text: MS SB2009 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Mississippi Commission on Long-Term Care Residences for the Future; create.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2012-03-06 - Died In Committee [SB2009 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2012-SB2009-Introduced.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2012 Regular Session
To: Public Health and Welfare; Appropriations
By: Senator(s) Burton
Senate Bill 2009
AN ACT TO CREATE A MISSISSIPPI COMMISSION ON LONG-TERM CARE RESIDENCES FOR THE FUTURE TO STUDY AND MAKE A REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE ON EXISTING LONG-TERM CARE PROGRAMS AND INNOVATIVE PRACTICES ACROSS THE COUNTRY; TO PROVIDE FOR THE MEMBERSHIP AND ORGANIZATION OF THE COMMISSION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. The Legislature makes the following findings:
(a) The population over the age of sixty-five (65) is increasing as a percentage of the total population and by 2020, sixteen and four-tenths percent (16.4%) of the population will be over sixty-five (65).
(b) The number of people needing long-term care services will continue to increase as the population ages.
(c) Older adults, as well as persons with disabilities needing long-term care services, increasingly want to be able to receive those services at home for as long as possible.
(d) Older adults and persons with disabilities needing long-term care services who are not able to live at home any longer need alternative options for receiving services outside of their existing homes.
(e) The State of Mississippi has a responsibility to develop alternatives to existing facility-based care that better meet the needs and preference of its citizens and improve the quality of services that the state is funding.
(f) The State of Mississippi has a financial interest in developing lower cost alternatives to existing facility-based care, in part because of the money it spends to care for individuals who cannot afford long-term care.
SECTION 2. The Legislature hereby creates a Mississippi Commission on Long-Term Care Residences for the Future which shall conduct research and submit a report to the Governor and the Legislature no later than December 1, 2012. The report shall make recommendations for action, including any proposed legislation. The commission shall consider existing programs and promising practices across the country to:
(a) Create incentives for nursing facilities to convert all or a part of their existing physical plant to other long-term care uses;
(b) Create incentives for owners of nursing facilities to temporarily or permanently close existing licensed bed capacity;
(c) Provide opportunities for owners of nursing facilities to deliver other needed long-term care services, such as adult day health and care services and assisted living residences; and
(d) Develop affordable and accessible housing where long-term care services can be delivered.
SECTION 3. The Commission on Long-Term Care Residences for the Future shall consist of the following thirteen (13) members:
(a) One (1) member of the Senate, appointed by the President of the Senate, who shall serve as cochairperson.
(b) One (1) member of the House of Representatives, appointed by the Speaker of the House, who shall serve as cochairperson.
(c) One (1) representative of the Division of Medicaid, appointed by the executive director of the division.
(d) One (1) representative of the Mississippi Development Authority, appointed by the director.
(e) One (1) representative of the Department of Health, appointed by the State Health Officer.
(f) One (1) representative of the Mississippi Health Care Association, appointed by the association.
(g) One (1) representative of the Mississippi Homes and Services for the Aging, appointed by the association.
(h) Two (2) representatives from the institutions of higher education in the state who have experience in long-term care policy, nominated by their institutions, one (1) appointed by the President of the Senate and one (1) appointed by the Speaker of the House.
(i) One (1) representative from organizations representing older adults, one (1) appointed by the President of the Senate and one (1) appointed by the Speaker of the House.
(j) One (1) representative of agencies which provide long-term care services, appointed by the Speaker of the House.
(k) One (1) licensed physician, nurse or nurse practitioner who specializes in the field of gerontology, appointed by the President of the Senate.
SECTION 4. All departments, boards, agencies, officers and institutions of the state and subdivisions thereof shall cooperate with the commission in carrying out its purposes under this act.
SECTION 5. Upon submission of its report, the commission shall be dissolved.
SECTION 6. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2012.
