1996-03-18                     House Journal                      Page 3178
HB 528                                                                       
The Health, Education & Social Services Committee has considered:              
                                                                               
HOUSE BILL NO. 528                                                            
An Act relating to applications for certificates of need and                  
licensing of nursing homes; amending the standard of review for                
certificates of need for health care facilities in the state;                  
establishing a moratorium with respect to new applications by                  
prohibiting the issuance of a certificate of need or a license for             
additional nursing home capacity in the state until July 1, 1998;              
and providing for an effective date.                                           
                                                                               
and recommends it be replaced with:                                            
                                                                               
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 528(HES)                                                
An Act relating to applications for certificates of need and                  
licensing of nursing homes; amending the standard of review for                
certificates of need for health care facilities in the state;                  
establishing a moratorium with respect to new applications by                  
prohibiting the issuance of a certificate of need or a license for             
additional nursing home capacity in the state until July 1, 1997;              
establishing a working group to study and issue a report about                 
long-term care; and providing for an effective date.                           
                                                                               
The report was signed by Representative Bunde, Co-chair, with the              
following individual recommendations:                                          

1996-03-18                     House Journal                      Page 3179
HB 528                                                                       
Do pass (2):  Toohey, Vezey                                                    
                                                                               
No recommendation (3):  G.Davis, Rokeberg, Bunde                               
                                                                               
Amend (1):  Robinson                                                           
                                                                               
                                                                               
The following fiscal note applies to CSHB 528(HES):                            
                                                                               
Zero fiscal note, Dept. of Health & Social Services, 3/18/96                   
                                                                               
                                                                               
HB 528 was referred to the Finance Committee.