1996-05-06                     Senate Journal                      Page 4056
HB 528                                                                       
The Rules Committee considered CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO.                           
528(FIN) An Act relating to applications for certificates of need and          
licensing of nursing homes; establishing a moratorium with respect             
to acceptance of new applications for a certificate of need or for a           
license for additional nursing home capacity in the state until May            
1, 1998; establishing a working group to study and issue a report              
about long-term care; and providing for an effective date and                  
recommended it be replaced with                                                
                                                                               
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO.                                           
528(RLS)                                                                       
                                                                               
Signing to calendar: Senator Miller, Chair, Senators Pearce, Duncan,           
Salo.                                                                          
                                                                               
Previous House zero fiscal note applies to the Senate Committee                
Substitute.                                                                    
                                                                               
The bill is on today's calendar.