Relates to enacting the "long-term care ombudsman program reform act"
Summary
Directs the office of the state long-term care ombudsman to advertise and promote the long-term care ombudsman program (Part A); directs the commissioner of health, in consultation with the state long-term care ombudsman and the commissioners of the departments responsible for the license or certification of long-term care facilities, to establish policies and procedures for reporting, by staff and volunteers of the long-term care ombudsman program, issues concerning the health, safety and welfare of residents at long-term care facilities (Part B); includes access to state long-term care ombudsman program staff and volunteers within the pandemic emergency plan prepared by residential health care facilities (Part C).
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Assembly Passage
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2021
Last action May 26, 2021
Floor votes · Assembly Mar 4, 2021
How they voted
137–0
Passed
Total votes 137
Mar 4, 2021
D
Democratic98
100% Yea
R
Republican39
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
3
May 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 5436B
lower
Mar 4, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO AGING
upper
Mar 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Mar 1, 2021
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
Mar 1, 2021
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Feb 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 5436A
lower
Feb 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO AGING
lower
Feb 16, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO AGING
lower
1 primary · 58 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Sarah Clark
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Al Stirpe
DDemocratic
Co
Angelo Santabarbara
DDemocratic
Co
Anna Kelles
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Bill Magnarelli
DDemocratic
Co
Carrie Woerner
DDemocratic
Co
Catalina Cruz
DDemocratic
Co
Catherine Nolan
DDemocratic
Co
Charles Barron
DDemocratic
Co
Charles Fall
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Burdick
DDemocratic/Independence/Working Families
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