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of Human Services shall provide staff and other resources to | | support the completion of the study within existing resources. The | | working group shall submit its report and recommendations by | | January 15, 2004. The Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human | | Services may report out legislation during the Second Regular | | Session of the 121st Legislature to implement the recommendations | | of the working group for revisions in the assessment and | | reassessment mechanisms for persons with cognitive needs. |
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| | | Sec. 9. Certificate of need rules. By January 1, 2004, the Department of | | Human Services shall adopt rules regarding certificate of need | | applications for nursing facilities to implement the provisions | | of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, section 334 as amended | | by this Act. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine | | technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2- | | A. |
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| | | Sec. 10. Rules. In adopting the rules required by the Maine Revised | | Statutes, Title 22, section 3174-I, subsection 4, the Department | | of Human Services shall reduce the number and extent of full | | reviews of provider records required prior to the effective date | | of this Act and modify the annual minimum data set review process | | required prior to the effective date of this Act to eliminate | | unnecessary paperwork while fulfilling the objectives of this | | Act. |
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| | | Sec. 11. Effective date. This Act takes effect October 15, 2003. |
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| | | This bill does the following. |
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| | | It clarifies shared staffing in multilevel facilities. |
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| | | It directs the State Board of Nursing to adopt rules | | establishing 2 levels of certified nursing assistants, Certified | | Nursing Assistant Level I and Certified Nursing Assistant Level | | II, for employment in long-term care and residential care | | facilities. |
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| | | It modifies the needs assessment processes for long-term care | | services. It allows reassessments to be performed by hospital | | social workers and discharge planners, the Department of Human | | Services or its designee and long-term care facilities. It | | modifies requirements governing periodic reassessments and | | requires the Department of Human Services to make further | | adjustments to the minimum data set forms and to its assessment | | mechanism. |
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