NURSING HOME-MENTAL ILLNESS

From the Legislature

Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that all persons admitted to a nursing home facility with a diagnosis of serious mental illness shall receive a follow-up visit by the Department of Human Services or its designee within 60 days after admission (rather than just a follow-up visit within 60 days after admission). Provides that, after admission, any resident with a diagnosis of serious mental illness who experiences a specified significant change in physical or mental condition shall be referred by the nursing facility for a resident review by the Department of Human Services or its designee within 72 hours after the significant change.