Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H794: An Act clarifying responsibility for policy and budgetary decision-making in nursing homes
Status: Failed, March 30, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 27, 2025:
SECTION 1. Section 115 of chapter 112 of the general laws as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition is hereby amended by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection (f) Any person licensed as a nursing home administrator, or acting in the capacity of a nursing home administrator shall certify under the pains and penalties of perjury at the commencement of the fiscal year of the facility for which they are the administrator that the facility’s budget and staffing are sufficient to meet the regular and customary operational needs of the facility including, but not limited to meeting the care needs of all residents then residing in such facility. Said certification shall be counter-signed by the designated medical director for such facility in accordance with Center for Medicare and Medicaid Operations Manual 100.07, section 483 (i). For purposes of this act, “care needs,” shall mean the sum total of the programs, services, staffing, dietary, recreational, rehabilitative, and medical equipment identified in the care plans of each resident including, but not limited to the apportioned cost of all aspects of housing and management for said residents. SECTION 2. Said subsection 115, is hereby further amended by adding the following new subsection: (g) Whenever a nursing home administrator licensed pursuant to the laws and regulations of the Commonwealth and its agencies, …
Sponsors
- Jeffrey Turco (D, 19th Suffolk) · primary sponsor
- James Eldridge (D, Middlesex and Worcester)
Latest actions
- : Accompanied a study order, see H5310 (under House Rule 27)
- : Hearing scheduled for 09/16/2025 from 10:00 AM-1:00 PM in A-2
- : Referred, pursuant to an order adopted by the two branches, to the committee on Aging and Independence
- : Senate concurred
- : Referred to the committee on Elder Affairs
- : Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order
Common questions
- What is H794?
- H794 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act clarifying responsibility for policy and budgetary decision-making in nursing homes.
- What is the status of H794?
- Failed as of March 30, 2026. Latest action: Accompanied a study order, see H5310 (under House Rule 27) (March 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored H794?
- Jeffrey Turco (D, 19th Suffolk), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H794?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H794
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