Commission to Examine Rate Setting and the Financing of Long-Term Care Facilities
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Commission Duties:
The commission shall examine the following issues concerning long-term care facilities:
1. The setting of rates for the different payers within the long-term care system, including monthly charges and charges for resident services and supplies, and ensuring affordability;
2. The levels of profit guaranteed by the rate of reimbursement, a comparison of rates among the different states and financial stability within the system;
3. The advisability of rate equalization between private and public payers, implementation of rate equalization and what the possible benefits and detriments might be for nursing facility residents;
4. The case mix payment system for private paying patients;
5. The possibility of regulating the long-term care industry in the manner of regulating public utilities; and
6. The relationship between staffing levels and quality of care and maintaining high-quality care.
The committee shall submit its report , together with any implementing legislation, to the Second Regular Session of the 118th Legislature no later than November 20, 1998..