Legislative Session number- 82

Bill Name: SF1869

Requiring the commissioner of human services to establish a long term care
facility employee health coverage account in the general fund to fund a
subsidized health coverage program for employees of long term care facilities,
requiring the commissioner to deposit a certain amount of money for each hour
worked during the previous month by individuals employed by nursing facilities
or intermediate care facilities for persons with mental retardation or related
conditions (ICF MR) reimbursed under medical assistance (MA); requiring the
commissioner to convene a task force to develop the program, specifying certain
membership representation requirements; requiring the task force to develop a
plan to provide affordable and comprehensive individual and family health
coverage for long term care facility employees and to study the feasibility of
extending the program to community based long term care workers and report to
the legislature by a certain date; providing an effective date and repealer
contingent on certain legislative action (mk)