CHAPTER 330

SB 281 - FINAL VERSION

 

02/03/2022   0177s

4May2022... 1335h

 

2022 SESSION

22-2879

05/04

 

SENATE BILL 281

 

AN ACT relative to nursing home policies regarding notice of vacancy.

 

SPONSORS: Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Sherman, Dist 24; Sen. Cavanaugh, Dist 16; Sen. Prentiss, Dist 5; Rep. Simpson, Rock. 36; Rep. Cushing, Rock. 21; Rep. Welch, Rock. 13; Rep. Weyler, Rock. 13; Rep. Piemonte, Rock. 4

 

COMMITTEE: Health and Human Services

 

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

 

This bill prohibits a private nursing home or assisted living facility from enforcing a 30-day notice of vacancy policy in the event of a resident's death.

 

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

02/03/2022   0177s

4May2022... 1335h 22-2879

05/04

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two

 

AN ACT relative to nursing home policies regarding notice of vacancy.

 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 

330:1  New Section; Nursing Home Policies Regarding Notice of Vacancy.  Amend RSA 151 by inserting after section 25-a the following new section:

151:25-b  Nursing Home Policies Regarding Notice of Vacancy.  A public or private nursing home or assisted living facility, for which residents are paying out of pocket, shall not enforce a 30-day notice of vacancy policy in the event of the resident's death.  The nursing home or assisted living facility shall be entitled to rent and fees for not more than 10 days from the date of the resident's death.  If there is personal property to remove that impedes the reuse of the room, the 10-day period shall not begin until after the family, estate, or responsible party has removed the deceased person's personal property.  If the room is occupied by a new resident before the expiration of the 10-day period, rent and fees for the 10-day period shall be prorated from the date of such occupancy and returned to the family, estate, or other responsible party.

330:2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

 

Approved: July 08, 2022

Effective Date: September 06, 2022