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Committee advances HB 28 to merge nursing home and residential care administrators' boards
Summary
House Bill 28, sponsored by Representative Dore Healy, would consolidate the Board of Nursing Home Administrators and the Residential Care Facility Administrators board; the committee approved sending it to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation after discussing fiscal and timing estimates.
The Health and Welfare Committee voted to send House Bill 28 to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation after sponsor Representative Dore Healy, R‑District 15, said the measure would merge the Board of Nursing Home Administrators and the Residential Care Facility Administrators board for administrative efficiency.
Healy told the committee the consolidation follows similar national actions and is intended to reduce duplicated board functions. He said moving the boards together initially resulted in some costs — including relocating to the Chinden campus — but that "in the long run it will start saving money." Healy gave an approximate timeline: as the boards consolidate and membership and administration change, the fiscal position is expected to improve, with estimates indicating improved fiscal outcomes by about 2029.
Representative McCann asked for clarification on a fiscal note that said the consolidation "will have no impact on the general fund," noting that the boards were already operating in the red and consolidation was intended to move them toward fiscal neutrality. Representative Burgoyne asked how long "the long run" might be; Healy replied that projections are estimates and depend on membership and administrator counts.
A motion by Representative Wheeler to send the bill to the floor carried on a voice vote; one committee member recorded the chair's affirmative vote. One witness line was noted but no public testimony was recorded in the minutes. The committee approved the bill with a due‑pass recommendation.
