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Sponsors propose letting counties perform nursing‑home surveys to address backlog; state cites oversight concerns
Summary
A bill would let counties perform annual nursing‑home surveys under a state delegation arrangement, sponsors and county officials told the committee, arguing that local capacity could close a backlog of overdue OHCQ inspections and provide more timely oversight.
Delegate Bonnie Collison and Montgomery County witnesses proposed House Bill 4-29 to permit county governments to conduct annual Medicare/Medicaid nursing‑home surveys and investigations under a delegation agreement with the Maryland Department of Health. Sponsors and county officials said delegating authority would address a documented backlog of overdue surveys and restore a previously used memorandum of understanding (MOU) arrangement that Montgomery County had operated for many years.
Supporters — including Montgomery County Commission on Aging representatives, a county executive aide,…
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