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Panel hears bill to extend moratorium on nursing and basic care beds for four years
Summary
The House Human Services Committee heard House Bill 1154, which would extend North Dakota's moratorium on basic care and nursing facility bed capacity for four years to control overcapacity, stabilize finances and focus on community-based services.
Representative Matt Ruby introduced House Bill 1154, a measure to extend the state's moratorium on the number of basic care and nursing facility beds for four years, citing flexibility for long-term care providers to transfer or convert beds as needs change.
Supporters, including the North Dakota Long Term Care Association, told the committee the moratorium has reduced licensed nursing facility beds from a peak of 7,124 in 1995 to 4,978 today and that extending…
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