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Committee reviews bill to require quality assurance and post investigation results at licensed residential facilities
Summary
Senate Bill 37 would make quality assurance programs mandatory for licensed residential care facilities and require DHHS to post investigation and life-safety inspection results publicly; DHHS testified in support and advocacy groups urged passage for transparency.
Grant Bossi, deputy chief of staff for the New Hampshire Senate, introduced Senate Bill 37 on behalf of Senator Berle and said the bill is a department request. The sponsor and department witnesses described multiple changes: making quality assurance committees mandatory for licensed residential-care facilities, expanding DHHS investigatory authority, and requiring posting of investigation and life-safety survey results.
Kelly Keith, licensing unit chief for the Bureau of Licensing and Certification at DHHS, said the department supports the bill and described its aim as improving patient safety…
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