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Committee holds hearing on bill to require dietitians and recognize clinical dietary managers in long-term care
Summary
Representative Schofield introduced House Bill 11 as a hearing before the Human Relations & Aging Committee, saying the measure aims to improve nutrition and meal oversight in long-term care facilities by requiring licensed dietitians and qualified directors of food and nutrition services.
Representative Schofield introduced House Bill 11 as a hearing before the Human Relations & Aging Committee, saying the measure aims to improve nutrition and meal oversight in the state's long-term care facilities by requiring each facility to employ a licensed dietitian and appoint a qualified director of food and nutrition services.
"Recognizing that proper nutrition is critical," Representative Schofield said in opening remarks, and described the bill as intended to raise standards of care and to address what she called a growing need for nutritional oversight across long-term care settings. She said the state has approximately 357 long-term care facilities serving more than 44,000 residents,…
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