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House Health and Human Services committee postpones bill to ban resident pharmacy‑choice fees
Summary
After hearing testimony that some adult care homes charge private‑pay residents $150–$300 for using an outside pharmacy, the committee closed the hearing on HB 2718 and agreed to postpone working the bill while stakeholders negotiate operational and regulatory details in the offseason.
The Committee on House Health and Human Services opened a hearing on House Bill 27‑18, which would give adult care home residents the explicit right to use the pharmacy of their choice without being charged a fee by the facility. Committee staff described the bill as a statutory supplement to the Adult Care Home Licensure Act that would define “pharmacy” and prohibit facility fees linked to a resident’s pharmacy selection.
Haley Ordoin, the state long‑term care ombudsman, told the committee that she and her office had received complaints that private‑pay residents were being charged ‘‘anywhere from $150 to $300 per month’’ by facilities when they insisted on using an outside pharmacy. Ordoin said those charges were levied by the care homes, not by the…
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