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Committee advances bill to expand services at state veterans homes
Summary
House Bill 19-14 would give state veterans homes the option to offer home health care, adult day care and outpatient therapies; the committee advanced the bill to full state and local committee on a unanimous voice vote.
Chairman Boyd described House Bill 19-14 as a capacity and services expansion for state veterans homes, which currently care for approximately 500 veterans with a sixth facility under construction. The bill would allow veterans homes to offer but not require home health care, adult daycare and outpatient procedures such as physical, occupational and speech therapy to align with anticipated VA changes.
Committee members moved rapidly through the item and the clerk recorded a unanimous voice vote advancing the measure to the full state and local committee.
