Signed by Governor Gavin Newsom

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with Senate amendments and pass a bill that expands nursing home regulations.

Highlights:

• Establishes Skilled Nursing Facility Ownership and Management Reform Act of 2022 (Page 2).

• Establishes “reputability and responsibility standards for persons and entities seeking to acquire, operate, establish, or manage skilled nursing facilities in California” (Page 3).

• Requires “the State Department of Public Health to screen all persons and entities seeking licenses to acquire, operate, establish, or manage skilled nursing facilities” (Page 3).

• Requires “owners and operators, including nursing home chains, to obtain prior approval from the State Department of Public Health before acquiring, operating, establishing, managing, conducting, or maintaining a skilled nursing facility” (Page 3).

• Establishes “enforcement actions for failure to apply or seek approval prior to acquiring, operating, or managing a skilled nursing facility” (Page 3).

• Prohibits “the use of interim or longer-term management agreements unless an application has been submitted and approved by the State Department of Public Health” (Page 3).

• Establishes “sanctions to deter owners and operators from acquiring, operating, establishing, managing, conducting, or maintaining a freestanding skilled nursing facility before the State Department of Public Health approves its application or following the department’s denial of its application, orwithout first applying to and obtaining a license from the department for that purpose” (Page 3).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that expands nursing home regulations.

Highlights:

• Establishes Skilled Nursing Facility Ownership and Management Reform Act of 2022 (Page 2).

• Establishes “reputability and responsibility standards for persons and entities seeking to acquire, operate, establish, or manage skilled nursing facilities in California” (Page 3).

• Requires “the State Department of Public Health to screen all persons and entities seeking licenses to acquire, operate, establish, or manage skilled nursing facilities” (Page 3).

• Requires “owners and operators, including nursing home chains, to obtain prior approval from the State Department of Public Health before acquiring, operating, establishing, managing, conducting, or maintaining a skilled nursing facility” (Page 3).

• Establishes “enforcement actions for failure to apply or seek approval prior to acquiring, operating, or managing a skilled nursing facility” (Page 3).

• Prohibits “the use of interim or longer-term management agreements unless an application has been submitted and approved by the State Department of Public Health” (Page 3).

• Establishes “sanctions to deter owners and operators from acquiring, operating, establishing, managing, conducting, or maintaining a freestanding skilled nursing facility before the State Department of Public Health approves its application or following the department’s denial of its application, orwithout first applying to and obtaining a license from the department for that purpose” (Page 3).

Full Bill Text