Adopted
AMENDMENT NO 1 PROPOSED TO
Senate Bill No. 2186
BY: Senator(s) Tollison
AMEND by inserting the following after line 13 and renumbering subsequent sections accordingly:
SECTION *. The following provision shall be codified as Section 43-11-28, Mississippi Code of 1972:
43-11-28. (1) All care facility residents/patients and their responsible parties shall be provided at the time of admission a one-page document, separate and apart from all other admission documents, which shall contain the contact names and phone numbers of (a) the ombudsman assigned to the facility; (b) the head of the care facility's family council or similar association of residents' families; (c) state government-operated abuse hotlines, including the Office of the Attorney General and the Mississippi Department of Health; and (d) information explaining that in an emergency or life-threatening situation, it is appropriate to call 911.
(2) An identical document shall be prominently posted at all times in all public places, including, but not limited to, cafeterias or dining halls, family council meeting rooms and visiting areas.
(3) The facility shall require the resident and the resident's responsible party to sign a log or similar form to show receipt of the document.
(4) The State Department of Health may require the care facility to provide additional contact information on the document.
(5) Failure to provide the document to the resident and the resident's responsible party at admission or prominently post the document in public areas shall result in (a) a warning for the first violation; and (b) a Two Hundred Fifty Dollar ($250.00) fine for each additional occurrence. All proceeds from these fines shall be placed in the Vulnerable Adults Education, Training, Investigation and Prosecution Trust Fund, as defined in Section 43-47-39, Mississippi Code of 1972.
FURTHER, amend the title by inserting on line 1 after the word "ACT" the following:
TO CODIFY SECTION 43-11-28, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE NURSING FACILITY RESIDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO BE PROVIDED VULNERABLE ADULT EDUCATION AWARENESS AND CONTACT INFORMATION UPON ADMISSION OF THE RESIDENT, TO PROVIDE CIVIL FINES FOR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SUCH INFORMATION;