This bill proposes several amendments and appropriations related to nursing home residents and the Hampstead hospital and residential treatment facility. Firstly, it adjusts the personal needs allowance for nursing home residents, changing the adjustment frequency from 5 years to annually, aligning it with social security increases. Additionally, the bill allocates $160,000 to the Department of Health and Human Services for leave accrual and retention payments for temporary staff at the Hampstead facility, ensuring these funds are nonlapsing and specifically designated for this purpose. Furthermore, the bill establishes the Hampstead hospital and residential treatment facility capital investment fund, mandating that all revenue from operations transfer and asset purchase agreements approved on December 18, 2024, be deposited into this fund. This fund is intended to support capital investments and maintenance of the facility and is designed to be nonlapsing and continually appropriated for these purposes. The bill also includes provisions for reporting any revenue exceeding $3,000,000 for the biennium ending June 30, 2027, to the fiscal committee of the general court. The effective dates for various sections of the bill are staggered, with some provisions taking effect as early as June 30, 2025, and others on January 1, 2026.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 167:27-a
As Amended by the Senate: 167:27-a, 126-A:5, 6:12
As Amended by the Senate (2nd): 167:27-a, 126-A:5, 6:12
As Amended by the House: 126-A:5, 6:12, 126-X:1, 126-X:2, 126-X:3, 126-X:4, 126-X:5, 126-X:8, 126-X:6
Version adopted by both bodies: 167:27-a, 126-A:5, 6:12
CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: 167:27-a, 126-A:5, 6:12