CHAPTER 194
SB 119 - FINAL VERSION
03/07/2019 0738s
06/06/2019 2407EBA
2019 SESSION
19-0873
01/04
SENATE BILL 119
AN ACT directing hospitals to develop an operational plan for the care of patients with dementia.
SPONSORS: Sen. Feltes, Dist 15; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Chandley, Dist 11; Rep. Cushing, Rock. 21; Rep. Long, Hills. 10; Rep. M. Murray, Hills. 22; Rep. Wall, Straf. 6
COMMITTEE: Health and Human Services
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires hospitals licensed under RSA 151 to complete and implement an operational plan for the recognition and management of patients with dementia or delirium in acute-care settings. Under this bill, each hospital shall keep the plan on file and make it available to the bureau of health facilities administration, department of health and human services, upon request.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/07/2019 0738s
06/06/2019 2407EBA 19-0873
01/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT directing hospitals to develop an operational plan for the care of patients with dementia.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
194:1 New Section; Health Facilities Licensure; Hospital Dementia Operational Plan. Amend RSA
151 by inserting after section 2-h the following new section:
151:2-i Hospital Dementia Operational Plan Required.
I. Every facility licensed as a hospital under RSA 151:2, I(a) shall, not later than January 1, 2023, complete and implement an operational plan for the recognition and management of patients with dementia or delirium in acute-care settings. The plan shall address the following recommendations:
(a) Recognition of dementia and/or delirium.
(b) Cognitive assessment.
(c) Management and treatment in all relevant departments.
(d) Development of a dementia-friendly environment.
(e) Transfer or discharge procedures.
(f) An annual hospital self-assessment.
(g) Education and training of clinical and non-clinical staff.
II. Hospitals shall keep the plan on file and make the plan available to the department of health and human services, bureau of health facilities administration upon request.
194:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2020.
Approved: July 10, 2019
Effective Date: January 01, 2020
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 29, 2019 | Senate | Hearing |
| Feb. 19, 2019 | Senate | Hearing |
| March 7, 2019 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| April 23, 2019 | House | Hearing |
| May 7, 2019 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| May 23, 2019 | House | Floor Vote |
July 10, 2019: Signed by the Governor on 07/10/2019; Chapter 194; Effective 01/01/2020
June 13, 2019: Enrolled (In recess 06/13/2019); SJ 21
June 13, 2019: Enrolled 06/13/2019 HJ 19 P. 18
June 6, 2019: Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2019-2407e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/06/2019); SJ 20
June 5, 2019: Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2019-2407e: AA VV 06/05/2019 HJ 17 P. 82
May 23, 2019: Ought to Pass: MA VV 05/23/2019 HJ 16 P. 15
: Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 19-2; CC)
May 23, 2019: Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 05/23/2019 (Vote 19-2; CC) HC 25 P. 5
May 7, 2019: Executive Session: 05/07/2019 10:00 am LOB 205
April 25, 2019: Division I Subcommittee Work Session: 04/25/2019 10:00 am LOB 104
April 23, 2019: Public Hearing: 04/23/2019 01:15 pm LOB 205
March 14, 2019: Introduced 03/14/2019 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 9 P. 53
March 7, 2019: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-0738s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/07/2019; SJ 7
March 7, 2019: Sen. Sherman Floor Amendment # 2019-0738s, AA, VV; 03/07/2019; SJ 7
March 7, 2019: Committee Amendment # 2019-0610s, AF, VV; 03/07/2019; SJ 7
March 7, 2019: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-0610s, 03/07/2019; SC 12
Feb. 19, 2019: Hearing: 02/19/2019, Room 101, LOB, 02:30 pm; SC 11
Jan. 29, 2019: Hearing: 01/29/2019, Room 101, LOB, 02:50 pm; SC 8
Jan. 3, 2019: Introduced 01/03/2019 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 4