Revision: June 18, 2025, 4:03 p.m.
June 18, 2025
2025-2847-CofC
05/09
Committee of Conference Report on SB 118-FN, relative to the personal needs allowance of residents of nursing homes; making an appropriation to the department of health and human services for Hampstead hospital and residential treatment facility staff; and establishing the Hampstead hospital and residential treatment facility capital investment fund.
Recommendation:
That the Senate recede from its position of nonconcurrence with the House amendment, and concur with the House amendment, and
That the Senate and House adopt the following new amendment to the bill as amended by the House, and pass the bill as so amended:
Amend the bill by replacing all after section 5 with the following:
I. Section 1 of this act shall take effect January 1, 2026.
II. Section 2 of this act shall take effect July 1, 2025.
III. The remainder of this act shall take effect June 30, 2025.
The signatures below attest to the authenticity of this Report on SB 118-FN, relative to the personal needs allowance of residents of nursing homes; making an appropriation to the department of health and human services for Hampstead hospital and residential treatment facility staff; and establishing the Hampstead hospital and residential treatment facility capital investment fund.
Conferees on the Part of the Senate Conferees on the Part of the House
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Sen. Rochefort, Dist. 1 Rep. W. MacDonald, Rock. 16
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Sen. Birdsell, Dist. 19 Rep. S. Smith, Sull. 3
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Sen. Prentiss, Dist. 5 Rep. Drew, Hills. 19
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Rep. M. Pearson, Rock. 34
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This bill:
I. Adjusts the personal needs allowance for nursing home residents to reflect social security increases on an annual basis rather than the current 5-year adjustment.
II. Makes an appropriation to the department of health and human services to fund certain leave accrual and retention payments for temporary classified staff positions at the Hampstead hospital and residential treatment facility.
III. Establishes the Hampstead hospital and residential treatment facility capital investment fund and provides that all revenue collected by the department of health and human services from the operations transfer and asset purchase agreements approved by the governor and council on December 18, 2024 be deposited in the fund.