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Deficiencies, imposition of sanctions, provisions added; Health
Oversight Committee on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes,
Quality assurance program implementation, establishment of
Quality Assurance Committee, designation of medical
director, notice of ratio of personnel to residents, and closure
procedure required in each nursing home, provisions added ..
Site visits and surveys, requirements added ...............................
Nursing, Statewide Commission on the Crisis in, created and
required to convene summit on the crisis in nursing; reports
Oral Health Program to prevent and detect oral cancer, and
Prevent Oral Cancer Pilot Program, establishment and reports
required; oral cancer education programs to train health care
providers and promote smoking cessation, required ...................
Pharmacy Assistance Program ineligible applicants, program to
provide information about other pharmacy assistance programs,
including free programs by drug manufacturers, and study and
report on possibility of buy-in prescription assistance program
Prescription drug subsidy plan for Medicare Plus Choice eligible
persons living in medically underserved counties, funded by
insurers that receive a hospital rate differential for participation
in Substantial, Affordable, and Available Coverage Program,
provisions added.............................................................................
Spinal Cord Injury Research, State Board of, and Spinal Cord
Substance Abuse Treatment Outcomes Partnership Fund, created
Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Program and Cancer
Prevention, Education, Screening, and Treatment Program,
established; funding through Cigarette Restitution Fund and
Welfare Innovation Act of 2000, including provisions for local
government hiring of recipients, benefits for controlled
dangerous substance felons, substance abuse screening,
procurement, food stamp eligibility and performance-based pay
Health Claims Arbitration SEE Medical Malpractice
Health Insurance - -
SEE ALSO Health Maintenance Organizations; Managed Care
Organizations
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