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LD 759

An Act To Increase Patient Safety In Long-Term Care Facilities

132nd Legislature (2025-2026) Introduced by Craig Hickman

LD 759 aims to boost patient safety in long-term care facilities, affecting facilities, residents, and staff; it is dead this session with no fiscal impact.

Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
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Bill Summary · LD 759

Summary of LD 759 — An Act To Increase Patient Safety In Long-Term Care Facilities

Overview

  • Title: An Act To Increase Patient Safety In Long-Term Care Facilities
  • Bill Number: LD 759
  • Sponsor: Sen. Hickman of Kennebec
  • Committee: Health and Human Services
  • Introduced: February 25, 2025
  • Status: Dead in the current session (Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files)

Purpose and Intent

  • The bill’s stated aim is to increase patient safety in long-term care facilities. The exact legislative provisions are not included in the available materials, so the specific safety measures (e.g., new protocols, staffing requirements, reporting obligations, or regulatory oversight changes) are not enumerated here.
  • The accompanying fiscal note indicates no anticipated fiscal impact from the bill.

Key Provisions (Available Information)

  • The texts of the specific provisions are not provided in the materials. Therefore, a detailed listing of requirements, mandates, or program changes cannot be stated.
  • Based on the title, potential areas such bills commonly address may include resident safety protocols, staff training, incident reporting, oversight and compliance mechanisms, and quality assurance processes. However, these are general expectations and should not be taken as the bill’s actual provisions.

Fiscal Impact

  • Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement: No fiscal impact anticipated.
  • Fiscal Note status: Not required (Fiscal Note Required: No).

Who Would Be Affected

  • Primary: Long-term care facilities (e.g., nursing homes, assisted living facilities) and their administrators.
  • Secondary: Residents of long-term care facilities and their families, facility staff and caregivers, and state regulatory agencies overseeing health care facilities (e.g., Department of Health and Human Services).

Procedural History and Timeline

  • 2025-02-25: Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
  • 2025-02-25: In concurrence; ordered sent forthwith.
  • 2025-03-21: Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session (pursuant to Joint Order SP 519).
  • 2025-04-10: Work session held.
  • 2025-04-10: Voted ONTP (Ought Not to Pass).
  • 2025-04-14: Reported Out — ONTP.
  • 2025-04-17: Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 placed in Legislative Files (DEAD).

Current Status and Implications

  • The bill has been placed in legislative files and marked as dead for the remainder of the 132nd Legislature. Unless revived in a future session or reintroduced with changes, it will not advance.
  • For stakeholders, the dead status means no immediate regulatory or funding changes stemming from this bill. If similar legislation is reintroduced, it would follow the standard referral, committee process, and potential amendments in a future session.

Notes for Readers

  • If you want to understand the exact safety measures proposed, you would need to review the bill’s full text in the legislative files or subsequent amendments from a future session.
  • Continuous monitoring of similar bills in health care and long-term care safety committees would indicate whether the Legislature intends to pursue this policy area in upcoming sessions.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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