Governor Green’s July 1, 2024, press release mentioned 16 signed bills, one of which was a bill for long-term care.
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HB2224 HD2 SD1 CD1 Comprehensive Long-Term Care
Requires the Executive Office on Aging, in coordination with the State Health Planning and Development Agency, to create a comprehensive long-term care plan to accomplish certain long-term care policy goals that ensure the availability of a full continuum of institutional and community-based services. Establishes and appropriates funds for one long-term care planner position within the Executive Office on Aging to oversee the development and implementation of the long-term care plan. Requires the Executive Office on Aging to submit a report to the Legislature. (CD1)
On the surface, it seems like a bill many people would benefit from. But what does this bill accomplish? After careful inspection, the main part of the bill is here.
“Establishes and appropriates funds for one long-term care planner position within the Executive Office on Aging to oversee the development and implementation of the long-term care plan.”