HB4352 H H&HR AM #1

Roskovensky 3338

The Committee on Health and Human Resources moved to amend the bill on page 1, by striking everything after the enacting section and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“ARTICLE 5. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

§9-5-24. Review of state owned long term care facilities.

(a) The secretary shall contract with a consultant and prepare a plan which includes but is not limited to options concerning selling, renovating or leasing Hopemont Hospital, Jackie Withrow Hospital, John Manchin Sr. Health Center and Lakin Hospital.  This plan shall be submitted to the Governor and the Joint Committee on Health by November 30, 2016.

(b) The plan shall include at a minimum:

(1) A time table with objectives;

(2) Strategies to minimize effects on state and contract employees;

(3) Strategies to minimize effects on long term care facility residents including increasing the potential risk of fatalities that could occur from relocating residents;

(4) Feedback from relevant internal and external stakeholders;

(5) Identification of barriers the secretary may encounter; and

(6) Strategies to produce the most revenue from the sale, including strategies to sell licensed beds and provide purchase options, lease options or separate sale of buildings, land, chattel and equipment.

(c) The hiring of the consultant is not subject to the purchasing requirements of article three, chapter five-a of this code.

 (d) The Director of the Division of Personnel shall assist the secretary and the consultant to create strategy to minimize the effects on employees.

 (e) There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special revenue account to be known as the “Health Care Facilities Transition Fund.” The fund shall consist of appropriations to effectuate the purposes of this section and any revenue or sales proceeds derived from activities provided for in accordance with this section.  Expenditures from the fund are for the purposes set forth in this section and are not authorized from collections but are to be made only in accordance with appropriation by the Legislature and in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twelve of this code.

(f) This section shall be construed broadly as to provide the secretary with the latitude to accomplish the goals of this section.”

Adopted

Rejected