HB 3160
Requiring certification of nursing home Medical Directors
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Bill overview
This bill requires medical directors at West Virginia nursing homes to be certified by the American Board of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine or a similarly recognized organization. It establishes a timeline for existing medical directors to achieve certification and mandates reporting of certification status to the Department of Health. The bill also includes exceptions for nursing homes operated as part of a hospital, requiring a qualified physician to fulfill the medical director role in those facilities.
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Flanigan
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