(a) As used in this section, “small house nursing home” means an alternative nursing home facility that (1) consists of one or more units that are designed and modeled as a private home, (2) houses no more than fourteen individuals in each unit, (3) includes private rooms and bathrooms, (4) provides for an increased role for support staff in the care of residents, (5) incorporates a philosophy of individualized care, and (6) is licensed as a nursing home under chapter 368v.
(b) The Commissioner of Social Services may expand, within available appropriations, a pilot program to support the development of one or more small house nursing homes in the state in order to improve the quality of life for nursing home residents and to support a goal of providing nursing home care in a more home-like and less institution-like setting.
(c) A small house nursing home developed under this section shall comply with the provisions of sections 17b-352 to 17b-354, inclusive.
(P.A. 08-91, S. 1; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-5, S. 43; P.A. 11-44, S. 95; P.A. 14-95, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 08-91 effective July 1, 2008; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-5 amended Subsec. (d) by adding provision re commissioner's approval after consultation with and approval of Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and by replacing provision requiring commissioner to reserve 2 proposals for small house nursing home in a distressed municipality with provision allowing commissioner to give preference to such proposals, added new Subsec. (e) prohibiting commissioner from approving more than 1 project limited to 280 beds through June 30, 2011, and redesignated existing Subsec. (e) as Subsec. (f), effective October 5, 2009; P.A. 11-44 amended Subsec. (a)(2) by changing number of individuals per unit from 10 to 14, amended Subsec. (b) by replacing provision requiring commissioner to develop program to support up to 10 small house nursing homes with provision allowing commissioner to develop program to support 1 small house nursing home and adding provision limiting number of beds to 280, deleted former Subsecs. (c), (d) and (e) re applications to develop a small house nursing home and redesignated existing Subsec. (f) as Subsec. (c), effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 14-95 amended Subsec. (b) to replace “establish” with “expand” re pilot program and delete provision limiting project to 280 beds, effective July 1, 2014.