CALIFORNIA Judge invalidates Golden State’s aid-in-dying law A judge overturned California’s two-year-old aid-in-dying law in mid-May, and gave the state’s attorney general just five...
State News for May 2018
May 08, 2018
WEST VIRGINIA Governor vetoes bill widening CNAs’ medication role West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) has vetoed a bill that would have allowed certified nursing assistants with special training to...
State News for April 2018
Apr 08, 2018
LOUISIANA 16,500 could be forced out of SNFs in funding fight About 60,000 elderly or disabled Medicaid recipients in Louisiana are being told they should expect to lose their benefits in July, and advocates...
State News for March 2018
Mar 08, 2018
Nursing home founder’s death leads to $140K fine.
State News for February 2018
Feb 08, 2018
INDIANA State seeks to boost nurse faculty numbers A proposed state bill seeks to attract and retain nursing faculty by offering grants of up to $5,000 a year, with a lifetime maximum of $25,000, to eligible...
State News for November 2017
Nov 06, 2017
LeadingAge Florida filed a legal challenge in late September over Gov. Rick Scott’s (R) emergency mandate following Hurricane Irma. The provider organization is arguing the rule would “create...
State News for October 2017
Oct 06, 2017
At least nine residents of a Florida nursing home died after their facility lost air conditioning following Hurricane Irma, authorities said in mid-September.
State News for January 2017
Jan 06, 2017
The Obama administration approved a $52.5 billion Medicaid waiver deal for Massachusetts in December.
State News for August 2016
Aug 06, 2016
A proposal that would have dramatically increased fines and oversight of Massachusetts nursing homes was rejected by state lawmakers in late June.
State News for June 2016
Jun 06, 2016
NEW YORK — A scathing indictment of the state’s system for licensing, monitoring and disciplining nurses has caught the attention of key officials in Albany following an investigation by a group...