Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to nursing facilities and cost reports
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedMarch 5, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeMarch 10, 2025
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Nursing facilities must now include a signed statement in their yearly cost reports. This document, signed by the owner or the head executive, must swear that all reported costs are correct and that Medicaid claims were submitted honestly.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to cost reports submitted by nursing facilities to the department of health and human services. The bill requires a nursing facility to include in the annual cost report an affidavit signed by the owner or chief executive officer of the nursing facility stating that the costs in the report are accurate and that the Medicaid claims have been submitted in good faith.
Senate subcommittee
Named March 10, 2025. It hasn’t reported yet.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part