PROVIDENCE A proposed compromise in the politically charged, union-driven fight for minimum staffing mandates at Rhode Island nursing homes is headed to the Rhode Island House for a vote, after winning the endorsement of a key committee on Thursday.
The mandate would be phased in over two years. The minimum number of required hours per patient per day would be lower than in the Senate-passed version, and would include time spent with physical therapists, speech pathologists and other medical professionals.
In an interview earlier this week, Shekarchi said the reworked bill balances the desire to improve health-care quality and patient care . [with] the industry s perspective.
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ICYMI: Rhode Island was up to 130,120 confirmed coronavirus cases on Thursday, after adding 429 new cases. The most-recent overall daily test-positive rate was 1.8 percent, and the first-time positive rate was 19 percent. The state announced four more deaths, bringing the total to 2,563. There were 141 people in the hospital, and 100,610 residents were fully vaccinated.
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Proposed R.I. budget would legalize marijuana, extend car tax phaseout
The proposal also calls for restructuring the state-run Eleanor Slater Hospital
By Edward Fitzpatrick Globe Staff,Updated March 11, 2021, 4:00 p.m.
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Governor Daniel J. McKee delivers inaugural address on the steps of the State House.Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff
PROVIDENCE â In his first budget proposal, Governor Dan J. McKee on Thursday outlined an $11.17-billion spending plan that would legalize marijuana, take the next step in the car-tax phaseout, and restructure the stateâs Eleanor Slater Hospital.
McKee submitted his proposed budget four days after his inauguration ceremony. The former lieutenant governor stepped in to become Rhode Islandâs 76th governor after Gina M. Raimondo was confirmed as President Joe Bidenâs secretary of Commerce.
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