Nursing home board members quiet after Republic investigation led Ducey to disband group
Members of Arizona's nursing home board appeared to be in denial during their first meeting since Gov. Doug Ducey announced he was shutting down their organization for failing to protect residents.
The seven members said next to nothing about the governor’s veto of Senate Bill 1282, which would have reauthorized the board until 2029. They just carried on with business as usual for nearly four hours Monday, proceeding to launch 10 new investigations relating to assisted living facilities and making plans with one manager for a year in the future.
The bill was listed on the meeting agenda, so members could have discussed it. But the only reference was a statement by the board’s executive director, Sabrina Khan, who simply stated that the bill was vetoed.
Citing The Arizona Republic’s “disturbing and heartbreaking investigation" about the board’s failures, Ducey announced last week his plans to disband the Arizona Board of Examiners of Nursing Care Institution Administrators and Assisted Living Facility Managers.
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