E Modifying certain regulatory requirements and standards for + nursing facilities licensing purposes; requiring the commissioner of health +to make available to nursing homes information on facility specific standards+ waivers granted and upon request to extend waivers to other similarly +situated facilities upon determination of facility satisfaction of certain +terms and conditions of the waivers; exempting facilities from waiver request requirements for room furniture or equipment in response to resident +specific requests under certain conditions; requiring periodic checking of +incontinent residents according to specific time intervals written in resident +care plans, requiring physician authorization of certain longer intervals, +exception; requiring facilities under the contractual alternative demonstration +project to participate in the quality improvement program established by the +commissioner of human services or to submit information on the quality improvement+ process used for commissioner approval, reporting requirement; requiring the commissioner of health to pursue changes in federal policy mandating +the imposition of federal sanctions without providing an opportunity to +correct deficiencies issued to a facility(mk, ja)