US HB1265 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 14-1)
Status: Introduced on February 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Repeals certain restrictions under Medicare and Medicaid that prohibit the approval of nurse-aide training and competency evaluation programs in skilled nursing facilities that have been subject to specified regulatory actions (e.g., civil penalties) for substandard quality of care. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) may still disapprove such programs; however, the CMS must rescind the disapproval upon completion of corrective action.
Title
Nursing Home Workforce Quality Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Sean Duffy [R-WI] | Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN] | Rep. Greg Gianforte [R-MT] | Rep. Glenn Grothman [R-WI] |
| Rep. Jim Banks [R-IN] | Sen. Roger Marshall [R-KS] | Rep. Steve Watkins [R-KS] | Rep. Liz Cheney [R-WY] |
| Rep. Lance Gooden [R-TX] | Rep. Dusty Johnson [R-SD] | Rep. Pete Stauber [R-MN] | Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK] |
| Rep. Kevin Hern [R-OK] | Rep. Adrian Smith [R-NE] | Rep. Carol Miller [R-WV] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-02-15 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2019-02-14 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2019-02-14 | House | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2019-02-14 | House | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2019-02-14 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Health
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Medical education
Health
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Medical education
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1265/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1265/BILLS-116hr1265ih.pdf |
