US Congress House Bill 5897 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on February 13 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-13 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to publish specified information on its website relating to deficiencies of Medicaid intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities, including information regarding inspections, complaints, and administrative actions. The CMS must also (1) develop and publish a standardized complaint form for such facilities; and (2) convene an advisory council to recommend ways to prevent abuse, neglect, and exploitation in such facilities. The bill also allows Medicaid and Medicare providers (e.g., skilled nursing facilities) to access, through the National Practitioner Data Bank, disciplinary information for affiliated physicians and other health care practitioners, as reported by state licensing authorities.

Preventing Abuse and Neglect of Vulnerable Americans Act of 2020

Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]	Rep. Tom O'Halleran [D-AZ]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]
Rep. Greg Stanton [D-AZ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-13	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2020-02-13	House	Introduced in House

SB2574 (Related) 2019-09-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB3297 (Related) 2020-02-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5897/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5897/BILLS-116hr5897ih.pdf