US SB2943 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on November 21 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-11-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on November 21 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-11-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Establishes several requirements for Medicare skilled nursing facilities and Medicaid nursing facilities with respect to minimum staffing levels, training for nurses, and protections for whistleblowers and residents. The bill also requires specific consent procedures in relation to the administration of certain psychotropic drugs and prohibits the use of pre-dispute arbitration agreements in such facilities.
Title
Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents Act of 2019
Sponsors
Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] | Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-11-21 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Same As/Similar To
HB5216 (Related) 2019-11-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HB5326 (Related) 2019-12-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HB5326 (Related) 2019-12-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subjects
Administrative remedies
Adult education and literacy
Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Executive agency funding and structure
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Home and outpatient care
Judicial review and appeals
Labor-management relations
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicaid
Medicare
Neurological disorders
Nursing
Prescription drugs
State and local government operations
Worker safety and health
Adult education and literacy
Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Executive agency funding and structure
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Home and outpatient care
Judicial review and appeals
Labor-management relations
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicaid
Medicare
Neurological disorders
Nursing
Prescription drugs
State and local government operations
Worker safety and health
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2943/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2943/BILLS-116s2943is.pdf |