US Congress Senate Bill 2993 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on December 5 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-12-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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) must still disapprove such programs for up to two years; however, the CMS must rescind the disapproval upon completion of corrective action and may require additional oversight of the program for purposes of rescission. 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.

Ensuring Seniors’ Access to Quality Care Act

Sen. Mark Warner [D-VA]

Sen. Tim Scott [R-SC]

Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE]

Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-12-05	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

HB4468 (Related) 2019-09-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
SB2574 (Related) 2019-09-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2993/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2993/BILLS-116s2993is.pdf