US SB3768 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 24-1)
Status: Introduced on May 19 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-05-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 19 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-05-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Establishes several programs and requirements to address the outbreak of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) in skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities, and psychiatric hospitals. Specifically, the bill provides specified funds for states to support cohorting (i.e., separating and grouping) individuals in such facilities based on COVID-19 status. States may use funds for specified items and activities, including testing kits, staffing, and facility development. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must issue related guidance that includes, among other things, which facilities are permitted to cohort individuals and strategies for effective implementation; such guidance must account for certain factors, including a facility's compliance with Medicare and Medicaid requirements regarding infection control and emergency preparedness. The CMS must also (1) publish and update daily, on its website and on the Nursing Home Compare website, specified information relating to COVID-19 cases and deaths in these facilities; (2) ensure these facilities provide timely notice of new cases or symptoms to residents, families, and specified government agencies; and (3) provide monthly congressional briefings on the outbreak in these facilities and related agency actions.
Title
Nursing Home COVID–19 Protection and Prevention Act of 2020
Sponsors
Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] | Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY] | Sen. Doug Jones [D-AL] |
Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] |
Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] | Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI] | Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] |
Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI] | Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV] | Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV] | Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI] |
Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN] | Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH] |
Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA] | Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] | Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE] | Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO] |
Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2020-05-19 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Same As/Similar To
HB6972 (Related) 2020-05-22 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Subjects
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Disability and paralysis
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Home and outpatient care
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicaid
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Mental health
Nursing
Right of privacy
State and local government operations
Wages and earnings
Worker safety and health
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Disability and paralysis
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Home and outpatient care
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicaid
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Mental health
Nursing
Right of privacy
State and local government operations
Wages and earnings
Worker safety and health
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3768/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3768/BILLS-116s3768is.pdf |