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A bill to amend the Social Security Act to require skilled nursing facilities and intermediate care facilities under the Medicare and Medicaid Programs to provide the services of a registered nurse…

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A bill to amend the Social Security Act to require skilled nursing facilities and intermediate care facilities under the Medicare and Medicaid Programs to provide the services of a registered nurse for 24 hours per day, 7 days a week.

Introduced: October 22, 1987 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 16, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Oct 28, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 22, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct 22, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Oct 22, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends part A (General Provisions) of title XI of the Social Security Act to require skilled nursing and intermediate care facilities under titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Act to provide the services of a registered nurse for 24 hours per day, seven days a week. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to waive such requirement with respect to facilities which have been unable to employ qualified registered nurses and whose residents do not require registered nursing services during the period in which such services are unavailable.

What's happening now November 16, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Dec 18, 1987
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Dec 18, 1987
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3543: A bill to amend the Social Security Act to require skilled nursing facilities and intermediate care facilities under the Medicare and Medicaid Programs to provide the services of a registered nurse for 24 hours per day, 7 days a week.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-3543/
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"H.R. 3543: A bill to amend the Social Security Act to require skilled nursing facilities and intermediate care facilities under the Medicare and Medicaid Programs to provide the services of a registered nurse for 24 hours per day, 7 days a week.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-3543/.
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H.R. 3543, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-3543/.
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