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Nursing Home Quality Protection Act

Introduced: July 25, 2000 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Aug 8, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Jul 25, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Jul 25, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide for: (1) increased sanctions (including refunds and withholding of Federal funds) for substandard care furnished in nursing homes; (2) reinstitution of the Boren Amendment payment methodology repealed in 1997; (3) a Nursing Facility Quality Improvement Account for deposit of all substandard care refunds and withheld amounts; (4) grants to States for improvement of the quality of care; and (5) increased public disclosure of information regarding nursing homes, including availability on the Internet.
What's happening now August 8, 2000

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 17, 2000
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 14, 2000
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 7, 2000
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Sep 7, 2000
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 25, 2000
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4949: Nursing Home Quality Protection Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4949/
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