S 3177 106th Congress Senate

Nursing Home Staff Improvement Act of 2000

Official title: A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish minimum nursing staff levels for nursing facilities, to provide for grants to improve… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish minimum nursing staff levels for nursing facilities, to provide for grants to improve the quality of care furnished in nursing facilities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 6, 2000 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov

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Oct 6, 2000

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Oct 6, 2000

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10085-10087)

Oct 6, 2000

Introduced in Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Nursing Home Staff Improvement Act of 2000 - Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 to extend until July 1, 2001, the deadline for a report from the Secretary of Health and Human Services concerning adequate nursing facility staffing requirements. Requires additional information and analysis in such report. Requires the Secretary to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking for final regulations requiring compliance with appropriate minimum caregiver to resident levels and supervisor to caregiver levels before facilities may receive payments under Medicare and Medicaid programs.

Directs the Secretary to award competitive grants to States for improving staffing levels in nursing facilities.

Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require skilled nursing and nursing facilities to report to the Secretary on nurse staffing levels and information regarding patient classification.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Finance Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 1

Reed, Jack

Rhode Island · Oct 6, 2000

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