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Long Term Care Quality and Consumer Information Improvement Act of 2005
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 5, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 5, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3214-3215)
Apr 5, 2005
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Long Term Care Quality and Consumer Information Improvement Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish between ten and 15 additional quality measures applicable to skilled nursing facilities, including a risk adjustment methodology reflecting differences in care, not differences in resident population characteristics.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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