S 1486
112th Congress
Senate
Health
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Department of Health and Human Services
Health facilities and institutions
Hospital care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Long-Term Care Hospital Improvement Act of 2011
Introduced: August 2, 2011
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 2, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Aug 2, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5261)
Aug 2, 2011
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Long-Term Care Hospital Improvement Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to long-term care hospitals to specify: (1) the criteria for preadmission patient screening and for admission following a face-to-face evaluation by a physician, (2) core services and patient care requirements, and (3) discharge criteria.
Reduces from 48 hours to 24 hours of admission the deadline by which long-term care hospitals must validate that patients meet admission criteria.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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