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HR 5373 113th Congress House

Put a Registered Nurse in the Nursing Home Act of 2014

Official title: To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to establish a minimum direct care registered nurse staffing requirement at nursing facilities and ski… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to establish a minimum direct care registered nurse staffing requirement at nursing facilities and skilled nursing facilities under Medicare and Medicaid and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 4, 2014 Introduced by: Schakowsky, Janice D. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Health Health facilities and institutionsHealth personnelLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicaid
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Aug 1, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 31, 2014
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 31, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 1, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Put a Registered Nurse in the Nursing Home Act of 2014 - Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act with respect to coverage of nursing care services in skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities, respectively, to revise the standards for 24-hour licensed nursing service care which a professional registered nurse is required to provide at least 8 consecutive hours a day, 7 days a week.

Requires such facilities, instead, to use the services of at least one registered professional nurse to provide assessment, surveillance, and direct care to residents 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Dec 4, 2014
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Dec 3, 2014
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Dec 3, 2014
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jul 31, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5373: Put a Registered Nurse in the Nursing Home Act of 2014. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5373/
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"H.R. 5373: Put a Registered Nurse in the Nursing Home Act of 2014." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5373/.
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