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HR 3356 114th Congress House

Safe Food for Seniors Act of 2015

Official title: To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act with respect to the qualification of the director of food services of a Medicare skilled nursing facility or a Medicaid nursing facility.

Introduced: November 3, 2015 See on congress.gov
Health Health facilities and institutionsHealth personnelLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicaid
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MedicareNutrition and diet
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Aug 12, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 31, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 29, 2015
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 29, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 12, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Safe Food for Seniors Act of 2015

This bill amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act such that a Medicare skilled nursing facility or Medicaid nursing facility without a full-time qualified dietitian must require its director of food services to be: (1) a Certified Dietary Manager meeting the requirements of the Certifying Board for Dietary Managers; (2) a Dietetic Technician, Registered, meeting with the requirements published by the Commission on Dietetic Registration; or (3) an individual with equivalent military or academic qualifications.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 21, 2016
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Dec 15, 2015
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Nov 3, 2015
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Nov 2, 2015
Roskam, Peter
· Oct 20, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3356: Safe Food for Seniors Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3356/
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"H.R. 3356: Safe Food for Seniors Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3356/.
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H.R. 3356, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3356/.
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