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HR 3796 114th Congress House

Nursing Home Accountability Act of 2015

Official title: To amend section 232 of the National Housing Act to provide that nursing homes receiving low ratings for purposes of the Medicare or Medicaid programs are inel… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend section 232 of the National Housing Act to provide that nursing homes receiving low ratings for purposes of the Medicare or Medicaid programs are ineligible for mortgage insurance under such section, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 21, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Nursing Home Accountability Act of 2015

This bill amends the National Housing Act to condition a nursing home's eligibility for a Section 232 loan upon its quality rating. (A Section 232 loan is insured by the Federal Housing Administration and may be used to finance or refinance the purchase, construction, or renovation of a nursing home or assisted living facility.)

A nursing home becomes ineligible for a Section 232 loan if, for any period of 30 or more consecutive months, the home achieves two or fewer stars under the five-star quality rating system established pursuant to the Social Security Act for purposes of the Medicare and Medicaid programs. However, a nursing home's eligibility shall be renewed if the home subsequently maintains a rating of three or more stars for a period of at least 30 consecutive months.

The bill does not affect existing mortgages.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3796: Nursing Home Accountability Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3796/
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"H.R. 3796: Nursing Home Accountability Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3796/.
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H.R. 3796, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3796/.
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