HR 6855
116th Congress
House
Health
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Family relationships
Health facilities and institutions
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare
Nursing
Telephone and wireless communication
Facilitating Virtual Visitation for Nursing Home Residents Act of 2020
Introduced: May 13, 2020
Introduced by:
Sánchez, Linda T.
Democratic
· California
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 13, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 13, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Facilitating Virtual Visitation for Nursing Home Residents Act of 2020
This bill provides statutory authority for certain requirements with respect to the rights of residents in Medicare skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). Specifically, the bill requires SNFs to provide residents with reasonable access to a telephone and the internet and to inform residents of such access and of any policy changes regarding external visitors.
Additionally, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must issue guidance to help SNFs ensure that residents have access to televisitation during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Committees of jurisdiction
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