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HR 7254 116th Congress House

Infection Control Training and Support Act of 2020

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for infection control support to skilled nursing facilities through contracts with quality improvement organizations.

Introduced: June 18, 2020 See on congress.gov
Health Cardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careGovernment trust fundsHealth care quality
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Health facilities and institutionsHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careInfectious and parasitic diseasesLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicareNursingPublic contracts and procurement
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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.
Jun 18, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 18, 2020

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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Infection Control Training and Support Act of 2020

This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to ensure that, during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), at least one of its contracts with Medicare quality improvement organizations requires that the organization assist skilled nursing facilities with COVID-19 infection control (e.g., training materials).

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 3 Republican 2
D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Sep 17, 2020
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Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Jul 31, 2020
 R
Curtis, John R.
Utah · Jul 31, 2020
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Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Jul 31, 2020
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Underwood, Lauren
Illinois · Jul 13, 2020
Burgess, Michael
· Jun 18, 2020
UPTON, FRED
· Jun 18, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7254: Infection Control Training and Support Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7254/
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"H.R. 7254: Infection Control Training and Support Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7254/.
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H.R. 7254, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7254/.
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