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HR 8574 116th Congress House

PROTECT Long Term Care Facilities Act

Official title: To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to increase enforcement under Medicare and Medicaid for skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilit… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to increase enforcement under Medicare and Medicaid for skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities during the COVID-19 emergency period and other infectious disease outbreak periods, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 9, 2020 See on congress.gov
Health AppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthDepartment of Health and Human ServicesEmergency communications systems
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Emergency medical services and trauma careExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care qualityHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHealth technology, devices, suppliesInfectious and parasitic diseasesLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicaidMedicareNursingState and local government operationsTelephone and wireless communicationWorker safety and health
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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Oct 9, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 9, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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

Protecting Residents with Oversight, Transparency, and Enforcement for Compassionate Treatment in Long Term Care Facilities Act or the PROTECT Long Term Care Facilities Act

This bill establishes a series of requirements for Medicare skilled nursing facilities and Medicaid nursing facilities during declared emergencies relating to infectious disease outbreaks, including specific survey and reporting requirements, and provides funds for state survey agencies to conduct related investigations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 5
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · Nov 17, 2020
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Oct 9, 2020
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Chu, Judy
California · Oct 9, 2020
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Oct 9, 2020
Pascrell, Bill
· Oct 9, 2020
Sires, Albio
· Oct 9, 2020
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Oct 9, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8574: PROTECT Long Term Care Facilities Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8574/
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"H.R. 8574: PROTECT Long Term Care Facilities Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8574/.
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H.R. 8574, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8574/.
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