S 2574 116th Congress Senate

PROTECTS Act

Official title: A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to increase the ability of Medicare and Medicaid providers to access the National Practitioner Data Bank f… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to increase the ability of Medicare and Medicaid providers to access the National Practitioner Data Bank for the purpose of conducting employee background checks.

Introduced: October 16, 2019 See on congress.gov

Health Employee performanceHealth care qualityHealth personnelLicensing and registrations

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Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicaidMedicareNursingPersonnel records

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Sep 26, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Sep 26, 2019

Introduced in Senate

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Latest action September 26, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Promote Responsible Oversight and Targeted Employee background Check Transparency for Seniors Act or the PROTECTS Act

This bill allows Medicaid and Medicare providers (e.g., skilled nursing facilities) to access, through the National Practitioner Data Bank, disciplinary information concerning affiliated physicians and other health care practitioners, as reported by state licensing authorities.

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