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Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents Act of 2019

Introduced: November 21, 2019 Introduced by: Blumenthal, Richard Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Nov 21, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Nov 21, 2019
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents Act of 2019

This bill establishes several requirements for Medicare skilled nursing facilities and Medicaid nursing facilities with respect to minimum staffing levels, training for nurses, and protections for whistleblowers and residents. The bill also requires specific consent procedures in relation to the administration of certain psychotropic drugs and prohibits the use of pre-dispute arbitration agreements in such facilities.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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