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Nursing Home Pandemic Protection Act

Introduced: October 22, 2020 Introduced by: Booker, Cory A. Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct 22, 2020
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Nursing Home Pandemic Protection Act

This bill establishes several requirements for skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, and assisted living facilities to address the outbreak of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

Specifically, the bill requires these facilities to establish crisis plans and to maintain at least a 30-day supply of personal protective equipment to respond to the outbreak. The bill also incorporates a memorandum from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services about new regulations that require skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities to report COVID-19 cases to residents, families, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (the requirements took effect May 8, 2020).

What's happening now October 22, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7048 Identical bill Nursing Home Pandemic Protection Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4846: Nursing Home Pandemic Protection Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4846/
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"S. 4846: Nursing Home Pandemic Protection Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4846/.
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S. 4846, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4846/.
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