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HR 2114 117th Congress House

Essential Caregivers Act of 2021

Official title: To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, and intermediate care facilities for the in… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, and intermediate care facilities for the intellectually disabled to permit certain essential caregiver visitors during a public health emergency under the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

Introduced: March 19, 2021 Introduced by: Tenney, Claudia Republican · New York See on congress.gov
Health Cardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careHealth facilities and institutionsHealth personnel
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 22, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 19, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 19, 2021
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.
Mar 19, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 22, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Essential Caregivers Act of 2021

This bill requires skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, and intermediate care facilities for the intellectually disabled to establish an essential caregivers program during the COVID-19 public health emergency.

Under the program, facilities must allow each resident to select up to two essential caregivers to provide daily living assistance or emotional support during the emergency. Facilities must afford such caregivers up to eight hours of access to residents each day, and caregivers must agree to follow facility safety protocols and undergo regular COVID-19 testing, as specified.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2114: Essential Caregivers Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2114/
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"H.R. 2114: Essential Caregivers Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2114/.
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H.R. 2114, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2114/.
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