HR 7140
117th Congress
House
Health
Employee performance
Health care quality
Health personnel
Licensing and registrations
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicaid
Medicare
Nursing
Personnel records
PROTECTS Act
Introduced: March 17, 2022
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 18, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 17, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 17, 2022
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1