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PROTECT Long Term Care Facilities Act

Introduced: February 4, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Feb 5, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 4, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Feb 4, 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.
Feb 4, 2021
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Residents with Oversight, Transparency, and Enforcement for Compassionate Treatment in Long Term Care Facilities Act or the PROTECT Long Term Care Facilities Act

This bill establishes a series of requirements for Medicare skilled nursing facilities and Medicaid nursing facilities during declared emergencies relating to infectious disease outbreaks.

Specifically, the bill provides statutory authority for certain COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) reporting requirements and requires facilities to report similar information with respect to any infectious disease outbreak that results in a state or national emergency. The bill requires compliance surveys to be conducted in accordance with a specified schedule during such outbreaks and subjects facilities to civil penalties for outbreak-specific violations, as determined under criteria from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The bill also provides funds for state survey agencies to conduct related investigations.

What's happening now February 5, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2