S 2214
117th Congress
Senate
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: June 24, 2021
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 24, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 24, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1