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 See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Jun 24, 2021

Introduced in Senate

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 June 24, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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