118 HR 7513 IH: Protecting America’s Seniors’ Access to Care Act U.S. House of Representatives 2024-03-01 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I118th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 7513IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMarch 1, 2024Mrs. Fischbach (for herself and Mr. Pence) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 concernedA BILLTo prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from finalizing a proposed rule regarding minimum staffing for nursing facilities, and to establish an advisory panel on the skilled nursing facility workforce.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Protecting America’s Seniors’ Access to Care Act.

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Prohibition on finalizing proposed staffing rule

The Secretary of Health and Human Services may not implement, enforce, or otherwise give effect to the proposed rule entitled Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting published by the Department of Health and Human Services on September 6, 2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 61352–61429), and may not promulgate any substantially similar rule.