119 HR 5314 IH: Randy Susen Visitation Rights Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-09-11 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.

I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 5314IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSeptember 11, 2025Mr. Grothman (for himself, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Self, and Mrs. Bice) 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 amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require a skilled nursing facility to permit without restriction visitation by an individual designated by a resident of such facility under the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Randy Susen Visitation Rights Act of 2025.

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Requiring skilled nursing facilities to permit without restriction visitation by certain individuals

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Medicare

Section 1819(c)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i–3(c)(3)) is amended— (1)in subparagraph (D), by striking and at the end; (2)in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and (3)by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (F)permit immediate access to a resident by not less than 1 individual that such resident designates, subject to the right of such resident to deny or withdraw consent or such designation at any time, but not subject to any other restriction or limitation on such access.. (b)

Medicaid

Section 1919(c)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396l(c)(3)) is amended— (1)in subsection (D), by striking and at the end; (2)in subsection (E), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and (3)by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (F)permit immediate access to a resident by not less than 1 individual that such resident designates, subject to the right of such resident to deny or withdraw consent or such designation at any time, but not subject to any other restriction or limitation on such access..