3.0.0 3437 2019-11-15T21:48:52Z 2019-11-15T21:48:52Z House H HR 2005-07-26 109 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2005-08-05T18:46:59Z Referred to 2005-07-26T12:51:20Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2005-08-03T20:08:22Z Referred to 2005-07-26T12:51:15Z 2005-08-05 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman. Committee 2005-08-03 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2005-07-26 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 concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2005-07-26 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 concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2005-07-26 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 concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2005-07-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-07-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000071 Rep. Camp, Dave [R-MI-4] DAVE CAMP R MI 4 N M001147 Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] Thaddeus McCotter R MI G. 11 2005-10-07 False H000676 Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2] PETER HOEKSTRA R MI 2 2005-10-25 False K000078 Rep. Kelly, Sue W. [R-NY-19] SUE KELLY R NY W. 19 2006-04-26 False P000585 Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19] TODD PLATTS R PA RUSSELL 19 2006-06-14 False M000934 Rep. Moran, Jerry [R-KS-1] Jerry Moran R KS 1 2006-09-28 False Health Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Alternative dispute resolution Department of Health and Human Services Education Employee training Employment tests Government Operations and Politics Higher education Labor and Employment Law Mediation Medicaid Medical education Medicare Nursing homes Paramedical personnel Patient satisfaction Quality of care Quality of life Social Welfare Surveys Welfare waivers Health 00 2005-07-26 Introduced in House 2006-12-19T21:56:30Z Medicare and Medicaid Nursing Facility Quality Improvement Act of 2005 - Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to revise the federal survey and certification process for skilled nursing facilities.

Revises requirements for nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs.

Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to disapprove such programs offered by a facility.

Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) waive certain requirements for the skilled nursing survey and certification process in order to test and implement innovative alternatives to the otherwise applicable survey process; and (2) continue payments for up to one year, in certain circumstances, pending remediation, to a nursing facility that no longer meets the specified requirements.

Requires each state to establish an informal and independent dispute resolution process to allow facilities to settle disputes involving compliance with nursing facility requirements.

Directs the Secretary to provide incentives for operators with histories of good compliance to acquire facilities with poor compliance histories.

Permits nursing facilities to appeal deficiency determinations.

Requires the State to establish a process for joint training and education of surveyors and providers at least annually and periodically as changes to regulations, guidelines, and policy governing nursing facility operations are implemented and used in surveys of participating facilities.

Directs the Secretary to require the state to establish a process for facility-based training for new surveyors.

]]> Medicare and Medicaid Nursing Facility Quality Improvement Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Medicare and Medicaid Nursing Facility Quality Improvement Act of 2005 Display Title Medicare and Medicaid Nursing Facility Quality Improvement Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act with respect to reform of Federal survey and certification process of nursing facilities under the Medicare and Medicaid Programs. Introduced in House 2005-07-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr3437ih/xml/BILLS-109hr3437ih.xml 2005-08-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.