3.0.0 1476 2023-01-11T19:54:04Z 2023-01-11T19:54:04Z House H HR 2007-03-12 110 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2007-03-23T14:19:33Z Referred to 2007-03-12T16:32:15Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2007-03-13T19:43:37Z Referred to 2007-03-12T16:32:20Z 2007-03-23 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2007-03-13 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2007-03-12 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 2007-03-12 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 2007-03-12 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 2007-03-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-03-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001247 Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5] Ginny Brown-Waite R FL 5 N K000360 Rep. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL-10] MARK KIRK R IL STEVEN 10 2007-03-12 True F000447 Rep. Feeney, Tom [R-FL-24] Tom Feeney R FL 24 2007-03-12 True B001255 Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-7] Charles Boustany R LA W. 7 2007-03-12 True S001144 Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] CHRISTOPHER SHAYS R CT 4 2007-03-12 True B001232 Rep. Biggert, Judy [R-IL-13] JUDY BIGGERT R IL 13 2007-03-12 True M001150 Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10] Candice Miller R MI S. 10 2007-03-12 True P000589 Rep. Porter, Jon C. [R-NV-3] Jon Porter R NV C. 3 2007-03-12 True G000550 Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11] Phil Gingrey R GA 11 2007-03-12 True C000266 Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] STEVE CHABOT R OH 1 2007-03-12 True G000180 Rep. Gilchrest, Wayne T. [R-MD-1] WAYNE GILCHREST R MD T. 1 2007-03-12 True B000208 Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] ROSCOE BARTLETT R MD G. 6 2007-03-12 True U000031 Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] FRED UPTON R MI 6 2007-03-12 True R000580 Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] Peter Roskam R IL J. 6 2007-03-12 True S000250 Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32] PETE SESSIONS R TX 32 2007-03-28 False P000591 Rep. Price, Tom [R-GA-6] Tom Price R GA 6 2007-03-28 False R000578 Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8] David Reichert R WA G. 8 2007-03-28 False P000585 Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19] TODD PLATTS R PA RUSSELL 19 2007-08-03 False H001041 Rep. Heller, Dean [R-NV-2] Dean Heller R NV 2 2008-06-19 False Health Administrative procedure Commerce Consumer education Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal justice information Department of Health and Human Services Disasters Elder abuse Emergency Management Employee selection Evacuation of civilians Fines (Penalties) Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Home care services Hospitals Identification of criminals Labor and Employment Law Long-term care Medicaid Medicare Mental care facilities Nursing homes Patients' rights Planning Social Welfare Terminal care facilities Health 00 2007-03-12 Introduced in House 2007-03-20T20:00:48Z Senior Safety and Dignity Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) and title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to include in the nursing home patient's bill of rights the right to receive care from a creditable caregiver.

Requires a skilled nursing facility (SNF), before hiring a worker, to conduct a background check on the applicant. Prohibits the hiring of abusive workers or workers convicted of a relevant crime. Establishes civil penalties for violations of this Act, including knowing retention of SNF workers who fail background checks.

Applies such requirements and prohibitions to a long-term care facility or provider.

Directs the Secretary to establish a national criminal background check program, after evaluation of the pilot program under the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, in order to prevent abuse of nursing facility and SNF residents and individuals receiving home health care services and other long-term care services under the Medicare or Medicaid programs. Requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation to conduct such criminal background checks.

Requires the national criminal background check program to be made available to a long-term care facility or provider.

Adds to the nursing home patient's bill of rights the right to a safe environment during an emergency or natural disaster.

Requires a SNF under Medicare and Medicaid to: (1) have a clear and preestablished disaster plan; and (2) inform residents and next-of-kin about it and the location of possible evacuation in case of an emergency disaster.

Applies the same requirement to other long-term care facilities.

]]> Senior Safety and Dignity Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to expand the nursing home patients' bill of rights to include the right to receive care from a credible caregiver by requiring background checks on direct access employees and the right to a safe environment during an emergency or natural disaster by requiring nursing long-term care facilities to establish disaster emergency and evacuation plans. Introduced in House IH Display Title Senior Safety and Dignity Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Senior Safety and Dignity Act of 2007 Introduced in House 2007-03-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr1476ih/xml/BILLS-110hr1476ih.xml 2007-03-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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.