3.0.0 3732 2017-12-15T00:46:12Z 2017-12-15T00:46:12Z Senate S S 2008-12-11 110 ssbk00 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-12-11T15:28:35Z 2008-12-11 ssbk00 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10948-10949) IntroReferral 2008-12-11 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10947-10948) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-12-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA N Health Administrative procedure Department of Health and Human Services Economics and Public Finance Federal advisory bodies Government Operations and Politics Government lending Law Medicaid Nursing homes Social Welfare Health 00 2008-12-11 Introduced in Senate 2009-01-12T19:36:03Z Promoting Small House Nursing Homes Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a small house nursing home loan program under which the Secretary makes grants for the establishment, renovation, and construction of small house nursing homes that meet the requirements of this Act.

Requires the Secretary to establish: (1) a Small House Advisory Panel to evaluate applications for loans under the program in conjunction with lenders; and (2) an evaluation tool and evaluation criteria with which to prioritize borrowers.

Sets forth eligibility criteria for a loan under this Act, including that that home: (1) is designed to establish substantive culture change; (2) has been approved to operate a skilled nursing facility or a nursing facility; and (3) ensures that at least 30% of the residents of the facility are Medicaid-funded individuals.

Requires the Secretary to develop model small house nursing home guidelines.

Sets forth requirements for a small house nursing home that obtains proceeds from a direct loan under this Act, including that the home provides specified training to all staff.

Gives priority in awarding loans to nursing homes that have a certain residential structure, such as private bedrooms, and to homes with a legally binding collective bargaining agreement.

Terminates this program 25 years after the date on which amounts are initially appropriated.

]]> Promoting Small House Nursing Homes Act Short Titles as Introduced Promoting Small House Nursing Homes Act Display Title Promoting Small House Nursing Homes Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to assist in creating substantive culture change in long-term residential care by establishing a small house nursing home loan program to provide for the establishment, renovation, and construction of small house nursing homes. Introduced in Senate 2008-12-11T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3732is/xml/BILLS-110s3732is.xml 2008-12-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10948-10949) 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.