3.0.0 1486 2023-01-11T13:22:29Z 2023-01-11T13:22:29Z Senate S S 2011-08-02 112 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-08-02T19:11:28Z 2011-08-02 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2011-08-02 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5261) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-08-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000307 Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] PAT ROBERTS R KS N N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2011-08-02 True C000880 Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] Mike Crapo R ID 2011-08-02 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2011-08-02 True T000461 Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] Patrick Toomey R PA J. 2011-08-02 True H001041 Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] Dean Heller R NV 2011-08-02 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2011-09-19 False B001268 Sen. Brown, Scott P. [R-MA] Scott Brown R MA P. 2011-10-06 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2012-01-30 False T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD R. 2012-01-30 False Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Cardiovascular and respiratory health Department of Health and Human Services Health facilities and institutions Hospital care Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medical tests and diagnostic methods Medicare Health 00 2011-08-02 Introduced in Senate 2011-10-27T14:53:27Z Long-Term Care Hospital Improvement Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to long-term care hospitals to specify: (1) the criteria for preadmission patient screening and for admission following a face-to-face evaluation by a physician, (2) core services and patient care requirements, and (3) discharge criteria.

Reduces from 48 hours to 24 hours of admission the deadline by which long-term care hospitals must validate that patients meet admission criteria.

]]> Long-Term Care Hospital Improvement Act of 2011 Display Title Long-Term Care Hospital Improvement Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify and expand on criteria applicable to patient admission to and care furnished in long-term care hospitals participating in the Medicare program, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Long-Term Care Hospital Improvement Act of 2011 Introduced in Senate 2011-08-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1486is/xml/BILLS-112s1486is.xml 2011-08-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.