3.0.0 6855 2023-01-11T13:42:55Z 2023-01-11T13:42:55Z House HR 2020-05-13 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 90 (Wednesday, May 13, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. SANCHEZ:H.R. 6855.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8[Page H1999]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-05-13T13:31:05Z Workforce Emergency Response Act of 2020 116 6379 HR 2020-03-23 Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Ways and Means, 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. Related bill CRS The Heroes Act 116 6800 HR 2020-07-23 Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Related bill CRS 2020-05-13 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2020-05-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-05-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001156 Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] Linda Sánchez D CA T. 38 N P000618 Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-45] Katie Porter D CA 45 2020-12-07 False Health Cardiovascular and respiratory health Emergency medical services and trauma care Family relationships Health facilities and institutions Hearing, speech, and vision care Infectious and parasitic diseases Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medicare Nursing Telephone and wireless communication Health 00 2020-05-13 Introduced in House 2020-06-04T12:38:45Z Facilitating Virtual Visitation for Nursing Home Residents Act of 2020

This bill provides statutory authority for certain requirements with respect to the rights of residents in Medicare skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). Specifically, the bill requires SNFs to provide residents with reasonable access to a telephone and the internet and to inform residents of such access and of any policy changes regarding external visitors.

Additionally, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must issue guidance to help SNFs ensure that residents have access to televisitation during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

]]> Facilitating Virtual Visitation for Nursing Home Residents Act of 2020 Display Title Facilitating Virtual Visitation for Nursing Home Residents Act of 2020 Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure communications accessibility for residents of skilled nursing facilities during the COVID-19 emergency period. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Facilitating Virtual Visitation for Nursing Home Residents Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr6855ih/xml/BILLS-116hr6855ih.xml 2020-05-13 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. 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.