3.0.0 3768 2023-01-11T13:42:39Z 2023-01-11T13:42:39Z Senate S 2020-05-19 116 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-05-19T21:25:46Z Nursing Home COVID–19 Protection and Prevention Act of 2020 116 6972 HR 2020-05-22 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Related bill CRS 2020-05-19 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2020-05-19 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA N W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2020-05-19 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2020-05-19 True J000300 Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL] Doug Jones D AL 2020-05-19 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2020-05-19 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2020-05-19 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2020-05-19 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2020-05-19 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2020-05-19 True R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2020-05-19 True V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2020-05-19 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2020-05-19 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2020-05-19 True C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV 2020-05-19 True R000608 Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] Jacklyn Rosen D NV 2020-05-19 True P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2020-05-19 True S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2020-06-18 False B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2020-06-30 False K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2020-06-30 False H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2020-06-30 False H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2020-06-30 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2020-06-30 False C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2020-06-30 False G000562 Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] Cory Gardner R CO 2020-07-23 False C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2020-08-04 False Health Cardiovascular and respiratory health Congressional oversight Consumer affairs Disability and paralysis Emergency medical services and trauma care Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Health care quality Health facilities and institutions Health information and medical records Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Health technology, devices, supplies Home and outpatient care Indian social and development programs Infectious and parasitic diseases Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medicaid Medical tests and diagnostic methods Medicare Mental health Nursing Right of privacy State and local government operations Wages and earnings Worker safety and health Health 00 2020-05-19 Introduced in Senate 2020-07-20T20:50:06Z Nursing Home COVID-19 Protection and Prevention Act of 2020

This bill establishes several programs and requirements to address the outbreak of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) in skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities, and psychiatric hospitals.

Specifically, the bill provides specified funds for states to support cohorting (i.e., separating and grouping) individuals in such facilities based on COVID-19 status. States may use funds for specified items and activities, including testing kits, staffing, and facility development. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must issue related guidance that includes, among other things, which facilities are permitted to cohort individuals and strategies for effective implementation; such guidance must account for certain factors, including a facility's compliance with Medicare and Medicaid requirements regarding infection control and emergency preparedness.

The CMS must also (1) publish and update daily, on its website and on the Nursing Home Compare website, specified information relating to COVID-19 cases and deaths in these facilities; (2) ensure these facilities provide timely notice of new cases or symptoms to residents, families, and specified government agencies; and (3) provide monthly congressional briefings on the outbreak in these facilities and related agency actions.

]]> Nursing Home COVID–19 Protection and Prevention Act of 2020 Display Title Nursing Home COVID–19 Protection and Prevention Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Nursing Home COVID–19 Protection and Prevention Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to protect older adults and people with disabilities living in nursing homes, intermediate care facilities, and psychiatric hospitals from COVID-19. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3768is/xml/BILLS-116s3768is.xml 2020-05-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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.