3.0.0 4846 2023-01-11T13:44:22Z 2023-01-11T13:44:22Z Senate S 2020-10-22 116 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-10-22T19:09:46Z Nursing Home Pandemic Protection Act 116 7048 HR 2020-05-28 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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. Identical bill CRS 2020-10-22 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2020-10-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ N Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Cardiovascular and respiratory health Department of Health and Human Services Emergency medical services and trauma care Government information and archives Health facilities and institutions Health information and medical records Health personnel Health promotion and preventive care Health technology, devices, supplies Infectious and parasitic diseases Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Nursing Worker safety and health Health 00 2020-10-22 Introduced in Senate 2020-11-13T14:50:26Z Nursing Home Pandemic Protection Act

This bill establishes several requirements for skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, and assisted living facilities to address the outbreak of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

Specifically, the bill requires these facilities to establish crisis plans and to maintain at least a 30-day supply of personal protective equipment to respond to the outbreak. The bill also incorporates a memorandum from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services about new regulations that require skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities to report COVID-19 cases to residents, families, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (the requirements took effect May 8, 2020).

]]> Nursing Home Pandemic Protection Act Display Title Nursing Home Pandemic Protection Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Nursing Home Pandemic Protection Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish requirements for skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, and assisted living facilities to manage the outbreak of COVID-19, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4846is/xml/BILLS-116s4846is.xml 2020-10-22 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.