3.0.0 2114 2023-03-08T20:12:49Z 2023-03-08T20:12:49Z House HR 2021-03-19 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 52 (Friday, March 19, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. TENNEY:H.R. 2114.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 1 of the United States Constitution,providing--``All legislative Powers herein granted shall bevested in a Congress of the United States, which shallconsist of a Senate and House of Representative''.[Page H1613]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2021-03-22T15:17:40Z Referred to 2021-03-19T13:05:10Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2021-03-19T16:36:45Z Referred to 2021-03-19T13:05:15Z 2021-03-22 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2021-03-19 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2021-03-19 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2021-03-19 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2021-03-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-03-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000478 Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-22] Claudia Tenney R NY 22 N Health Cardiovascular and respiratory health Emergency medical services and trauma care Health facilities and institutions Health personnel Health technology, devices, supplies Infectious and parasitic diseases Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medicaid Medical tests and diagnostic methods Medicare Nursing Health 00 2021-03-19 Introduced in House 2021-09-02T19:36:12Z Essential Caregivers Act of 2021

This bill requires skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, and intermediate care facilities for the intellectually disabled to establish an essential caregivers program during the COVID-19 public health emergency.

Under the program, facilities must allow each resident to select up to two essential caregivers to provide daily living assistance or emotional support during the emergency. Facilities must afford such caregivers up to eight hours of access to residents each day, and caregivers must agree to follow facility safety protocols and undergo regular COVID-19 testing, as specified.]]> Essential Caregivers Act of 2021 Display Title Essential Caregivers Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, and intermediate care facilities for the intellectually disabled to permit certain essential caregiver visitors during a public health emergency under the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Essential Caregivers Act of 2021 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr2114ih/xml/BILLS-117hr2114ih.xml 2021-03-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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.