3.0.0 727 2023-01-11T13:46:57Z 2023-01-11T13:46:57Z House HR 2021-02-02 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 19 (Tuesday, February 2, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. SANCHEZ:H.R. 727.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8[Page H280]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2021-02-02T15:33:05Z hswm01 Social Security Subcommittee Referred to 2021-02-02T15:32:55Z Referred to 2021-02-02T19:05:50Z 2021-02-02 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2021-02-02 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2021-02-02 hswm01 Social Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. Committee 2021-02-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-02-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001156 Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] Linda Sánchez D CA T. 38 N 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 2021-02-02 Introduced in House 2021-03-18T18:58:04Z Facilitating Virtual Visitation for Nursing Home Residents Act of 2021

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 2021 Display Title Facilitating Virtual Visitation for Nursing Home Residents Act of 2021 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 2021 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr727ih/xml/BILLS-117hr727ih.xml 2021-02-02 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.