[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7139 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7139

 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act with respect 
  to the qualification of the director of food services of a Medicare 
        skilled nursing facility or a Medicaid nursing facility.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 26, 2008

Mr. David Davis of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. Latham, and Mr. Johnson 
 of Illinois) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy 
    and Commerce, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act with respect 
  to the qualification of the director of food services of a Medicare 
        skilled nursing facility or a Medicaid nursing facility.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. QUALIFICATION OF DIRECTOR OF FOOD SERVICES OF A MEDICARE 
              SKILLED NURSING FACILITY OR A MEDICAID NURSING FACILITY.

    (a) In General.--Sections 1819(b)(4)(A) and 1919(b)(4)(A) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i-3(b)(4)(A), 1396r(b)(4)(A)) are 
each amended by adding at the end the following: ``With respect to 
meeting the staffing requirement imposed by the Secretary to carry out 
clause (iv), the full-time director of food services of the facility, 
if not a qualified dietitian (as defined in section 483.35(a)(2) of 
title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect as of the date of 
the enactment of this section), shall be a Certified Dietary Manager 
meeting the requirements of the Certifying Board for Dietary Managers 
or have equivalent military or academic qualifications (as specified by 
the Secretary).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act.
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