Promote Responsible Oversight and Targeted Employee background Check Transparency for Seniors Act or the PROTECTS Act This bill allows Medicaid and Medicare providers (e.g., skilled nursing facilities) to access, through the National Practitioner Data Bank, disciplinary information concerning affiliated physicians and other health care practitioners, as reported by state licensing authorities.
Employee performanceHealth care qualityHealth personnelLicensing and registrationsLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicaidMedicareNursingPersonnel records
PROTECTS Act
USA116th CongressS-2574| Senate
| Updated: 9/26/2019
Promote Responsible Oversight and Targeted Employee background Check Transparency for Seniors Act or the PROTECTS Act This bill allows Medicaid and Medicare providers (e.g., skilled nursing facilities) to access, through the National Practitioner Data Bank, disciplinary information concerning affiliated physicians and other health care practitioners, as reported by state licensing authorities.
Employee performanceHealth care qualityHealth personnelLicensing and registrationsLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicaidMedicareNursingPersonnel records