Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents Act of 2019
USA116th CongressS-2943| Senate
| Updated: 11/21/2019
Richard Blumenthal
Democratic Senator
Connecticut
Finance Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents Act of 2019 This bill establishes several requirements for Medicare skilled nursing facilities and Medicaid nursing facilities with respect to minimum staffing levels, training for nurses, and protections for whistleblowers and residents. The bill also requires specific consent procedures in relation to the administration of certain psychotropic drugs and prohibits the use of pre-dispute arbitration agreements in such facilities.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Administrative remediesAdult education and literacyAlternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitrationCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationEmployee hiringEmployment and training programsEmployment discrimination and employee rightsExecutive agency funding and structureForeign language and bilingual programsGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care qualityHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHome and outpatient careJudicial review and appealsLabor-management relationsLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicaidMedicareNeurological disordersNursingPrescription drugsState and local government operationsWorker safety and health
Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents Act of 2019
USA116th CongressS-2943| Senate
| Updated: 11/21/2019
Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents Act of 2019 This bill establishes several requirements for Medicare skilled nursing facilities and Medicaid nursing facilities with respect to minimum staffing levels, training for nurses, and protections for whistleblowers and residents. The bill also requires specific consent procedures in relation to the administration of certain psychotropic drugs and prohibits the use of pre-dispute arbitration agreements in such facilities.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Richard Blumenthal
Democratic Senator
Connecticut
Finance Committee
Health
Related Bills
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Administrative remediesAdult education and literacyAlternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitrationCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationEmployee hiringEmployment and training programsEmployment discrimination and employee rightsExecutive agency funding and structureForeign language and bilingual programsGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care qualityHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHome and outpatient careJudicial review and appealsLabor-management relationsLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicaidMedicareNeurological disordersNursingPrescription drugsState and local government operationsWorker safety and health