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Ensuring Seniors’ Access to Quality Care Act

USA116th CongressS-2993| Senate 
| Updated: 12/5/2019
Mark R. Warner

Mark R. Warner

Democratic Senator

Virginia

Cosponsors (3)
Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Tim Scott (Republican)John Barrasso (Republican)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Ensuring Seniors' Access to Quality Care Act This bill repeals certain restrictions under Medicare and Medicaid that prohibit the approval of nurse-aide training and competency evaluation programs in skilled nursing facilities that have been subject to specified regulatory actions (e.g., civil penalties) for substandard quality of care. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must still disapprove such programs for up to two years; however, the CMS must rescind the disapproval upon completion of corrective action and may require additional oversight of the program for purposes of rescission. The bill also allows Medicaid and Medicare providers (e.g., skilled nursing facilities) to access, through the National Practitioner Data Bank, disciplinary information for affiliated physicians and other health care practitioners, as reported by state licensing authorities.
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Timeline
Dec 5, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Dec 5, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • December 5, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 5, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Health

Related Bills

  • S 116-2574: PROTECTS Act
  • HR 116-4468: Nursing Home Workforce Quality Act
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of Health and Human ServicesEmployee performanceEmployment and training programsHealth care qualityHealth facilities and institutionsHealth personnelLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicaidMedical educationMedicareNursingPerformance measurementPersonnel recordsState and local government operations

Ensuring Seniors’ Access to Quality Care Act

USA116th CongressS-2993| Senate 
| Updated: 12/5/2019
Ensuring Seniors' Access to Quality Care Act This bill repeals certain restrictions under Medicare and Medicaid that prohibit the approval of nurse-aide training and competency evaluation programs in skilled nursing facilities that have been subject to specified regulatory actions (e.g., civil penalties) for substandard quality of care. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must still disapprove such programs for up to two years; however, the CMS must rescind the disapproval upon completion of corrective action and may require additional oversight of the program for purposes of rescission. The bill also allows Medicaid and Medicare providers (e.g., skilled nursing facilities) to access, through the National Practitioner Data Bank, disciplinary information for affiliated physicians and other health care practitioners, as reported by state licensing authorities.
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Timeline
Dec 5, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Dec 5, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • December 5, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 5, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mark R. Warner

Mark R. Warner

Democratic Senator

Virginia

Cosponsors (3)
Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Tim Scott (Republican)John Barrasso (Republican)

Finance Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • S 116-2574: PROTECTS Act
  • HR 116-4468: Nursing Home Workforce Quality Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of Health and Human ServicesEmployee performanceEmployment and training programsHealth care qualityHealth facilities and institutionsHealth personnelLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicaidMedical educationMedicareNursingPerformance measurementPersonnel recordsState and local government operations