Protecting Our Seniors from the Pandemic Act This bill modifies allocations of certain COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) relief funding for, and requires a plan focused on, COVID-19 testing of older adults. Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must allocate a minimum level of funding to health care providers and facilities that serve significant populations of individuals aged 65 and older for expenses related to COVID-19 testing. These facilities include nursing homes and senior living communities. In addition, HHS must develop, within ten days and in consultation with relevant stakeholders, a plan to enhance COVID-19 testing for older adults. The plan must include, among other topics, recommendations to address access and capacity challenges related to such testing.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Health
AgingAppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthCongressional oversightEmergency medical services and trauma careFederal-Indian relationsHealth facilities and institutionsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingInfectious and parasitic diseasesIntergovernmental relationsLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedical tests and diagnostic methodsNursingState and local government operationsWorker safety and health
Protecting Our Seniors from the Pandemic Act
USA116th CongressS-3772| Senate
| Updated: 5/20/2020
Protecting Our Seniors from the Pandemic Act This bill modifies allocations of certain COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) relief funding for, and requires a plan focused on, COVID-19 testing of older adults. Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must allocate a minimum level of funding to health care providers and facilities that serve significant populations of individuals aged 65 and older for expenses related to COVID-19 testing. These facilities include nursing homes and senior living communities. In addition, HHS must develop, within ten days and in consultation with relevant stakeholders, a plan to enhance COVID-19 testing for older adults. The plan must include, among other topics, recommendations to address access and capacity challenges related to such testing.
AgingAppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthCongressional oversightEmergency medical services and trauma careFederal-Indian relationsHealth facilities and institutionsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingInfectious and parasitic diseasesIntergovernmental relationsLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedical tests and diagnostic methodsNursingState and local government operationsWorker safety and health