Emergency Support for Nursing Homes and Elder Justice Reform Act of 2020 This bill establishes a series of requirements relating to the quality of care provided in nursing and long-term care facilities, specifically with respect to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) and elder abuse, and also modifies and extends several elder justice programs and initiatives. Among other things, the bill (1) requires a portion of any funds received through COVID-19 appropriations to be used for personal protective equipment and testing in Medicare skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), Medicaid nursing facilities (NFs), and long-term care facilities, including assisted living facilities, and for specialized strike teams to address outbreaks in SNFs and NFs; (2) requires SNFs, NFs, and long-term care facilities to report COVID-19 cases and deaths, as well as unrelated deaths, from January 1, 2020, onwards and on a continual daily basis; and (3) requires a specified portion of COVID-19 appropriations to be directed to state and tribal agencies responsible for adult protective services. Additionally, the bill reauthorizes through FY2023 (1) grants to support state long-term care ombudsman programs, (2) elder abuse forensic centers, and (3) grants to support state adult protective services.
Advisory bodiesAgingAppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthCrime victimsDisability and health-based discriminationDisability assistanceDrug trafficking and controlled substancesEmergency medical services and trauma careGovernment information and archivesHealth care qualityHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHealth technology, devices, suppliesIndian social and development programsInfectious and parasitic diseasesInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaLicensing and registrationsLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicaidMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMedicareNeurological disordersNursingPersonnel recordsPhotography and imagingPrescription drugsRacial and ethnic relationsRight of privacySound recordingState and local courtsState and local government operationsWorker safety and health
Emergency Support for Nursing Homes and Elder Justice Reform Act of 2020
USA116th CongressS-4182| Senate
| Updated: 7/2/2020
Emergency Support for Nursing Homes and Elder Justice Reform Act of 2020 This bill establishes a series of requirements relating to the quality of care provided in nursing and long-term care facilities, specifically with respect to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) and elder abuse, and also modifies and extends several elder justice programs and initiatives. Among other things, the bill (1) requires a portion of any funds received through COVID-19 appropriations to be used for personal protective equipment and testing in Medicare skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), Medicaid nursing facilities (NFs), and long-term care facilities, including assisted living facilities, and for specialized strike teams to address outbreaks in SNFs and NFs; (2) requires SNFs, NFs, and long-term care facilities to report COVID-19 cases and deaths, as well as unrelated deaths, from January 1, 2020, onwards and on a continual daily basis; and (3) requires a specified portion of COVID-19 appropriations to be directed to state and tribal agencies responsible for adult protective services. Additionally, the bill reauthorizes through FY2023 (1) grants to support state long-term care ombudsman programs, (2) elder abuse forensic centers, and (3) grants to support state adult protective services.
Advisory bodiesAgingAppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthCrime victimsDisability and health-based discriminationDisability assistanceDrug trafficking and controlled substancesEmergency medical services and trauma careGovernment information and archivesHealth care qualityHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHealth technology, devices, suppliesIndian social and development programsInfectious and parasitic diseasesInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaLicensing and registrationsLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicaidMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMedicareNeurological disordersNursingPersonnel recordsPhotography and imagingPrescription drugsRacial and ethnic relationsRight of privacySound recordingState and local courtsState and local government operationsWorker safety and health