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Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents and Workers During COVID–19 and Beyond Act

USA117th CongressHR-598| House 
| Updated: 2/2/2021
Janice D. Schakowsky

Janice D. Schakowsky

Democratic Representative

Illinois

Cosponsors (24)
Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Conor Lamb (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Maxine Waters (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Marie Newman (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee, Health Subcommittee, Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents and Workers During COVID-19 and Beyond Act This bill modifies several requirements for Medicare skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and Medicaid nursing facilities (NFs) to address the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) and the overall standard and administration of care in such facilities. Specifically, during the public health emergency, SNFs and NFs must comply with specified quality of care, worker safety, and transparency requirements, subject to civil penalties. Requirements include (1) testing residents and employees for COVID-19 weekly or before shifts, respectively, and reporting any lack of available testing kits on a daily basis; (2) providing at least two weeks of paid sick leave to each employee; and (3) reporting the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths, including demographic information, on a daily basis. The bill also establishes general requirements for SNFs and NFs with respect to minimum staffing levels and protections for whistleblowers and residents, subject to civil penalties, as well as training requirements for nurses. It 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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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-6698
Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents and Workers During COVID–19 Act of 2020
Jan 28, 2021
Introduced in House
Jan 28, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 28, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 2, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 12, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-317
Introduced in Senate
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-6698
    Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents and Workers During COVID–19 Act of 2020


  • January 28, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • January 28, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • January 28, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • February 2, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • February 12, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-317
    Introduced in Senate

Health

Related Bills

  • S 117-315: Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents Act
  • HR 117-771: SOS Act of 2021
  • S 117-317: Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents and Workers During COVID–19 Act
Administrative remediesAdult education and literacyAlternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitrationCardiovascular and respiratory healthCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee 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 personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHome and outpatient careInfectious and parasitic diseasesJudicial 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 and Workers During COVID–19 and Beyond Act

USA117th CongressHR-598| House 
| Updated: 2/2/2021
Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents and Workers During COVID-19 and Beyond Act This bill modifies several requirements for Medicare skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and Medicaid nursing facilities (NFs) to address the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) and the overall standard and administration of care in such facilities. Specifically, during the public health emergency, SNFs and NFs must comply with specified quality of care, worker safety, and transparency requirements, subject to civil penalties. Requirements include (1) testing residents and employees for COVID-19 weekly or before shifts, respectively, and reporting any lack of available testing kits on a daily basis; (2) providing at least two weeks of paid sick leave to each employee; and (3) reporting the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths, including demographic information, on a daily basis. The bill also establishes general requirements for SNFs and NFs with respect to minimum staffing levels and protections for whistleblowers and residents, subject to civil penalties, as well as training requirements for nurses. It 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

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-6698
Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents and Workers During COVID–19 Act of 2020
Jan 28, 2021
Introduced in House
Jan 28, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 28, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 2, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 12, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-317
Introduced in Senate
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-6698
    Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents and Workers During COVID–19 Act of 2020


  • January 28, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • January 28, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • January 28, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • February 2, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • February 12, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-317
    Introduced in Senate
Janice D. Schakowsky

Janice D. Schakowsky

Democratic Representative

Illinois

Cosponsors (24)
Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Conor Lamb (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Maxine Waters (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Marie Newman (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee, Health Subcommittee, Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • S 117-315: Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents Act
  • HR 117-771: SOS Act of 2021
  • S 117-317: Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents and Workers During COVID–19 Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative remediesAdult education and literacyAlternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitrationCardiovascular and respiratory healthCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee 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 personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHome and outpatient careInfectious and parasitic diseasesJudicial review and appealsLabor-management relationsLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicaidMedicareNeurological disordersNursingPrescription drugsState and local government operationsWorker safety and health