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COVID–19 Nursing Home Protection Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-333| Senate 
| Updated: 2/22/2021
Robert P. Casey

Robert P. Casey

Democratic Senator

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (17)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Raphael G. Warnock (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
COVID-19 Nursing Home Protection Act of 2021 This bill provides funds and establishes requirements for Medicare skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and Medicaid nursing facilities (NFs) to address COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, the bill provides FY2021 funding for COVID-19 strike teams that can be deployed to these facilities to help with vaccinations, clinical care, infection control, or staffing. The amounts provided by the bill are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO) and the Senate PAYGO rule. (This excludes the budget effects from being counted for the purposes of enforcing the PAYGO rules.) In addition, the bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to ensure that, during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19, at least one of its contracts with Medicare quality improvement organizations requires that the organization assist SNFs with COVID-19 infection control (e.g., training materials). Finally, the bill provides statutory authority for the requirement that SNFs and NFs report data regarding COVID-19 preparedness, testing, infections, and deaths. Additionally, the CMS must publish on the Nursing Home Compare website certain demographic information, aggregated by state, with respect to COVID-19 infections and deaths in such facilities.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-3768
Nursing Home COVID–19 Protection and Prevention Act of 2020
Feb 22, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Feb 22, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-3768
    Nursing Home COVID–19 Protection and Prevention Act of 2020


  • February 22, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 22, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 117-2319: Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Act of 2021
AppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthDepartment of Health and Human ServicesEmergency medical services and trauma careExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesGovernment trust fundsHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHealth technology, devices, suppliesImmunology and vaccinationInfectious and parasitic diseasesLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicaidMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMedicareNursingPublic contracts and procurementWorker safety and health

COVID–19 Nursing Home Protection Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-333| Senate 
| Updated: 2/22/2021
COVID-19 Nursing Home Protection Act of 2021 This bill provides funds and establishes requirements for Medicare skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and Medicaid nursing facilities (NFs) to address COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, the bill provides FY2021 funding for COVID-19 strike teams that can be deployed to these facilities to help with vaccinations, clinical care, infection control, or staffing. The amounts provided by the bill are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO) and the Senate PAYGO rule. (This excludes the budget effects from being counted for the purposes of enforcing the PAYGO rules.) In addition, the bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to ensure that, during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19, at least one of its contracts with Medicare quality improvement organizations requires that the organization assist SNFs with COVID-19 infection control (e.g., training materials). Finally, the bill provides statutory authority for the requirement that SNFs and NFs report data regarding COVID-19 preparedness, testing, infections, and deaths. Additionally, the CMS must publish on the Nursing Home Compare website certain demographic information, aggregated by state, with respect to COVID-19 infections and deaths in such facilities.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-3768
Nursing Home COVID–19 Protection and Prevention Act of 2020
Feb 22, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Feb 22, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-3768
    Nursing Home COVID–19 Protection and Prevention Act of 2020


  • February 22, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 22, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Robert P. Casey

Robert P. Casey

Democratic Senator

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (17)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Raphael G. Warnock (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Finance Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 117-2319: Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthDepartment of Health and Human ServicesEmergency medical services and trauma careExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesGovernment trust fundsHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHealth technology, devices, suppliesImmunology and vaccinationInfectious and parasitic diseasesLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicaidMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMedicareNursingPublic contracts and procurementWorker safety and health