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Nursing Home Reform Modernization Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-782| Senate 
| Updated: 3/16/2021
Robert P. Casey

Robert P. Casey

Democratic Senator

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (1)
Patrick Toomey (Republican)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Nursing Home Reform Modernization Act of 2021 This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish a ranking system and related programs for Medicare skilled nursing facilities and Medicaid nursing facilities, taking into account the findings and recommendations of a specified advisory council. Specifically, the bill establishes the Advisory Council on Skilled Nursing Facility Rankings under Medicare and Nursing Facility Rankings under Medicaid. The council must study processes and make related recommendations for rankings, including with respect to appropriate metrics, data sources, and quality control. The CMS must then develop a ranking system and use the system to implement a high-rated facility program and a low-rated facility program. Facilities in the low-rated facility program are subject to progressive enforcement actions of increasing severity until they meet applicable standards; facilities in the high-rated facility program may also have their designations suspended if they fail to meet the requisite standards. The CMS must post facility designations on the Nursing Home Compare website in a specified manner. The Government Accountability Office must report on the quality of services provided by facilities and their compliance with applicable requirements, including the effectiveness of the bill's low-rated facility program.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4866
Nursing Home Reform Modernization Act of 2020
Mar 16, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Mar 16, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 18, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-1985
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4866
    Nursing Home Reform Modernization Act of 2020


  • March 16, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 16, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • March 18, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-1985
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 117-1985: Nursing Home Reform Modernization Act of 2021
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesCongressional oversightDepartment of Health and Human ServicesGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care qualityHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth programs administration and fundingLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicaidMedicareNursingPerformance measurement

Nursing Home Reform Modernization Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-782| Senate 
| Updated: 3/16/2021
Nursing Home Reform Modernization Act of 2021 This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish a ranking system and related programs for Medicare skilled nursing facilities and Medicaid nursing facilities, taking into account the findings and recommendations of a specified advisory council. Specifically, the bill establishes the Advisory Council on Skilled Nursing Facility Rankings under Medicare and Nursing Facility Rankings under Medicaid. The council must study processes and make related recommendations for rankings, including with respect to appropriate metrics, data sources, and quality control. The CMS must then develop a ranking system and use the system to implement a high-rated facility program and a low-rated facility program. Facilities in the low-rated facility program are subject to progressive enforcement actions of increasing severity until they meet applicable standards; facilities in the high-rated facility program may also have their designations suspended if they fail to meet the requisite standards. The CMS must post facility designations on the Nursing Home Compare website in a specified manner. The Government Accountability Office must report on the quality of services provided by facilities and their compliance with applicable requirements, including the effectiveness of the bill's low-rated facility program.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4866
Nursing Home Reform Modernization Act of 2020
Mar 16, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Mar 16, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 18, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-1985
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4866
    Nursing Home Reform Modernization Act of 2020


  • March 16, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 16, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • March 18, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-1985
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Robert P. Casey

Robert P. Casey

Democratic Senator

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (1)
Patrick Toomey (Republican)

Finance Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 117-1985: Nursing Home Reform Modernization Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesCongressional oversightDepartment of Health and Human ServicesGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care qualityHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth programs administration and fundingLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicaidMedicareNursingPerformance measurement