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H.R. 2677 (107th)

Nursing Home Quality Protection Act of 2001

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Introduced

30 July 2001

Last action

10 August 2001 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Gephardt, Richard A. [D-MO-3], Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-12], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11], Rep. Carson, Brad [D-OK-2], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-28], Rep. Blagojevich, Rod R. [D-IL-5], Rep. Hoeffel, Joseph M. [D-PA-13], Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12], Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19], Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Edwards, Chet [D-TX-17], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Lampson, Nick [D-TX-22], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Murtha, John P. [D-PA-12], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6], Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM], Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28], ROBERT BRADY, Rep. Borski, Robert A. [D-PA-3], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Coyne, William J. [D-PA-14], Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32], Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-11], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Rep. Maloney, James H. [D-CT-5]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

19 August 2025

Healthcare

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Summary

Nursing Home Quality Protection Act of 2001 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide for: (1) reinstitution of the Boren Amendment payment methodology repealed in 1997; (2) increased nurse staffing; (3) increased sanctions (including refunds and withholding of Federal funds) for substandard care furnished in nursing facilities; (4) a Nursing Facility Quality Improvement Account in the Treasury for deposit of all substandard care refunds and withheld amounts; (5) grants to States for improvement of the quality of care furnished in nursing facilities in the State; (6) increased public disclosure of information on the Internet regarding nursing facilities; (7) background checks on covered nursing facility employees; (8) the applicability of protections afforded under survey and certification process provisions to all nursing facility residents, not just those entitled to Medicaid payments or in an institution meeting certain requirements; and (9) financial accountability of nursing facilities.

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Timeline

  1. 30 July 2001

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 30 July 2001

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1471-1472)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 30 July 2001

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 30 July 2001

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 10 August 2001

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

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