End Stage Renal Disease Patient Protection and Quality Assurance Act of 1988

Summary

End Stage Renal Disease Patient Protection and Quality Assurance Act of 1988 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require providers of end stage renal disease services to adopt and make available to patients, patient representative, and the public written policies regarding the rights and responsibilities of patients and procedures for implementing such policies. Lists required patient rights. Requires providers to have a registered professional nurse experienced in dialytic therapy available during dialysis treatment to direct any technicians providing such treatment. Makes States responsible for certifying the compliance of end stage renal disease facilities with Medicare requirements on the basis of surveys conducted by a multidisciplinary team of professionals. Requires that an unannounced standard survey be conducted with respect to each facility at at least 15 month intervals (though the Statewide average interval may not exceed one year) and within two months of any change of ownership, administration, or management of the facility. Subjects facilities which perform poorly on such surveys to an extended survey. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to perform a special survey when there is reason to question a facility's compliance with Medicare requirements. Requires the disclosure of survey results. Subjects end stage renal disease facilities to the same enforcement process as skilled nursing facilities are subject to when found out of compliance with Medicare requirements. Directs the Secretary to establish a board of experts and patients to advise the Secretary in establishing end stage renal disease service providers quality standards and survey protocols. Requires suppliers to cooperate with renal disease network plans and goals. Requires renal disease networks to inform renal disease patients of their rights and conduct surveys to ensure that service providers protect, promote, and inform patients of such rights.

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Timeline

1. 12 October 1988

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 12 October 1988

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 12 October 1988

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 19 October 1988

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

5. 15 November 1988

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

   Source: Committee

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1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 12 October 1988

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Sponsors

• Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9] · D · Sponsor
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