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

Summary

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

1. 28 January 2021

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

2. 28 January 2021

   Introduced

   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.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 28 January 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 28 January 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 2 February 2021

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 28 January 2021 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 28 January 2021

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 28 January 2021

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Sponsors

• Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Sponsor
• Mark Takano · D · Sponsor
• Jahana Hayes · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] · D · Cosponsor
• Albio Sires · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Raúl Grijalva · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Theodore Deutch · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] · D · Cosponsor
• Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
• Jesús García · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] · D · Cosponsor
• Bennie Thompson · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] · D · Cosponsor
• Marie Newman · D · Cosponsor
• Conor Lamb · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Maxine Waters · D · Cosponsor
• LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records

• related to ← SOS Act of 2021
• related to ← Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents and Workers During COVID–19 Act
• related to ← Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents Act