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H.R. 977 (114th)

MEND Act

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Introduced

13 February 2015

Last action

30 March 2015 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. Schock, Aaron [R-IL-18], Paul Tonko, Michael Turner, Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-22], Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-19], Donald Payne, Billy Long, ALCEE HASTINGS, Rep. Huelskamp, Tim [R-KS-1], PATRICK TIBERI, Gwen Moore, ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, Robert Wittman, Bob Gibbs, David Roe, LOUISE SLAUGHTER, Jeff Fortenberry, Adam Kinzinger

Subjects

Healthcare, Education

Source updated

5 December 2025

Healthcare · Education

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Summary

Making the Education of Nurses Dependable for Schools Act or the MEND Act Requires the Department of Health and Human Services, for any reimbursements to providers under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act for the costs of nursing and allied health education activities, to apply the regulation establishing the payment methodology for such reimbursements by treating a provider as meeting the requirements: for consideration as operating an approved nursing or allied health education program if the provider or a wholly owned subsidiary educational institution singly or collectively meets all such requirements; for payment for certain nonprovider-operated programs at wholly owned subsidiary educational institutions if the provider meets all such requirements except that the transfer of a nursing or allied health education program to that wholly owned subsidiary educational institution to meet accreditation standards occurred after October 1, 2003, and if the provider or its wholly owned subsidiary educational institution has been in continuous operation since October 1, 2003. Defines "wholly owned subsidiary educational institution" as one that: (1) is organized as a legal entity distinct from the provider, (2) has the provider as its sole owner or sole member, and (3) is organized in the same state in which the provider is organized or registered to do business.

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Timeline

  1. 13 February 2015

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 13 February 2015

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 13 February 2015

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 30 March 2015

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

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Documents

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